Can you still buy a Willys Jeep in a crate?

Can you still buy a Willys Jeep in a crate?

We spotted labels for the 1945–49 Willys CJ2A, ’49–53 Willys CJ3A, ’72–75 Jeep CJ5, and ’81–86 CJ8, the long-wheelbase Scrambler. …

Did jeeps ever come in crates?

Yes, Jeeps were produced and packed this way for shipment to U.S. forces and countries like England and the Soviet Union. At the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Richmond, California, about 70% of production was boxed due to their close proximity to the San Francisco port. Yes, jeeps were shipped in crates.

Is the Jeep in the crate really real?

This is the type of ad many looked at and dreamed of inexpensive military surplus including Jeeps, and apparently, a 19th century naval deck cannon, by the looks of the ad! Okay, okay, so the “jeep in a crate” is a bit of an urban legend.

What kind of car is a Jeep Willys?

After WWII, the car morphed into a civilian Jeep, or CJ, and inspired both an entire category of recreational 4-wheel drive vehicles and several generations of military light utility vehicles. Set an Alert? Refine Search? I have a very cool and rare Jeep Willys Fleet Van for sale.

Are there any military jeeps packed in crates?

Yes, military jeeps were packed in crates. The top photo on this page and the ones on the Olive-Drab.com page about Overseas Shipping of Jeeps show factory photos of Ford GPW jeeps in crates. Jeeps were produced and packed this way for shipment to U.S. forces and countries like England and the Soviet Union who the U.S. supplied during WW II.

How many jeeps were in crates in 1946?

YES OR NO? Further down the page I offer proof that right off the docks of the Stockton Ordinance Depot on May 17, 1946, a little more than one month before Bosko’s purchase, 69 brand new surplus jeeps were sold for $572.35 each — and of the 69, 58 were listed or documented by the U.S. Government paperwork as still being in crates. Jeep in a Box.