Vehicle Description
If you collect Jeeps but Olive Drab is not your color, what does
one do? Check out this Harvard Red Jeep for starters, at
MotoeXotica Classic Cars. This is one of 74,122 Jeep CJ-2s made in
1948. We purchased this solid Willys-Jeep from a gentleman in
Minnesota who had loving w/ cared and restored the Jeep while under
his care of 25 years.
The current owner purchased this Jeepster in early 2019. He sent it
directly to a stable in Glen Carbon, IL and spent over $20,000
having the car gone through to make it road worthy and reliable.
The repair list was substantial, with complete invoice attached
12/R steering box and shaft, steering wheel and fix horn assembly,
R/R door catch, fix shift linkage, adjust hand brake cable, install
new windshield and numerous other items.
Additional repairs fix overdrive, turn signals, rebuild rear end.
With new axle bearings and carrier bearings and brakes, new hoses
and fuel lines, new steering wheel and horn on 9/2023 the Jeepster
went back for repair of the fuel gauge, spark plug ends, new
distributer rotor and tune up. He drove this car on a weekly basis
and wanted it tight and dependable! Over $28,000.00 was spent in
doing so. See attached invoices...
The Jeep's Tunisian Red exterior is in overall great condition. Its
bodywork is straight and solid. The cargo area is in good order and
the black bumpers fit tightly to the body. Overall a very nice
Jeepster with minor flaws from age.
This Jeep rolls on Merit tires, size 215/75R15 at all four corners
while the rear-mounted spare tire is a Jet model, size FR78-15.
Each one is mounted to an Americar Black wheel. The wheels and
tires are in overall very good order.
Under the hood is a L-134 CID "Go Devil" four-cylinder engine from
the CJ-2. This motor is mated to a Borg-Warner T-90 three-speed
manual transmission, complete with a Dana 18 transfer case; a Dana
25 front axle; and a Dana 41 rear axle.
Inside is a Barcelona Red interior, including the front bucket
seats and rear bench. A black, three-spoke steering wheel presents
a nice contrast to the exterior color. The red, metal dashboard
looks great and a floor-mounted shifter completes the interior. The
red paint has a slight metallic fleck to it. It drives out nicely
with no known issues.
The lessons learned with the CJ-2 led to the development of the
first full-production CJ, the 1945-1949 Willys-Overland CJ-2A, or
Universal Jeep. A trademark for "AGRIJEEP" was granted in December
1944, but was not used. The CJ-2A looked very much like a
civilianized MB with a tailgate and side-mounted spare wheel. A
distinct difference between the MB and the CJ-2A lay in the grilles
of the two vehicles. Where the MB had recessed headlights and
nine-slot grilles, the CJ-2A had larger, slightly bulging
headlights, flush-mounted in a seven-slot grille. While still
powered by the reliable L-134 Go-Devil engine, the CJ-2A replaced
the MB's T-84 transmission with a beefier T-90 three-speed.
Production of the CJ-2A started on 17 July 1945, sharing production
time with the MB - roughly 9000 more MBs were produced through
September 1945. Many of the early CJ-2As were produced using
remaining stock of the military jeep components such as engine
blocks, and in a few cases, modified frames. Up to serial no.
13453, the MB-style full floating rear axle was fitted. Once they
were used up, the CJ got a stronger Dana / Spicer model 41.
Sometimes the use of MB parts was due to strikes at suppliers, such
as Autolite. Since Willys produced few parts in-house and relied
heavily on suppliers, it was vulnerable to strikes. Unfortunately
for Willys, strikes were common after the war, and this likely
contributed to low production totals in 1945 and early 1946.
The CJ-2As only came with a driver seat and driver side mirror, and
a wide variety of options were available, such as: front passenger
seat, rear seat, center rear-view mirror, canvas top, front power
take-off (PTO), rear PTO, belt pulley drive, capstan winch,
governor, rear hydraulic lift, snow plow, welder, generator, mower,
disc, front bumper weight, heavy-duty springs, dual vacuum
windshield wipers (stock CJ-2As were equipped with a manual wiper
on the passenger side and a vacuum wiper on the driver side), dual
taillights (stock CJ-2As had a taillight on the driver side and a
reflector on the passenger side), hot-climate radiator, driveshaft
guards, heater, side steps and radiator brush guard.
True to their intended purpose, the combinations also resembled
those used by the most popular farm equipment manufacturers of the
day. From 1945 to mid-1946, CJ-2As were only available in two color
combinations: Pasture Green with Autumn Yellow wheels and Harvest
Tan with Sunset Red wheels. Additional color combinations added in
mid-1946 were: Princeton Black with Harvard Red or Sunset Red
wheels, Michigan Yellow with Pasture Green, Sunset Red or Americar
Black wheels, Normandy Blue with Autumn Yellow or Sunset Red
wheels, and Harvard Red with Autumn Yellow or Americar Black
wheels. The Pasture Green and Harvest Tan combinations were dropped
later in 1946. The Harvard Red combinations were dropped in 1947
and replaced with Picket Gray with Harvard Red wheels, and Luzon
Red with Universal Beige wheels. In 1948, these color combinations
were also added: Emerald Green with Universal Beige wheels, Potomac
Gray with Harvard Red or American Black wheels.
If you like post-war Jeeps but hoped to find one that's not Army
Green, you should stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars and check out
this red example.
VIN: CJ2A191722
This truck is currently located at our facility in St. Louis,
Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows
73,527 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear,
mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!
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