Open Roads, May
1948 Willys Jeepster
{{lr.item.text}}
$18,700 USD | Sold
| Boca Raton, Florida
{{internetCurrentBid}}
{{internetTimeLeft}}
Chassis No.
4-63-72099
Documents
US Title
- The first postwar passenger car from Willys, featuring design by Brooks Stevens combining aspects of a Jeep and a car into a phaeton body style
- One of 10,326 Jeepsters produced for 1948
- Retained by the same family from 1950 until May 2021
- Benefits from a previous refurbishment likely executed in the late-eighties to early-nineties
- Inline four-cylinder engine paired with a three-speed automatic Borg Warner transmission with overdrive
- Exterior features factory step plates, front bumper overrider, Haartz fabric top, and deluxe hub caps with trim rings
- New fuel pump and carburetor fitted in March 2021
- Accompanied by restoration invoices and photos, historic imagery, Jeepster literature, 1950 buyer’s order and copy of old title, spare wheel, and owner’s manual
