I got it for free. But no info on it.

A co-worker gave this Willys to me today. All I know is that the motor runs but the transmission won't shift. I wanted the motor to use in a boat or something.
I'd like to know what year (or ballpark) it is. I know jack about flat fenders.

 

The entire rear half of the body is home made.

 

poor thing
I'm guessing DJ-3A
speedo hole in dash
possible 3 on the tree shifting
is it 4wd ? had it been converted ?

 

looks like a dj with the top cut off. to find the exact year you need the serial # from the firewall tag. dj-3a's were made from 55-64. I wanna get a crappy jeep like that and drive it around as is lol youd sure get alot of looks

 

It's a floor shift. And 4WD. I never thought about it being a dispatch.

 

I'll look for the serial tomorrow.

 

I like the doors!!!

 

My first impression is that it had a home-made cab on it at one time. Was the DJ-3A ever set up with a postal cab? I've never seen one ... I thought the postal cab started with the DJ-5A ca 1970?

Ok, here we go:

DJ-3A body on a CJ frame?

 

R) That would be awesome to do.

 

Hey, that's a Supersonic head on it...better hang on tight when you put your foot in it!

 

I will take the head if you part it out...

 

I'd like to hear some of the stories that Jeep could tell

 

All I know of it's history is that an old man used it for 20+ years to herd cattle. Up until he passed away 2 years ago.

 

in a nutshell:

I've been abused all my life.

 

"Ill be alright Cough..cough....." lol

 

Engines possibly from a Henry J. Look under the distributor on the block for a tag that says Kaiser Supersonic.

If it is a true Supersonic engine its making a amazing 67 Hp at the flywheel.

 

The front half of that jeep looks nearly identical to my dj-3a that was also converted to 4x4 at one point in time. If I could see the rear of the tub, I could definitely verify that. I'm guessing rear fuel tank, and no tailgate.

 

Those tires look pretty good to me!