Question about a '49 V- 35/U Willys CONTINUED

From: Cliff S (mtnbikinssgt@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Apr 29 2004 - 18:24:17 PDT


Well She bought it today for $3700 and I told both the buyer and the seller what was there.  Both were pleasantly suprised.  So the next question would be to ask you all for the missing parts.  Like the generator, radios, 6 volt stuff for engine and 12 volt stuff for the radios........Any leads on this stuff, anyone got the generator laying around?

Cliff Smith
'71 AMG M35A2
'77 M880
'68 M274A5
'?? M762
'9?  6K Gen
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From: DDoyle9570@aol.com To: mtnbikinssgt@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [MV] Question about a '49 V- 35/U Willys Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 00:36:42 EDT The rarest of all production military Jeeps. If it recognizable as a CJ-V35/U it is probably worth the price. Here is text on the subject from my book: The CJ-V35/U One of the most unusual variants of the military Jeep is the CJ-V35/U. One-thousand these vehicles were ordered in February 1950 for use as communications trucks. Willys-Overland produced the CJ-V35/U from March 1950 through June 1950. All of these vehicles were bought by the Department of the Navy, Bureau of Ships for use by the Marine Corps. The CJ-V35/U looks very much like a civilian CJ-3A, however there were numerous detail differences. The most obvious are its use of a unique deep headlight bezel, combat rims, and a 12-volt auxiliary generator mounted between the front seats. The auxiliary generator was driven via belts of a PTO. This generator charged two 6-volt auxiliary batteries which powered the radio equipment. Internally, the CJ-V35/U, although it has a waterproof electrical system and provisions for deep-water fording, it retains the 6-volt ignition system like its predecessors. A radio cabinet occupied the position normally reserved for the back seat.


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