33 Willys coupe any out there? bodys to be sold? is it made in fiberglass?

was always a fan of the 33 willys coupe, it looked bad assed as a gasser..used to have a plastic model of it with a 427 sohc ford engine in it..would like to know if anyone on here knows where there are any bodys for sale or is some one re-poping these in tupperware? I would love to start a new project..but want to look into this one first.

 

wow nothin? no one got a 33 willys to even show? wow ..maybe i should build this no one will have anything to compair it with..

 

There was, for many years, a place called The Willys Works up north somewhere. They made parts and full glass bodies,33 Coupe & Panel, 40-41 Coupe & Pickup.

 

thanks pasadena i thought so i looked them up years ago but didnt have the time to deal with it..hope they are still in bis. really would like a "real" body but i bet that will be near impossible.

 

ahh bummer the only willys works is a jeep place in arizona i think..and the only body mfg. i can find makes the 40 and 41..bummer

 

Try going to www.gassermadness.com for vendors. Might even find a 33' for sale.

 

Here you go....

http://www.superiorglassworks.com/cart/pages.php?pageid=14

 

willys hot rods sells body pkg about 12 grand

 

cool site...ooooohhh way too expensive for me..hah ha h ah but its a resource..

 

the superior glass one looks ok but that front end i dont like..the gassermadness site is cool but expensive ..than again history on an old gasser for sale brings its price too.

 

Active Power makes these...I could be persuaded out of this one

 

33 Willys bodies are made by Ben Thompson
Ameliasburgh Ontario Quality is very high. He also makes and sell door handles etc.

 

i had one of those a few years back.....can't remember what famous car it was supposed to have been molded off of...maybe the huradka (sp) bros....it went to oklahoma city ....heard of a steel one in the southern ohio area sitting in a junk yard....if you do find one.....have fun with those doors..... lots of interesting time going to be involved in assembly ......brandon

 

http://www.rodcraft.cc/index.html

 

http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w218/TudorJeff/Impact Classics/


Hey Von,

Check these pictures out. I attended an open house at their facility near Quincy, Illinois a few weeks ago. I didn't know the family before, but the son used to work for the former body-manufacturing company and the son and his father ended up buying out the original company, molds, cars in process, frame jigs, etc. They then bought a building and moved the whole operation to their neck of the woods just out East of Quincy, Illinois (about 3 hours north of St. Louis, 5 hours south of Chicago). I talked to the father at the open house for quite a while and they seem like real good people, real car people too. As I recall, they have the molds for a 33, a 33 "stretch" as well as the 40-41 and the "speedster" looking one I have in the pictures. They also plan to use the little "English" car in the showroom to create a set of molds in the near future. The web site is bare bones right now, but there is a phone number. (217) 593-6500

http://www.impactclassics.com/

Good luck - Jeff

 

Willys Works is in Liberty, NY. Haven't checked in with them in a couple of years.

Glass Willys builds are not cheap endeavors though, if I'm reading you correctly.

 

I believe that IDA Automotive in New Jersey also make a 33 Willy coupe body.

At least they did a few years ago.

 

Dennis Taylor had a nice 33 body he made by making it longer and wider. He's out of business now, but these guys bought his molds and jigs:

http://www.impactclassics.com/

EDIT: oops, looks like I'm repeating Jeff...

 

cool i will look into these

 

some of these places are only offering the 40 to 41 not the 33

 

Hate to be a downer but if $12k for a glass one is out of reach steel will make you faint unless you make a real "find of a lifetime"!! Good luck in your search/build!!

 

yeah im finding this out 34 fordtk..it was a car i was infatuated with back 16 or so years ago..ha ha ha probably should have bought the project than..hind sight..anyway i also thought because it wasnt mainstream 32 Ford or chevy that it may be a little cheaper to get into a body..the rest of it i was going to fab..well it may be way more than i want to bite on now from what im seeing and finding..bummer cause i had a real nice vision when i was a younger man, and i still hold it for that car..maybe some day..just not now

 

Here's a picture of my '33 Willys. I built it in the 90's. Had a AI body with a Pro-Willys tilt front end. AI became Rod N' Race and I believe they are still in business. Not sure what became of Pro-Willys. Gary Martz (Martz chassis) in Bedford, Pa. may know how to contact him. Good luck in the hunt. Mike

 

yeah mike martz is still in buisness he makes frames and stuff dont think he offers the bodys anymore..although i could be wrong..BTW sweet 33 love it..its worth a S load of money from what i can see

 

Thanks! I got a pretty good price for it when I sold it in 2002. Hell, I couldn't afford to buy it back now I would if I could. (How 'bout it, Dave?)
I can't remember the guy's name that ran ProWillys, maybe Tom? Anyway, he was sorta' across town from Martz. Did nice work at a very fair price. I had a Martz chassis under that car and thought he did a good job overall. It was a blast to drive. Mike

 

bummer mike i thought you still owned it..just curious what was your asking price when you sold it?

 

It ran pretty good too. Small light car and stout engine = big fun Mike

 

When you talk "Willys" be ready to fork out da $$$!

 

Here is the Rod n Race body : http://www.rodnrace.com/33willys.htm

 

Von , We bought a Willys Works car in`98.It was a roller narrowed 9", Mustang II front on a 2x3 frame , and all the doors and deck lid were hung & fit to the chopped top body. We paid $13500 in `98 with a good buddy deal from Vinny. So they aren`t cheap. We saw a very rusty steel car sell at the Gateway Gasser Meet in `99 sell for $22000,and the bottom 4' was rusted off on the complete car. Also they are a very little car on the inside ,my chopped top Anglia had more room in it. Gasserman