Looking at a 57 Wagon for sale today

[bigun]

It is coming home on Sunday for $250.

Nice!
It should keep you busy and out of trouble

[Tin Medic]

Busy, yes. Out of trouble, probably not.

[fulsizjeep]

Gathering it up at 2.

Most of my trouble happens at home, sometimes it happens on the highway and occasionally it happens at work. I don't need any other place to go. That is the history anyways...

[fulsizjeep]

It's here. The ground is so mushy we left it on the trailer until we can park it when the ground is froze.

[Tin Medic]

Nice, can't wait to see it.

[kyamcalvert]

Whoa.

Awesome.

[wewillsurvive]

That thing is awesome. One of them is on my bucket list


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[dbx11]

Did you get it for 250 or was that just shipping? I bet it runs with a jump and a shot of starting fluid like a previous post stated. Keep us posted those are on my most wanted list so I'm glued...

[fulsizjeep]

We paid 250 and the seller drug it to the house on our trailer. I started it on Saturday! Fuel line quickly clogged up but ran it for about 90 seconds on starting fluid. Pretty exciting.

[tgreese]

The Continental 226 is a great engine. Was used in Checker Cabs into the 60s and even later as an industrial engine. I'd leave it 100% original, if possible.

Quite a score. I'm sure you need another project.

[jamesdart]

I don't think you will like it. its not as cool as a wagoneer, I will save you the heckling and gladly take it off your hands.

[fulsizjeep]

Margarita is finally off the trailer. Brakes work as long as you have time to pump once first.

[Landman_MTX]

That is GREAT find!!!!

[fulsizjeep]

When you find gas that is so old and varnished that there is black goo plugging up the tank outlet and fuel line, it is time to drop the tank. I can get it dipped at a radiator shop in Cortez. Now shopping for a carb kit for Carter YF carb. Yesterday, I picked up a NAPA 12V electric fuel pump, 6 filters, 15' 5/16" hose, clamps, spark plugs and wires. Need to find a brass fitting for the tank. We destroyed the one that was on it.

[flingwing1969]

It is coming home on Sunday for $250.

Heck of a buy for a sweet piece of elderly iron. I'm not sure I could convince my dear bride to let me have 4th old Jeep on our paltry 2.5 acres though. Maybe if I hadn't sold the Ranch. Sigh . . .

[willysdave]

You basically stole that I hope you know. My first wagon was a 62 and it was stock. It was also a 3 speed. I bought it with the intent on 4 wheeling it but, Living in L.A. at the time, it wouldn't go fast enough to go on the freeway so, it was pretty much a town car. That's when it starts. At least with me. I love the body style, wood strips in the bed which, by the way, is flat. I also love the room inside and the wheel base is pretty ideal for 4 wheelin. That's when I started updating the wagon so I could drive somewhere to go wheeling.A new drivetrain was in order along with P.S., and P.B., and a 4.0 h.o. and a aw4 4 speed tranny.A spring over and new BFG 33s, and it was worthy of freeway duty except the spring over left the steering a little funny but, I loved it and had it for 13 years. I bought another one even before I sold the first one. It's the reason I'm on this site, It's the only FSJ I have. It is far from stock though. What is your plan with it ? stock or modified ?

[willysdave]

Do you realize your first post of this wagon is just about a year old ? lol

[fulsizjeep]

Here she is on Christmas. More will be revealed.

[66stepside]

1st impression is a good one.

You guys are getting as much snow as we are, too.


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[CosmicRhino]

It is coming home on Sunday for $250.

Wow! My dream Willys would be exactly this original color and this amount of patina, but the pickup style instead. I love how a little surface rust coloration looks on old dark green Jeeps. Classic.