My older bros 48 willys

[freshtiva]

My brother has had a 1948 willys sitting in the barn for 25 years. Last winter he pulled it out and started working on it. Today he drove it down to the house. It too cool !!

[nonamekid]

Does he have enough taillight? I am sure he could get a couple more on the back. I take it one is the old 6 volt and he doesn't use it, one is the actual brakes, and the other is the turn signal?

Looks great!! Looks like it is a fun project!

[Axlander9289]

Very cool ride! It's always nice to see a barn vehicle back on the road.

[m715]

Flat fenders + Tornado = Way too cool! The M715 is jealous!!! He hasn't gone anywhere for too long

[packrat427]

That is cool , I would take one of those

[xanthinic12]

looks comfortable! is it going to be restored, or kept the way it is?

[freshtiva]

He says its done hes not going to paint it or anything. He does have a roll bar for it. Dont know whats up with the tail lights, four appear to be stock. Yeah a barn save ,,, very cool. Here is a vid,

[m715]

I see that I am not the only one who has a hard time keeping the mud/dust down from the driveway!

[ruppenduro]

willys looks awesome!!

i had something simular also with solid axles, but mine was a suzuki 2 cylinder 2 stroke 360cc.

[neanderpaul]

Man, cool Willys Marcus! My Grandma still has hers in a barn in TX. That video brings back memories. What's the top speed? Like 45?? Cool suzuki ruppenduro. I've never even heard of that. What year is it?

[freshtiva]

Yeah 45 sounds about right. Wasnt built for speed for sure.

[ruppenduro]

carbonvmax, its a 72 suzuki lj20 (brute) they also had lj10s (air cooled) and also a 4 cylinder model.


definatly those old willys weren`t built for speed, but they sure had some awesome power for a 4 cylinder, great gearing.

[austyfrosty]

my dad got one of those suzuki jeeps a few years back from a junkyard. no motor but everything else was there. ended up sitting at our house for a good 10 years until we drug it out and worked on it. ended up putting a wiscounsin engine in it and making somewhat of a diamond plate body on it. plus it has festiva seats and a propane tank made into a gas tank. i'll have to get some more pictures of it but i did find this one. it probably only does about 15 mph but it is a blast to just cruise around on.

[MONSOON]

My brother has had a 1948 willys sitting in the barn for 25 years. Last winter he pulled it out and started working on it. Today he drove it down to the house. It too cool !!

Whats that I see through the front windshield on the right? "Partstiva"?

[freshtiva]

^ Yeah ... you cant throw a dead cat around here without hitting a festiva. Ive said it before but the Old Grey Mare (partiva) will be gone soon. Then Ill be low on festivas. It will be smashed by a skid loader. Ill miss it, it has put many a festiva back on the road. Every part had been removed. Every nut bolt and screw. Not one tiny little piece of hardware anywhere. Stipped to the bone. Nothing but a shell.

austyfrosty those festiva seats look like they are in decent condition. Cool machine !!