Thanks to David Lindsay for giving me the heads up on this one - a 1962 CJ6 currently on eBay and outfitted as a service vehicle with wrecker boom, front/rear winches, and an air compressor all driven off the Jeep’s engine through a PTO unit. Other highlights are T98 4-speed transmission with an overdrive, vented/flip-out windshield, and rear Dana 70 axle with dual rear wheels. More pics after the jump.
Here’s the auction description:
You are bidding on a 1962 Willys CJ6. This vehicle was built as a garage service truck and is equipped with a wrecker boom and a Quincy air compressor.
As you can tell from the photos this project was a complete rebuild. All of the wrecker components are original make by Koenig Iron Works. Everything was disassembled, cleaned, sandblasted, rebuilt, and painted.
The winch has new seals, and is equipped with 75’ of new cable. As you can see in the photos I have the rest of the wrecker equipment with the jeep but it is not installed as I never planned on towing anything with it and it is a bit clunky hanging out the back.
This CJ6 is equipped with a standard 4 cylinder F head engine. It is mated to a Jeep T-98 4 speed transmission and Dana 18 transfer case. There is a brand new overdrive unit installed along with a pto adapter and a twin stick PTO shift unit. This controls the rear wrecker unit and compressor, and also the Koenig Front winch.
The compressor has its own idler pulley setup so it only runs when you engage it and not when the rear winch is turning. Every last component on this Jeep was rebuilt with attention to detail and quality.
Some of the NOS parts installed include the front push bumper, fuel tank, right and left side panels on the body, and the list goes on and on.
The rear end is a Dana 70 that Jeep used on certain models such as trenchers, backhoes, etc… As some of you Jeep enthusiasts know the Dana 70 was only available with 5.87 gears. When they used the dual wheel Dana 70 along with the stock front end, which had 5.38 gears, they made up the difference with two different tire sizes. This didn’t work so well and there was trouble with driveline wind up and things often broke, not to mention you had to run two different style wheels. I have installed 4.88 gears in the front and rear end and have equipped the front axle with the same wheels as the rear so everything matches. With the 4.88 gears and the overdrive this jeep is a pleasure to drive.
The ride is stiff due to the leaf springs and coil overloads, but still fun. The pictures can probably tell more than I can write so look for the hard to find ventilating windshield frame, high lift jack, tool box, and everything else that I am forgetting to talk about. If anyone would like more information about the restoration or parts used in the build please contact me. This would make a great vehicle for a jeep or tow truck collector and I encourage you to come out and see it for yourself.
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