This 1951 Willys Jeep CJ-3A is the product of a painstaking, 22-month, bare metal, frame-off restoration by marque specialist Jim Rohr of Northstar Willys. It is completed to factory specification and boasts show-quality paint, all-new interior, immaculately powdercoated frame and undercarriage, and it is fully sorted mechanically, including upgraded Warn overdrive.
The restoration was finished in 2008 and it has been sparingly driven since. The Civilian Jeep (CJ) was tailor made for farming, back-country exploring, and other rugged applications, with a 60hp engine backed by a Borg-Warner T90 3-speed transmission, Dana front and rear axles, heavy-duty Dana 18 transfer case and 4-wheel drive. And, in the effort to differentiate them from the surplus Army Jeeps, they were available in an array of interesting colors, such as included Princeton Black, Michigan Yellow, Normandy Blue, and Luzon Red like you see here.
Additional notable features on this CJ include 16-inch wheels with Warn locking hubs, period-correct military-style tires, fold-down windscreen, side-mounted spare, full instrumentation, and verified correct-type engine, which upon inspection, Northstar Willys believed to be original to this CJ from Willys-Overland factory.
Included with purchase are selected before and after restoration photos, receipts, a reproduction owner's and workshop manuals, and collected CJ information.