Willys in Warwick, Queensland

[barnyard]

Mods, feel free to move this elsewhere if needed. Hi everyone. Just remembered i had these pics which i took a little while ago when going through Warwick, and i just had stop to have a look. It was sitting outside a pie shop, which wasn't the ONLY reason for me to stop!!! Owner wasn't there so asked if i could take a few pictures, which his daughter in the shop said that was ok. Don't really know much about these old girls so if someone could enlighten me, or a link to would be awesome thanks.

[barnyard]

A few more photos

[Mickb]

Hi Barnyard....Its a CJ3B L .The L stands for long as its had its chassis extended by Willys Australia. The CJ3B came to Australia in complete knock down from the U.S and was assembled in Australia by Willys and a few other companies using some Australian parts mainly electrical. The U.S only had the standard length CJ3B....CJ3B,s where manufactured from 1953 to 1967 the one in your photo is probably a 1958 model as it has the hand brake through the dash and the single round gauge cluster.(the speedo on the one in the photo is a repro)..Not sure what the 1948 on the back or the numbers on the bonnet mean as they where not made until 1953 and the Australian Army never had 3B,s they did trial one and the RAAF did use some 3B,s....they are very easy to date from there serial number....thanks Mick

[Mickb]

Sorry forgot a great link all about the 3B http://www.film.queensu.ca/cj3b/

[barnyard]

Thanks for that Mickb. Yes, i thought that about the speedo also, didn't quite look right and also the front parker and indicators don't quite look right too. Although i suppose trying to find original parts these days, with also the fact of complying to Qld DMR rules, etc. that can get hard to build something more 'original'. Not that i'm complaining though, its great to see these old toilers traveling around, and kudos to the people that have the time, money and inclination to do this. Thanks for that link too, has been very helpful and will be going back when i have some more free time. Don't quote me on this but from (very) vague memory i might have seen that CJ-3B Beach Car when i was very young (late 60's) when my family and i were on holidays at Point Lonsdale in Vic., i think it was the combinations of the colour, the strip seats and the front windshield stays that i (remember, vaguely) remember because it was so different from all the other cars going around at the time, and i like different.