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Labe46 
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 Topic: Number 80701 1946 CJ2APosted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 5:19am |
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My wife's grandfather just passed down number 80701 to us. It had been in his barn in Chilhowie VA for what he figures was at least 15 years. It has 19,128 ORIGINAL miles. It has rear PTO with front weight. Does not run at this time. I am excited to get into it and start the restoration of my Willys. I am super excited and cannot wait to get her on the road!
     
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Joe DeYoung
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 6:07am |
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Thanks for sharing. Looks like a really nice well preserved jeep. How long has it been in your family? Looking forward to seeing your journey to getting it back on the road.
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Flatfender Ben
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 6:07am |
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Now that's a barn find!
Thanks for sharing the great pictures. Looking forward to following your progress. Was the sickle mower that's in front of the jeep in one picture for that jeep? |
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Labe46
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 6:34am |
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It is very solid, floorboards and underbody are amazing to have been in a barn for what he thinks is 15-18 years. I want to hear more of the Jeep's story from him. It has been in the family for quite a while. He said he will be able to know exactly how long when he gets the title out of his filing cabinet. The sickle is for an old New Holland tractor he has. One of the funny stories he told me was that he let his 8 year old grandson (my wife's cousin) drive this jeep down the driveway and he managed to get it in third gear after he jumped the curb up onto the 2 lane highway. He said he yelled to stop but then once he noticed the grin on his face he let him drive further down the road before turning around. He said he had it wide open. He also said that someone in town used to mow the yard at the elementary school and the library with a CJ-2A about ten years ago. I will let you know more of the story behind this Jeep as I find out.
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Labe46
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 6:39am |
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Adrian
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 8:11am |
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Wash the dirt off, get it running and don't restore it.....its a time warp.
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1946 CJ-2A Column Change 14605
1973 Saab 96 |
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Labe46
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 8:20am |
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Adrian, my dad and I both have said that we just need to wash it and make it run great again. I think it is gorgeous as it sits.
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Adrian
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 8:35am |
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Yee haa, if you want to see ones that's very ugly look at 14605 on "your Jeep project", I'd much prefer it, if it looked like your one.
I'm slowly putting the odd little scratch and dent in it, another 71 years and it will be perfect  What a great find! |
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1946 CJ-2A Column Change 14605
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Labe46
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 8:48am |
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I don't know how you mean "ugly". That thing is pristine pal. Haha. How long have youhad it?
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 10:36am |
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Wow! Congratulations. And thànks for sharing this story. It's gives us support for hope that we may also find something like that, so we keep "rubber necking" as we drive around!
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Mark W.
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 5:18pm |
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It looks to me like you might have more then just the rear pto. That looks like at least the bottom of a three point hitch. Nice inheritance.
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1948 2A Body Customized 1949 3A W/S 1957 CJ5 Frame Modified Late 50's 134L 9.25"clutch T90A D18 (1.25") D44/30 flanged E-Locker D25 5.38 Since 1962 |
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3-48s
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 6:48pm |
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Congrats on your very sweet inheritance. That is a piece of CJ2A history. As Adrian said, Wash it good and get it running & stopping and enjoy it as is. It appears that you have a NEWGREN 3 point lift on the rear. Ask your grandfather in-law if he might just have some neat attachments for that jewel to boot! Keep it all together and enjoy.
A family inheritance like this is a real treasure and I hope you have a ball with it. PGR Edited by 3-48s - 12 Feb. 2017 at 6:54pm |
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1948 CJ2A #176528 "Elmer" 1948 CJ2A #155970 "Gray Mule" 1948 CJ2A #155365 "Old Yeller" (GONE) BANTAM T3C # 6147 (GONE) BANTAM T3C # 30856 |
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Labe46
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 8:35pm |
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Thanks everyone. It does have the 3 point hitch. I am interested in getting some more history as well as what other parts he has for it.
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 10:06pm |
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Very nice, congratulations!
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Unkamonkey
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Posted: 12 Feb. 2017 at 11:30pm |
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Very nice find. Learn all you can about it's history and write it down for your children or whomever.
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Posted: 13 Feb. 2017 at 12:04am |
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Like others have said, very nice! Also ask about old photos of the Willys he may have.
Data page---> http://cj-2a.com/parts_list/CJ2A_data.php |
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