Last model year and attempted utilitarian crossover, Willys-Overland Jeepster is set to hit the auction block Oct. 4.
This 1951 Willys-Overland Jeepster may be shining with chrome additions and other frills, but it’s no softee. It can still kick ass!
The last-year-of-production Willys Jeepster manages to be sophisticated and rugged all in the same drive, which is a deliberate design choice for Willys-Overland as they tried to cross over, away from their rugged utilitarian days, and into the mainstream consumer base.
In the years following the end of World War II, rugged vehicle manufacturer Willys-Overland decided to create an automobile that could bridge the gap between their no-frills Jeeps and the comfortable modern vehicle options of the time. And thus, Willys-Overland created this epic Jeepster with all the trimmings from chrome inlays, a continental spare, to whitewall tires. Only 19,000 of these stylish Jeepsters were produced.
Aside from the handsome exterior, this Jeepster is powered by a reliable 2.2-liter inline four-cylinder engine capable of producing 72 horsepower. It also is equipped with a three-speed manual gearbox with overdrive, front transverse leaf spring suspension, rear semi-elliptic leaf springs, and drum brakes.
This Jeepster has been finely maintained and has lived an extremely cushy life of air-conditioning and regular maintenance while under the roof of the Corpus Christi Old Car Museum. Now, it will soon be hitting the auction block at the Corpus Christi Old Car Museum Auction, happening Oct. 4 and 5, along with 200 rare and classic cars by Worldwide Auctioneers.
Raised around her family’s colorful imports and antique mechanic shop, and with a car museum as a classroom. Yes, really, she was homeschooled out of a car museum. She still has problems with fractions. Caitlin is most at home wandering alone in a car museum or popping a beer behind the desk of her father’s mechanic shop, Shook Enterprises.
With a constant flow of beloved antique and classic sports cars running through the family business, it’s no wonder the origin of her automobile passion.
In efforts of making Caitlin less of a troublemaking brat during her teenage years, her father found a 1976 Porsche 912e to absorb her time. She, with the expert supervision of Steve Shook and Sidney Arnold, began a total restoration. Engine overhaul, all mechanicals, EVERY DAMN THING.
After that, she would soon learn the mind-bending qualities of auto bodywork. Taking the 912e down to metal while branding herself with a heat gun multiple times. Plus, did you know airplane acid hurts like the dickens if you get it a piece of curled paint soaked in it stuck between your leg and your sock? It does. Once down to metal, it was clear the Porsche 912e had been applied Bondo by a Jackson Pollock admirer. Anyways, enough about the restoration.
Now she spends her time good spiritedly harassing mechanics at the family shop, drinking whatever beer is in the fridge, and creating informal YouTube videos on beloved cars to post on The Bad Blonde CARS + TRAVEL.
She hopes you like her work, and if you don’t, best you keep it to yourself.
With a constant flow of beloved antique and classic sports cars running through the family business, it’s no wonder the origin of her automobile passion.
In efforts of making Caitlin less of a troublemaking brat during her teenage years, her father found a 1976 Porsche 912e to absorb her time. She, with the expert supervision of Steve Shook and Sidney Arnold, began a total restoration. Engine overhaul, all mechanicals, EVERY DAMN THING.
After that, she would soon learn the mind-bending qualities of auto bodywork. Taking the 912e down to metal while branding herself with a heat gun multiple times. Plus, did you know airplane acid hurts like the dickens if you get it a piece of curling paint covered in it stuck between your leg and your sock? It does. Once down to metal, it was clear the Porsche 912e had been applied Bondo by a Jackson Pollock admirer. Anyways, enough about the restoration.
Now she spends her time good spiritedly harassing mechanics at the family shop, drinking whatever beer in the fridge, and creating informal YouTube videos on beloved cars to post on The Bad Blonde CARS + TRAVEL.
She hopes you like her work, and if you don’t, best you keep it to yourself.
