Farm Jeep back on the road.

[lhfarm]

After 8 years of restoration and a year of fighting with the BMV I took our Farm Jeep for a legal spin today. It is not finished. Still working on the pump for the 3pt hitch. Wasn't sure where to post, but since I plan on taking it (driving it!) to at least one antique tractor show next spring, I thought this might do.

We paid $250 for the jeep in '03. That was a cash payment made in a farmer's field, so no title or even a bill of sale. We were going to use it as a parts jeep, but decided to rebuild it instead. The motor and ID tags had been sold before we got to the jeep and the BMV wasn't going to let me title it without a BoS. But after 4 different police officer inspections, a trip to my lawyer and a whole bunch of late fees (including failing to pay sales tax and not registering it back in '03) I got to mount the 1949 plates today.

Just had to share -

 

[Whitnel]

Very neat.

 

[brin]

Yeah, I am jealous..not too proud to admit it...Real Nice Job....I know you will enjoy your Jeep...All I have driven other than my truck is Jeeps for the last 25 yrs. I love 'em

 

[Bob77064]

That is really fine.

 

[PapaPerk]

Very nice!!! I've always wanted one of those. Great $200 investment!!! :thumbsup:

 

[tmajor]

Nice old Willys.

Unfortunately, $200 Jeeps turn out to be a lot more than that, before you finish restoring them.

My '78 CJ5 restoration. I added the spare tire on the back, after these pix.

 

[Swiftriver]

Nice Job! Just can't beat an old Jeep.

 

[tcreeley]

We used to have an old jeep- willys that we used to pull a bailer around the field back in 1960, along with an old ford and an International. For trucks we had a Ford and a Chevy and a couple of power units, and a crawler. We were always picking something up. The Chevy body was held on the frame with a couple of chains and binders. Carrying a couple hundred bails of hay, the body let go and swiveled dumping 70 or so bails down a steep embankment on a major roadway. It was unloaded, rechained, restacked and made it home!
The jeep was great. Had one working wiper and one hand wiper for the passenger. I learned to drive manual on it going up and down the driveway with my brother showing me,and his buddy. Parents were gone, so the way was clear!
In the winter, the jeep was used for snowplowing. Brings back memories. - no PTO that I remember!
very nice reconstruct job!

 

[brewdog]

Nice work! I love to see restorations.

 

[DT86]

lhfarm, my dad has what I believe to be a '63 3B, with Warn overdive (aftermarket, I think?) and Warn hubs. He bought it in boxes back in the day and restored it top to bottom. It actually won a few trophies at car shows. Due to a bad water pump which lead to a cracked head and having a wonderful new born son, yours truly, It fell back into bad shape. I always wanted to fix that thing back up for short trips to town and such.

My question is what or where is the best place to find parts for such a thing? I'm sure more than just the head needs fixed now. I really like the tires on yours.