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My '42 Jeep came with this vintage radio set. The radio has a service date of 1945, while the power supply is dated 1951. My friend, a former radio engineer, has been helping me try to fire it up. The interior components are absolutely immaculate -- everything looks brand new! These things...

Finished installing the 30 cal 1919 replica on Sparky today. The Evike replica gun I bought didn't come with that 45-degree angle piece that locks it in position for driving. Without it, the gun is quite tail heavy and aims at the sky, whirling around loosely. You can buy that part, new old...

More accurately, the Ford GPW -- but with a Willys engine. lol It took some doing -- and a long search -- but I finally found a mostly original 1942 GPW. It was in Seattle, WA, which made getting it to our place near Corpus Christi almost impossible. It seems trucking firms don't like...

How do I go about researching a World War II Willys Jeep's wartime service? Were military records kept using the vehicles "VIN" (actually the predecessor to the VIN) that can be found on the title? If so, where would I search? I would love to learn as much as possible about a vehicle I am...

New guy here, on the hunt for a WWII-era Willys Jeep. I have my eye on one, and am preparing a pre-buy checklist for my nephew (who lives near the seller -- who is 2,000 miles away) to use when he evaluates it for me. Can you guys take a gander at the list and let me know if I'm missing...