Willys Jeep ID
- Thread starter scoutabout
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Wandering the desert
- Location
- Ephraim
I've seen em on jeeps before, but usually on jeeps older than 1960's. Not a custom thing, probably an original option from the dealer.
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
My dad had a '48 Willys with a Montgomery Ward hardtop on it for what that's worth. My point being, there were a LOT of weird ways to configure a Jeep until the '60s. I'd almost imagine that being an aftermarket top of somekind. Maybe even a "Bubba-built"?
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- Location
- far enough away
Willys used to offer hardtops by a couple different manufacturers, and one of the main ones was a company by the name of Koenig, who also made winches back in the day... might try to see if there are any painted-over ID tags on the top anywhere.
http://www.film.queensu.ca/cj3b/Hardtops/Koenig.html
also, here's a shot of the ID tag you're looking for:
Like Marc said, there were a lot of options for Jeep stuff back when... but not all that many hardtops and the early Jeeps are fairly well-documented-- not to Mopar standards, but what is?
You should be able to get a good, authoritative answer from the old Jeep guys out there without much trouble.
http://www.film.queensu.ca/cj3b/Hardtops/Koenig.html
also, here's a shot of the ID tag you're looking for:
Like Marc said, there were a lot of options for Jeep stuff back when... but not all that many hardtops and the early Jeeps are fairly well-documented-- not to Mopar standards, but what is?
You should be able to get a good, authoritative answer from the old Jeep guys out there without much trouble.
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
Sears-Roebuck was another popular hardtop maker in the early Jeep days.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
very cool
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- Location
- Sunny Arizona
My 63 had a Koenig top. Please forgive the hideous paint job, this was taken after I sold it. 
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Cool, thanks for the info guys.