My new Willy's M38a1

[257wby]

So last weekend my Fiance's grandparents decided to sell there lake house on Eufaula. They called Sarah and I and said that they were going to sell the Jeep as well. So....after hearing what they wanted for it I bought it! It is a 1952 m38a1 with all numbers matching. At the moment the paint is good, and it does run but is leaking oil. I'm going to go pick it up this weekend and start my project!. Does anyone know the name of the place west of Stillwater on 51 with all of the military vehicles? If not, maybe know someone that knows a thing or two about old Willys? Thanks

Also, here are the pics!

 

[Old Fart]

I just recently gave my 48' Willy's to my son.
It was a rebuild.
48 Ford frame and 48 Willy's body.
Rebuilt from the ground up from those two beaters.
Fun little rides.

 

[oldkar]

used to be a place on s robinson specializing in jeep parts. had a lot of military parts. i think it was named akers. they were just south of masseys an the east side of robinson

 

[Old Fart]

I remember that place oldkar.

 

[supercopjason]

Man I sold mine a couple of years ago to fund my 67 Cougar build and regret it every day. I bought a 88 YJ a couple months ago but its not the same as my old one.

 

[kd5rjz]

There's not much to them, what do you need to know?

Awesome ride by the way!

Switch to synthetic oil and it may just swell your seals enough to stop the leak.

 

[Toujours Pret]

Go by your local news stand and pick up a copy of Military Vehicles magazine. You will find many ads and parts suppliers listed within.
Also try this web site http://www.m38a1.com/

or http://www.g503.com/forums/ (scroll down for the M38A1 section).

Have fun with it, I've owned and restored military vehicles for many years.

 

[supercopjason]

There's not much to them, what do you need to know?

Awesome ride by the way!

Switch to synthetic oil and it may just swell your seals enough to stop the leak.

I have always had the opposite effect putting in synthetic on older vehicles.

 

[rhodesbe]

The thing probably leaked oil before it ran up 2,000 miles from zero.

I am a little jealous of you.

 

[Big50]

Old jeeps are money pits, sell it to me!!!