the rarest of all the CJ's just picked up a 53 cj-3b project my other is a 1960 CJ-5 with a 289 ford motor and over drive, axels under the springs, rolling on 33" tires, 10 autometer gauges, 12'500 lbs warn winch/air compresser, its my baby, the 3b is giong to be the grocery getter
i want to get an old willys jeep cj2 or cj3, but i want to know if i will have to buy a trailer to get it to the trails or will i be able to drive it 50 mph on the roads?
My Dad had the Jeep licensed and on the road for the first year or two he owned it back in the early 1960's......40-45 mph is as fast as he felt comfortable driving it....After that, it was taken off the road and used only for plowing the driveway and pulling tree stumps......
my dad's uncle had a 50's 3b in the late 60's through the 70's that he used to plow out his bar in northern WIthey got bored of playing pool so they asked if they could take the jeep for rides (then my dad was 12 and my uncle was 14)down the old dirt (with a dirt pit) road of course your not going to tell kids that want to have fun no. 20 minutes later they walk back to the bar "can you come pull the jeep out we got it stuck in the gravel pit" thats what really got my dad into offroading.
He saw it for sale at a gas station....The gas station owner bought two Jeeps from the Port Authority and had them repainted before putting them up for sale again. One was red and the other was blue.
These are Amazing Toys. I have one of these in my driveway. Gonna work on her in the Spring Summer time. Can't Wait! :)
TheJmaster06 1 month ago
cool looking jeep you got there!
redraidersman96 2 months ago
Cool little Jeep.. Looks to be in great shape for spending its whole life up north! I'd like to find a FC-150 someday.. Maybe someday.
Sarcasticscum 9 months ago
This is great! Thanks so much for posting!
dpsinct 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing the family history of your machine. I'm not sure I would start so easily at that temperature. Grin
speedstick77 1 year ago
Love the jeep. It's a classic. And a keeper for sure.
awbjr9871 1 year ago
sounds like you have idle a bit high, unless the choke is still pulled. idle is i believe should be between 600-700 rpm warm.
aiudig 1 year ago
@aiudig It has two separate knobs for choke and throttle.....I can kick the idle up and down separately from setting the choke...
ns3330 1 year ago
that does sound like a good running motor!
bbo40 1 year ago
The go devil sounds good...I have a 54 3b also with the original hurricane engine...nice jeep
Copperswilly 2 years ago
Nice Willys. I wish my F-head in my CJ-5 sounded that healthy. I think it needs to be rebuilt.
tommymodified 2 years ago
the rarest of all the CJ's just picked up a 53 cj-3b project my other is a 1960 CJ-5 with a 289 ford motor and over drive, axels under the springs, rolling on 33" tires, 10 autometer gauges, 12'500 lbs warn winch/air compresser, its my baby, the 3b is giong to be the grocery getter
wirenutze 2 years ago
I love it; Keep it alive. Old jeeps never die unless forgotten.
forrestcj 2 years ago
Thanks for sharing, Love the top/roof, Ford pickup?
hanleyfallsmn56245 2 years ago
Yep.....top is from an old cab from a 1965 F-100 The cab was severely rusted and was removed from the F-100 and replaced with a rust free cab.
ns3330 2 years ago
i want to get an old willys jeep cj2 or cj3, but i want to know if i will have to buy a trailer to get it to the trails or will i be able to drive it 50 mph on the roads?
BeboAltizer 2 years ago
My Dad had the Jeep licensed and on the road for the first year or two he owned it back in the early 1960's......40-45 mph is as fast as he felt comfortable driving it....After that, it was taken off the road and used only for plowing the driveway and pulling tree stumps......
ns3330 2 years ago
yes they didn't learn there lesson they got it stuck a few more times in a brook later that year.
rdrdrd22 3 years ago
my dad's uncle had a 50's 3b in the late 60's through the 70's that he used to plow out his bar in northern WIthey got bored of playing pool so they asked if they could take the jeep for rides (then my dad was 12 and my uncle was 14)down the old dirt (with a dirt pit) road of course your not going to tell kids that want to have fun no. 20 minutes later they walk back to the bar "can you come pull the jeep out we got it stuck in the gravel pit" thats what really got my dad into offroading.
rdrdrd22 3 years ago
how'd your dad get it
rdrdrd22 3 years ago
He saw it for sale at a gas station....The gas station owner bought two Jeeps from the Port Authority and had them repainted before putting them up for sale again. One was red and the other was blue.
My Dad bought the red one.
ns3330 3 years ago
Like you, I've got a '54 CJ3B that has been in my family its whole life, and I wouldn't dream of selling it either.
johncj3b 3 years ago
Nope....this one was/is not on E-Bay....As mentioned in the video, I have no plans to sell it.
ns3330 3 years ago
is this for sale on ebay i seen one that looks just like that one on ebay
xavierredneck 3 years ago