Friday, December 21, 2012

1949 Willys Jeepster Phaeton Convertible

At the end of World War II Willys postponed returning to passenger cars, resuming peacetime production with Jeep based vehicles instead. This included the civilian version of the Military Jeep, a Station Wagon and a Jeepster.

The Jeepster was an open tourer designed by Brooks Stevens who also did the wagon. The Jeepster offered seating for four, 104 inch wheelbase, manual soft top and side curtains.

This Jeepster is equipped with a 72 horsepower 134 cubic inch "Go-Devil" four cylinder engine. A smaller 4 cylinder and a larger 6 cylinder engine was also available in 1949. A little over 2300 were made and original price in 1949 was $1,500.00. This Jeepster is for sale and the totally restored price is $40,000.00.

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