14 Willys. Jeep. Life.
AUSTIN BOONE 1952 WILLYS M38 ARTIC EDITION
8) It’s just been an POST ARCHIVE: 5/2/2012 [Post Title]: My Arctic Willys M38 Jeep
Hi, I’m Austin Boone, I’m 18 and I live in Chugiak, Alaska. My restoration started about 3 months ago when I sold my car to buy this 1952 M38. It was love at first sight and ever since I saw it I knew I had to have it. Everything I have goes into it. I even flew my grandpa up so we could work on it for awhile, since I’m a rookie. So far my restoration consists of a lot of internal engine, electrical, and brake work, I can already drive it around, but eventually I hope to turn it into even more of a head turner than it already is.
This jeep is pretty unique because it's an Arctic addition brought up during the Korean war and on top of that it was a fire marshal's, as you can see by the pictures. It also means a little more to me because my family is a military family and it's cool to have it in the family and be able to drive it on base like it was back in the day. ■
9) POST ARCHIVE: 2/20/2013 [Post Title]: Willys Truck Restoration Project
This 1955 Willys was a rusted junker, sitting rotting in a yard that I bought for $800 in 1998. I only worked part time on it over 7 or 8 years after I bought it. Golf kept interfering with my free time. I think I’m the 5th owner.
old dude’s hobby project, something I wanted to do since I was a teenage kid.
Started as a father son project but sons didn’t like getting theirs hands dirty. One son is now a well to do computer
geek working for Microsoft. I’ve had a little help from a couple of friends as this is my first project fixing up an old vehicle so I’ve learned a lot but work slowly. Unlike me, my friends can weld and fabricate stuff.
The pickup is not quite finished, I haven’t figured out how to do new headliners and I’d like to replace the re-upholsterd original bench seat with easy to fit bucket seats. All the original running gear and transmission still working well but I added a totally rebuilt short block 1968 Chevy 283 and I installed a Saturn/Warn overdrive so that I don’t get run over by transport trucks when I get it out on Interstate I-80. Had to replace badly rusted out doors but I found two good condition doors on a Willys Wagon out on a desert ranch in Northern Nevada and the owner sold them to me cheap and they bolted right on the pickup truck. The Truck is mostly used to take the dog out cruising in the desert back roads. The dog gets jealous if my wife comes for a ride and uses the dog’s favorite seat. Just a fun and tough old truck. Now both my sons want it? ■
WJL
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