CL 53 willys truck
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 4:42 am
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:47 am
Man, what a flashback! My cousin, Vern, and I learned to drive in one of these old critters. Our Grandad would let us run it around the Brookings ranch after work was done in the summer. It was a dark burgandy color, and had 16" wheels, which I believe are what this should have on it to be correct. If I had the $$...
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:14 pm
I know he said that they were 15" wheels a couple of times, but I think that those are the original 16s. I have one just like them next to the house.
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:36 pm
The wheels on Pappy's Jeep didn't have the hub cap ring, just smooth drop centers. Those look like Ford almost...
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:50 pm
Yup, a million memories. I learned to drive in a 1951 Willy's Jeep Overland Station Wagon. Three speed, and a 4-banger engine. On a nice calm day, heading down-hill on the hiway outside of Potlatch, ID heading to Moscow, ID, I could just about get to 55 in that buggy. LOL Old vacuum windshield wipers, push on the gas pedal, and no working wipers. But I loved that old rig and often wonder what ever happened to it. It was a brown-bronze sorta color. Spent many an hour on the highway in that thing heading back and forth between Coeur 'd Alene Idaho and Moscow. Yup, was fun to look at those pictures of Clarence.
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:57 pm
Susan had a '50 wagon when we met...Anyone been around wheelin' for any ammount of time likely has been around at least ne of these old crocks 
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:00 pm
Yeah, I'm around one of these old crocks right now. Oh wait, I just read the thread title, not been around a Willys truck, so much. 
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:11 pm
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:07 am
yep 16's were factory for both my 54 and then on the 48 i had too....man if only