To see if the old truck has any redeeming qualities, I took two through muddy forests trails in central Michigan.
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…
Turns out, Project POStal wasn’t quite as cheap as I’d hoped.
A Nevada man working on his late-1940s Willys CJ-2A died after the vehicle fell off jacks during an earthquake…
The Willys M38A1s that powered U.S. troops through Korea and Vietnam came from the factory with torquey “Hurricane”…
It’s gone 400 miles from Michigan to Illinois without a major issue! Well, except for one: I was miserable the whole…
Many things are described as utilitarian in nature, but few define the term quite as well as the Mechanical Mule.…
Those hoods have just been discovered after over 70 years, and they carry with them some fascinating history.
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I took the Indian side-by-side and my junky 1948 Willys off-road, and beat the crap out of both.
After two of my vehicles—my 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer and my 1948 Willys-Overland CJ-2A—decided to crap the bed this…
A Jalopnik reader sent me a gift so excellent, I nearly cried upon opening the envelope. It’s a 1925 stock…
In 1945, an American soldier gave my Grandpa—who was then an eight-year-old living in Southern Germany—a ride in a…
Travel anywhere in the world, and you’ll probably run across a Jeep. And if you don’t, you’ll find a vehicle that…
This past weekend, my friend and I drove 4.5 hours (one way) to attend the Willys Jeep Rally in Ohio. There, we saw…
Modern cars are better than old ones in pretty much every measurable way. Especially in the last few decades, the…
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From day one, all cards were all stacked against this idea. Pretty much every major mechanical part on this 1948…
If you always wanted a Beetle but didn't feel worthy of that level of luxury, Brazil has a solution
With its seemingly endless mechanical and electrical faults, I was convinced my 1948 Willys CJ-2A off-road project…
