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.chriskate.net/jeep/index.html - Illustrated stories about Chris and his flatfender.
John tells the story of restoring his 1946 CJ-2a: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/3295/jeep/beginning.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.mil-veh.org.

Parts

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

Willys Minneapolis. Up until its recent closure, this shop was the largest supplier in the Midwest of parts for older Jeeps. Northstar Willys, in Dassel, Minnesota, purchased the remaining parts inventory when Willys Minneapolis closed.
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.

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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