1950 Willys Jeepster

1950 Willys Jeepster is ready to enjoy! Freshly serviced and a new battery and the generator was converted to a 6V alternator. Exterior paint shows great as does the interior. The undercarriage is undercoated but seems solid overall. Fuel gauge is not working. 1950 Willys Jeepster 134-cid, F-head \'Go Devil\' four-cylinder engine developing 62 horsepower. 3-Speed Manual Transmission Leaf-Spring Suspension 4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes Side Curtains Wide White Wall Tires Fresh Oil Change New 6v Alternator Conversion New Belt Fresh Carburetor Rebuild New Front Shocks Soon after entering service, the ubiquitous Jeep proved far more capable and adaptable than its original concept as a military-reconnaissance car suggested, with far greater produced during WW II than the few thousand originally contemplated. By the end of wartime, Willys had produced nearly 363,000 examples of its final \'MB\' alone, while Ford Motor Company built almost 278,000 of the Willys-designed GPW (General Purpose Willys) Jeeps. Beloved by legions of GIs, the Jeep was hailed by U.S. General George C. Marshall as \'America\'s greatest contribution to modern warfare.\' With the long-awaited return to peacetime, Willys based its initial civilian automobile production efforts on a series of Jeep-based vehicles. The open-air, two-door Jeepster Phaeton was designed by fast-rising industrial designer Brooks Stevens during the war and shared its chassis with the concurrent Jeep station wagon. Even with an unmistakable Jeep-derived frontal motif, styling was quite sporty, with such up-to-date stylistic cues as rakish cut-down doors inspired by the little sports roadsters coming out of the UK after the war. The original VJ-Series Jeepster was introduced on May 3, 1948, initially powered by the 134-cid, F-head \'Go Devil\' four-cylinder engine developing 62 horsepower. Despite its winning attributes, the Jeepster was a surprisingly slow seller for Willys, with the initial 1948 models the most successful.Doors: 4