1949 Willys Overland Jeepster Concours Restoration
RARE 6 CYLINDER ONLY 654 PRODUCED IN 1949
This Willys Jeepster was Frame off restored to Concours Condition for the owner in 2015 by Jeepster Jim in Florida .
It has been garage kept and only driven 3800 Miles to shows since restored.
This Jeepster has won over 25 Awards at events in Texas and other states,Including Many Best of Show , And First place awards.
This Jeepster is priced well below the current restoration cost for this quality or restoration.
The current wait time to have a Jeepster restored by Jeepster Jim is almost 2 years.
We have restored over 200 Jeepsters for clients and museums around the world.
This car is as perfect as it was when restored.
This was the 56th Jeepster restored, by Jeepster Jim and no expense was spared in this Concours quality frame-off restoration.
The interior and top is new, , as well as the top boot and side curtains.
The gauges have been restored and calibrated.
The entire car was stripped to bare metal and undercoated.
The body has 3 coats of primer, then 2 coats of Dupont base coat, and 3 coats of high-quality Dupont clear coat that was cut and buffed between coats.
The frame is all undercoated.
The L-134 engine was blueprinted and balanced, and the original 3 speed, with overdrive, was completely rebuilt.
Nothing was compromised during this restoration, right down to every nut and bolt.
It has new Coker tires, new hub caps, beauty rings, and wheel cylinders, master cylinder, brake lines, shocks, battery, fuel pump, clutch, pressure plate, plugs and wires, main bearings, rebuilt crank, rod bearings, pistons, rings, cam, valves, guides, valve seals, gaskets and seals, and all-new exhaust.
It runs great.
All the chrome is
show quality and complete.
The steering wheel is new, as well as all of the glass and rubber.
The wiring is completely new and color-coded to factory specs.
List of Awards:
First Place-6
Sponsor’s Choice-6
Best Original-1
Best in Class-4
People’s Choice/Ladies Choice/Kids Choice-4
Top Three-1
Top Five-2
Top 25-1 (was about 200 cars at that show)
Top 75-1 (was over 500 cars at that show)
Only 19,131 Jeepsters were built from 1948 to 1951, and only 2,960 were built in 1949, making this the rarest model year.
and even more rare with the L-161 Engine.
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