55 cj 5

I just found a very early 55 cj 5. The Jeep is complete except for the seats. It is in original condition with the only rust being in the passenger floor. It has all the original running gear, untouched dash, and all the little pieces are there! What would a Jeep this early be worth?

 

does it run?
is it driveable?
do the brakes work?
e-guess $500-$2000
and that depends on condition

 

Is this a behind the barn special? Start at $350 (you can always go up but not down). Assume nothing works until seller proves otherwise. It may be a pile of rust to the owner.

I bought a '75 Nova (college car) for $250 this way. Been sittin at the neighbors for a year --foot of snow on it. He said it ran when parked. It was Christmas too! He took the cash!

Yeah, the Nova "dog tracked" Don't they all??

 

To me a lot, but it sounds like tou have a good start to restore it if the price is right.One question does it have the speedometer hole cut out in the center of the steering wheel or is it off to right side?

 

What's the serial number? There was always rumor the that the earliest CJ5's had Willys on the side, not Jeep.

 

I didn't know that ,Realy :?

 

If it runs good and moves, it's worth what ever YOUR comfort level is. If it is a project that needs a whole bunch of work, it's not worth much at all. Start at $200 and go from there...

 

The first 150 CJ2A's are different than the rest. There are no frewall tags, the lightswitch was different, the rear bow bracket has two holes in it that no one knows a reason for, the tailgate wasn't stamped w/ a number. The earliest 2A's also used military solid disc rims and had brass passengers seat brackets. They used square washers on either side of the stamped Willys on the windshield. Some of the engines used on the earliest 2A's were WWll rejects that were reworked. I'd love to find a very early CJ5. I have that first year thing going w/ the MB, CJ2A and CJ3B.

 

My '55 is #57548-16011. Came with shackles on the back of the front spring. I believe that was only done on '55 cj's. Says jeep on the side.

JB

 

the speedo is off to the right, it has "JEEP" on the side and "WILLYS" on the tailgate. I have to re-check the serial, but if I remember right it was in the real low 27000's.

 

It does have the shackle reversal on it too.

 

The speedo should read Willys also

 

Even if it is a junker I would buy it for cheap just to keep the impossible parts from being lost forever and use it as a donor / recoup other costs via e-bay/here/willystech.

My '55: jeep on the side, no script on the toolbox, willys speedo, reversed shackles.