I would have never dreamed a Willys with history like this could still be found anywhere, let alone sitting outside in the elements. Amazing that no one grabbed it before now, congrats!
Well we are back from thompson and half way caught up on things. A couple of people were looking for pictures of the rearend in the car. This is one and i will post the other tonight also. Dave we looked for you at thompson but never saw you. Yes the body is a 37. Gasser Girl
Awesome score! I didn't think you could still find an original Willys Coupe sitting outside these days, but I guess I was wrong. And I'm in love with that rear end set up, it's so freakin' cool!
Wanda- I planned on coming up but the rain around here stopped me. I guess the weather was ok for you guys. I will be at BG next weekend. Will I see you guys there? I need to talk Willys with Larry.
nice find ,all the holes never trapped water, so no rust,the weight jacker rear end set-up is just too cool,the photo with the wheels up, i can just hear a 301 small block clutch dump off the line ,good luck putting her back to her glory days!!
I've seen pics of cars doing wheelies before.. But this one is BAD ASS!! You really get a feeling the car was having fun doing what it was meant to do!! It looks like it's showing off and the driver has nothing to say about it. "think you're in change driver? Watch THIS!" Awesome.
I know practically zilch about drag cars. May I ask, was the floor of this car (or most drag cars) cut out to lighten the car for racing? I have a huge soft spot for anything neglected being loved back into it's former shape, so I'll be watching this thread... Scott/Gotta56forme
Great find,great pics,great history! Well done and good luck with the rebuild,looking forward to it! Chris
Dave, Yes we will be at bowling green in memory lane with the S&S family. We will bring all the pictures and we would love to talk willys with you. Wanda
This is hard to answer because there are people on here who would say good for you but i think the majority would have different things to say and maybe even some death threats Lets just say we STOLE IT. Gasser Girl
My husband and i have so enjoyed reading people's responses to this thread and when you get one like this it just makes us laugh.
Thank you Kiwi Kev, We will definetly keep the hamb in mind as we start on our project willys. Your garage is the coolest we have ever seen. Gasser Girl
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