Just purchased a 1951 wagon that was used for mail delivery in Montana in a former life. I’ve owned 7 Wagoneers/Grand Wagoneers but, this is my first old Willys. I can’t wait to get this project off the ground. I hope to tap into the knowledge found on this site during this journey.
New to the site & new to the Wagon world
- Thread starter bnlhannah
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Welcome to the group
Nice starting point for your project, enjoy
Nice starting point for your project, enjoy
Welcome aboard.
Woodbutcher
Sharpest Tool
Welcome to the group, it looks like you have a nice project there.
rocket
Well Oiled
Welcome to the Forum. Enjoy your project.
Welcome, and enjoy that journey. It will likely take you upon some roads new to you.
PADave51
Precision Fit
Welcome! Looks like you have a cool project to start on. Have fun with it and post pictures of you progress.
Greaser007
Well Oiled
Welcome Ben.
As a kid, I grew up in a '53 Willys pickup powered by the F134.
As a prior Wagoneer owner, did you own one with the AMC 401 ? _ _ if so did you like it.
Also, you probably had both the 304 and 360 engines. Was there a noticeable difference between them ?
thank you. There are some of us running AMC 304's, so I am curious of what you experienced.
Therefore, if you were to place one of the three choices of AMC engines into a Wiilys wagon, which is your choice ?
There was a wagon FS in the "eWillys" website with an AMC 360, which I thought would be a nice swap.
On the other hand, the 400-cubes of the 401 would be nice if tugging a trailer behind a Willy wagon.
Like @rocket always reminds us, a front distributor is a nice feature, unlike the SBC rear dizzys.
Could a Willys make a guy go Postal ? _ _ _ LoL
As a kid, I grew up in a '53 Willys pickup powered by the F134.
As a prior Wagoneer owner, did you own one with the AMC 401 ? _ _ if so did you like it.
Also, you probably had both the 304 and 360 engines. Was there a noticeable difference between them ?
thank you. There are some of us running AMC 304's, so I am curious of what you experienced.
Therefore, if you were to place one of the three choices of AMC engines into a Wiilys wagon, which is your choice ?
There was a wagon FS in the "eWillys" website with an AMC 360, which I thought would be a nice swap.
On the other hand, the 400-cubes of the 401 would be nice if tugging a trailer behind a Willy wagon.
Like @rocket always reminds us, a front distributor is a nice feature, unlike the SBC rear dizzys.
Could a Willys make a guy go Postal ? _ _ _ LoL
Yaupon
Sharpest Tool
Welcome!
I had a 1978 "Grand" Wagoneer back in the early '80s... to this day it is one of my favorite vehicles. (Sure could go through gasoline...)
I am also working on resurecting a 1951 4WD Willys Wagon... yours appears a bit more intact and complete than what I started with.
My F-Head wagon spent most of its life in Colorado. In fact, it seems to have spent about 40 years resting in one spot in northern Colorado.
Looking forward to seeing updates on your progress.
Welcome to the family!
Hey there! Great looking wagon with some history behind it. Looks like you (or PO) got some new suspension under it already. Best of luck!
Tralehead
Well Oiled
Welcome to OWF. Interesting you say it was a mail delivery truck but still has left hand steering? Was it converted back or ?
Good luck and have fun with your Wagon!
Looks like some new sneakers too. Great start!
Good luck and have fun with your Wagon!
Welcome, enjoy your wagon!