This 1955 Willys CJ-5 served as a search and rescue vehicle in Idaho’s Franklin County Jeep Patrol. It has been in the family since 1960, and a body-off refurbishment was completed in 2013. The project involved exterior and interior refreshes in addition to overhauling its 134ci Hurricane inline-four, suspension, brakes, and drivetrain, which has a three-speed manual transmission. Subsequently garaged apart from ~500 miles of driving, the truck is finished in blue over tan vinyl, and it has bright headlight bezels, full metal doors, 16″ steel wheels, and a white hardtop with tinted windows. This CJ-5 is offered with service manuals, refurbishment photos, and a clean Idaho title in its owner’s name.
Equipped with D-rings and a push bar, the front bumper carries a shovel and a hi-lift jack, while the swing-out rear carrier has a jerry-can mount and a full-size spare.
The steel 16″ wheels are mounted with 235/75 Maxxis Bighorn tires. The truck has unassisted steering and brakes, and Cutlas manually locking front hubs.
The low-back front bucket seats and the rear bench are trimmed in tan vinyl, and the cabin has a heater as well as bedliner-coated floors.
A three-spoke steering wheel fronts the body-colored dashboard panel, which has a 90-mph speedometer showing 512 miles on its five-digit odometer.
The 134ci Hurricane inline-four was factory rated at 75 horsepower and 114 lb-ft of torque.
Power is sent to the rear or all four wheels through a three-speed manual transmission and a dual-range Dana transfer case.
An album with photos taken during the refurbishment
