Willys jeep. What year?

hey guys im here posting for some friends of mine. THey recently bought a willys jeep, and have yet to figure out the year. We have looked for a serial tag, but the front frame has an aftermarket addition so the tag is no longer there. But today while looking at the engine we found this " J182183" that was hand stamped into i believe the head but i cant remember. Anyways there is a tailgate on it that is stamped willys, the windshield frame is stamped willys, and the sides of the hood are stamped willys aswell. I dont know if that helps but. It does have the toolbox underneath the passenger seat that is built in. i will try and get some photos tomorrow, but if you could give me your best guess that would be awesome. I think it is from the forties.

thanks, Austin

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1946-1952 flat fender Willys as you described
CJ2A CJ3A

1946 Thru 1952 CJ2A's and CJ3A's Flat Fender as you described

i will get some pics of it tomorrow, and post up. is there anything on it that would tell me if it was military or civilian? it looks like it used to be olive drab. where would the military numbers be on this jeep?

Willys on the hood, windshield and tailgate are all civilian-- 99% sure you have a cj-2 or 3 a cj = means civilian jeep

with willys on the windshield frame I would be 95% sure it is a cj2a

its a cj2a,

because the cj2a was the only one that had "willys" stamped on the windsheild

that serial number is september of 1948 (at least thats when the engine was made)

there should be another tag on the passengers side firewall in the engine compartment next to where the air filter mounts.
and there should be one on the passengers side of the dash

and im going to be the first one to say





a couple photos will help with identification

regards

Mike

emmado22 said:

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by the way

im on g503 also

Mike

YES!


As they say, "a picture is worth a thousand words"!

In this case a picture would have saved a thousand words....
(THAT SAID your description did help!)

"Cheers!"
-Bear-

PS: Post some PICS! We'd all love to see it!!