snowtracdave Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Doubtless a dumb question to the officiandos but can you tell me......... Which models of Jeep had an opening tailgate as standard ? Are they interchangeable ? How diffficult is it to get hold of one & approximate price . 'nk you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Nick Johns Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 (edited) Doubtless a dumb question to the officiandos but can you tell me......... Which models of Jeep had an opening tailgate as standard ? Are they interchangeable ? How diffficult is it to get hold of one & approximate price . 'nk you Lots of ww2 Jeeps in civilian use had the back panel cut out, but it was postwar models that were built with tailgates as standard from 1946? on.. CJ's, military versions M38's,...... Edited October 16, 2008 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AlienFTM Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 When my father was under-manager of a Colombian gold mine, 1946 until his death in 1967, his company car was a Willys Jeep. Entirely appropriate when the Andean main roads were dirt tracks. I do not remember the tailgate coming down, but my brother and I used to annoy him by climbing out of the back (the canvas was open at the back like a Land Rover) onto the rear bumper and stepping off as he pulled into the drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 snowtracdave Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 Thanks Nick & Alien (always an interesting story to relate ). I was pretty sure that wartime jeeps were unadulterated & I know about CJ's as my brother used to have a CJ6 but I was uncertain about the military machines from post war onwards . So , as a 'For Instance' would it be reasonably straight forward to find a good original tailboard for an M38A1 or are there maybe decent repro ones available ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Nick Johns Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Are you thinking of putting tailgate into ww2 Jeep? The post war body was quite a bit different at the back end to accomodate the tailgate, Jeeparts are the main importer of repro Jeep bodies and parts There is an M38 modified to look like a ww2 model for sale on milweb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 snowtracdave Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 No Nick , I wouldn't dream of hacking into an original vehicle, I'm contemplating the purchase of a Jeep which is sans tailgate (amongst other small bits - wipers/motors,spare wheel,seat cushions to name a few ) and I wanted to find out how much grief would be involved in tracking down the missing bits before getting too involved . I've done a couple of internet searches without much success so I thought I would ask here(which is probably what I should have done in the first place ! ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 v8 bubba Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 i may be able to locate a jeep tailgate but it would be the later cj kind with jeep in small letters rather than capitals the on line store 4wd hardware will sell you a repro willys gate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 snowtracdave Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 :thumbsup: Thanks bubba - had a look at 4WD Hardware & it certainly looks like they can sort out anything I might need . I'm going to have to put my plans on hold for a bit -a family medical problem has just arisen which is going to be making a lot of calls on my time for the forseeable . Thanks to everybody for the information and offers . I'll let you know if it all pans out . Dave . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Enigma Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I have a Jeep embossed bonnet and a grille for a Civvy Willy's. Presume you're not looking for those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 v8 bubba Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 ta mate prolly the first time i have been able to help out on here but i am always willin to try:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 snowtracdave Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 I have a Jeep embossed bonnet and a grille for a Civvy Willy's.Presume you're not looking for those? Thanks Enigma but those are two of the bits it does actually have:-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doubtless a dumb question to the officiandos but can you tell me.........
Which models of Jeep had an opening tailgate as standard ?
Are they interchangeable ?
How diffficult is it to get hold of one & approximate price .
'nk you
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