HISTORY of our Willys Jeep:
Our Willys Jeep M38A1 is not a Dutch NEKAF Jeep (Nederlandse Kaiser-Frazer) as you mostly see in Germany. She served in Danish Army and is one of 1000 Jeeps bought by the Danish Government directly from the US in 1960/61. I bought her 2008 in a small town called „Wenden“ in the Middle West of Germany. As the rear propeller shaft decided to fall off the Jeep I started a full frame-off restoration in 2009.
The whole process took me a few years, cause I weren’t able to work every day on the Jeep and I am not a professional mechanic. So I have learned a lot. In the beginning of the restoration process my wife and I decided to paint the Jeep in DAK color (Deutsches Afrika Korps) and we think, she turned out pretty well. She got a brand new MD JUAN BODY KIT. We used the tub and the fenders. All other body parts could be restored and installed again. The axles, engine and transmission were fully rebuilt with lots of NOS-Parts by a Willys Jeep Shop in South East Germany. The restoration of the Willys Jeep was mostly done in 2017 and we got her back on the streets, including German TÜV!
Unfortunately the engine wasn’t as good as expected. It broke down in September 2021 after 900 miles. The reason was a crack from one of the coolant passages to cylinder 2 and 3. The block was not reparable. Worst case! I got a new used Swiss Army engine block to start from the beginning. The new engine was built in cooperation with US-Car specialists from Ol‘ Skool Customs in Dieburg, Germany. It took me 13 months to get the new engine back in. This happened in October 16th, 2022. The new engine runs great. Fingers crossed for the first miles of test-driving.
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You will actually find more than 8000 pictures in over 200 galleries on this website, videos, technical manuals, data sheets literature and other informations about our fully restored 1961 MD Willys Jeep M38A1.
You will also find pictures and informations about weapons, museums/ exhibitions and historical places of both world wars! Thousands of pictures are still waiting for being uploaded. We want to share all informations and personal experiences that we made during the restoration process over the years.
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2020 | APPOINTMENT WITH A SWISS ARMY JEEP M38A1 BAT
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2020 | SHORT RIDE AROUND TOWN
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2020 | SUNNY WINTER DAYS
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2019 | SUMMER
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2019 | EASTER JEEP SAFARI AROUND TOWN
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2018 | AT THE END OF SUMMER
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2018 | HARVESTED CORNFIELD
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2018 | EASTER JEEP SAFARI IN THE WOODS AROUND TOWN
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2017 | FIRST JEEP MEET AND GREET
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Including a short brake of two years we have finished the restoration in July 2017. The Jeep is in nearly perfect condition. Got an official 2+ Classic Data Expert Report. Stay tuned for more pictures and videos which we will upload to this pages in the future.
STATUS: January 15th, 2023
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