A man named Bob is arriving at my house on Saturday to buy my 1948 Willys CJ-2A. He plans to take it on an epic road…
Back in November, I went on an epic off-road trip with some friends in their two Nissan Frontiers. I led the way in “…
Earlier this month, I drove my 1948 Willys CJ-2A through a deep mud pit, filling the engine with water. Worried sick…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been spending most of my weekends fixing what has swollen into an overwhelming…
After a brief visit with my doctor, Tom, the O’Reilly Auto Parts clerk, I’ve learned that living alone in a small…
After two of my vehicles—my 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer and my 1948 Willys-Overland CJ-2A—decided to crap the bed this…
Oh god. This is going to be bad. After my “budget build” 1948 Willys Jeep, dubbed Project Slow Devil, turned from a…
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From day one, all cards were all stacked against this idea. Pretty much every major mechanical part on this 1948…
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Upon my arrival in Michigan yesterday, I poured myself out of the driver’s seat of the 2017 Ford Raptor tow vehicle…
After the tragic incident in rural Kansas that claimed my fiber camshaft timing gear, I had to tow the little CJ-2A…
My 1948 Willys—nicknamed Project Slow Devil—has been dead since its engine lost all compression on a rural Kansas…
As darkness fell on the Walmart parking lot in Goodland, Kansas, my coworker Freddy and I couldn’t stop scratching…
I never expected my 1948 Willys CJ-2A to make it 1,300 miles; the thing started out as a pile of rusty garbage, and…
My Willys CJ-2A farm Jeep—a junker whose rust brought me to the brink of insanity, and arguably beyond—continues to…
With its seemingly endless mechanical and electrical faults, I was convinced my 1948 Willys CJ-2A off-road project…
Here’s David’s Project Slow Devil, having made it 300 miles from Detroit to West Lafayette, Indiana. He might just pull this off. Read more
A few minutes after writing this post about the commencement of my 1,800 mile journey to Moab, my 1948 Willys CJ-2A…
