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My 57....
Topic Started: Sep 19 2009, 11:05 AM (867 Views)
mcafee
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Thought I should take some pics of the old girl. TUrns out it was origianly sold to the Canadian army, so I decided when I rebuilt her that I would try and make it look as close as I could to what it did originally. Unfortonately, there is little to no documentation on the canadian army and the CJ3B, so I used the M606 as my reference.

I was able to track the history of it fairly well, originally sold to the army, then sold surplus to Molson Canada. They owned it something like 36 years, then to northern Ontario to a retired mechanic. He had it for close to 15 years, then to a farmer near me. The farmer used it to check fench lines and for hunting.

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1957 Willys CJ3B Military
1967 M38a1 CND2 + M100 trailer
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Larry (TX)
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Looks as good as ever brother!

Larry S.
Larry Steed
Pearland, Texas
'53 Willys CJ3B
'52 Willys M38
'86 Chevy M1009 CUCV (K5 4x4 Military Blazer)
M100 1/4 ton jeep trailer
M416 1/4 ton jeep trailer (2 ea.)
M101 CDN 1/4 ton jeep trailer
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RamblinCJ3B
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Very nice!!!
Eddie
Clovis,Ca
1956 Willys PU
1962 USN CJ3B Stock
1971 Hurst Jeepster 350
1972 Commando 4.0 HO
1972 Commando I6 258
1975 J20 401
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Pack Rat
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Very nice. I might have to get me one of these some day.
No 3B's, not yet any way. Got pretty close though 8-).
St Thomas Ontario
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kenneth f.
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i like it i like it.
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yjcanibul
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great looking ride tom

am guessing ours were built only weeks apart

thanks for sharing

Randy
57 3B : big speedo / Hurricane / YF 938 SD / IAY-4012 / T90 / D18 / 5.375 final drive / open diffs / Firestone 6ply Military NDCC / 12v Delco SI alt / Kayline Top / venting windshield / tub patched / "still fixing leaks one at a time"

89 wrangler : h/duty axles + 5spd / 200+hp 4.2L / arb locked / multiport fuel inj / warn hubs+winch / 1/4 mil km / fishing+trail riding / gets me to work
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OZ-JEEP
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Very straight body looks and looks to be rust free in the picture.Cool that you know the history of it too.
O.G. "OZ" Findley
1954 CJ-3B
1970 Jeepster/Commando
Michigan
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Brian's 58 3b
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Congratulations job well done!!!!!
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Randyb
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Very nice, do you plan on putting any military lettering on her?
Randy Baker
Winters, CA
1953 CJ3B
1952 M38
1977 CJ5
Flat Fender Dodge Power Wagons
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mcafee
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Hey Randy, I am planning on doing a bit of military lettering, but I am having a problem finding old photos for reference.

Hey YJcanibul, whats your serial number?? I am 35441.
1957 Willys CJ3B Military
1967 M38a1 CND2 + M100 trailer
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yjcanibul
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35943

I am in the registration db , picked it up in NB not far from
gagetown army base but only traced back to civilian snow
plowing ...

'57 was a low production year in 50's so figured at 200 3B's
a week they were only 2 or 3 weeks apart ...

twins you might say :)

Randy
57 3B : big speedo / Hurricane / YF 938 SD / IAY-4012 / T90 / D18 / 5.375 final drive / open diffs / Firestone 6ply Military NDCC / 12v Delco SI alt / Kayline Top / venting windshield / tub patched / "still fixing leaks one at a time"

89 wrangler : h/duty axles + 5spd / 200+hp 4.2L / arb locked / multiport fuel inj / warn hubs+winch / 1/4 mil km / fishing+trail riding / gets me to work
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Glad to see another M606 project in the work! I'm going for a Vietnam era MP vehcile or seabee.
In the land of the blind... the one eyed man is king
Texan at heart, Georgian by paycheck

'53 CJ3B, F134, 12v alternator, lockrights, Hot-Spark electronic module,11"self energizing brakes, Belleview winch, Beachwood summertop, OD color, built to honor all Veterans of this great country


Kayaks- Hobie Revo 13, Hobie Outback 12' both ready for the salt...
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mcafee,Sep 19 2009
11:05 AM
I was able to track the history of it fairly well, originally sold to the army,


Interesting history, and great to see it restored!

Hanno
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