Other Early Jeep Resources

Sites

There are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of Jeep-related sites and personal home pages. Here's a list of some of the best:

Chris Sutton - http://www.halcyon.com/csutton/myjeepadventures.html - Illustrated stories about Chris and his flatfender.
Off-road.com maintins a list of Jeep owners with photos at http://www.off-road.com/~jeeplist/byModel.htm. Included in the list is Todd Paisley, who owns 8 or 10 early Jeeps. The photos and info he presents about his Jeeps are worth checking out.
Links to a number of early Jeep sites, and information on Willys Forward Controls: http://www.win.bright.net/~dhartlin/jeepsite.htm
John tells the story of restoring his 1946 CJ-2a: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/3295/jeep.html

Mailing Lists

Off-road.com maintains several mailing lists, including the Jeep-L list and the vintage Jeep mailing list. The former is primarily oriented towards modifications of newer Jeeps. Subscription information for both lists is available at http://www.off-road.com/4x4web/jeep/Jeeplinks.html
The mil-veh mailing list is a good resource for MB, M38A1, M151, M151A1, M151A2, and other military Jeeps. Information and archives are available at http://www.skylee.com.

Parts

The two major parts suppliers and rebuilders for my repair and restoration efforts have been:

Willys Minneapolis, (612) 460-8888. This shop is the largest supplier of parts for older Jeeps that I have found in the Midwest. They have parts for military and CJ models as well as parts for other Willys vehicles. The shop and store is open six days a week. Offers parts and repairs for older Jeeps. Buys and sells Jeeps. Extensive inventory of NOS, reproduction, and used parts and junk vehicles. Buys and sells unusual accessories, tools, books, and the like. No catalog. Accepts phone and mail orders including MC and Visa.
Beachwood Canvas Works, 39 Lake Avenue, P.O. Box 137, Island Heights, NJ 08732. Tel. (732) 929-3168. http://www.beachwoodcanvas.com. This supplier produces the best catalog I have seen of parts for older Jeeps. Extensive inventory of NOS, reproduction, and used parts. Accepts phone and mail orders including MC and Visa. Accepts international orders. Also carries their own line of canvas tops. Has parts and covers for original seats.

I have also found Willys Jeep Parts in Mesa, AZ (800-4-Willys) to be a good source for parts. They only ship COD, cash only, which is too much of a hassle for me— so I’ve done most of my business with other shops.

There are dozens of other suppliers throughout the U.S. making the early Willys Jeep one of the easiest vehicles to get parts for.

Services

I also recommend these Minneapolis-area shops. Although they do not specialize exclusively in Jeeps, they have been very helpful.

Minnesota 4 Wheel Drive Center, St. Louis Park, Minnesota. While they primarily provide off-road modifications to newer trucks, this shop is one of the few I have found who has the expertise and willingness to perform major mechanical work on older Jeeps.
APT Instruments. Repairs and rebuilds automotive instruments and gauges for customers nationwide.

Dick & Rick’s Auto Upholstry. They did the seats for my Jeep and have also done some customization for friends of mine.

Publications

Willys World. A bimonthly publication with information, stories, want ads, and display ads from people and companies specializing in Willys vehicles - mostly Jeeps and Jeepsters.

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