Mike, congrats on the awards and good for you on not selling it to the man with the money. I've had people do the exact same to me and a few times I've sold the stuff. Each time I told myself I'll build another. Too bad there were always other projects in the way and I never have gotten back to building them. The first I sold and I highly regret was a 70 suburban I cut in half and made a 3 door pick up cab. I even had the roof lowered so it wasn't an ugly eye soar. Yeah, that was supposed to be for my orange truck. I still haven't built another and that was in 09 when I sold it. I have collected pieces to build another. The next still eats at me. I gathered pieces to build a 27 T roadster. I built the frame from 2x3x1/4, put a 6.9 IDI diesel with a C6, and my machinist friend helped me adapt a 671 on top of it. It had zoomies, spindle mount ensen wheels up front, and old magnesium wheels in the rear. This stuff I had hoarded from swap meets and I didn't even know their value. I had it on a trailer to take to Texas to a show which I believe turned into the Iron invasion in Dallas. I stopped for fuel in Oklahoma and sold the car at a gas station parking lot. I didn't even go to the show. I went home thinking what was going to replace it. I still haven't done that.

It's awesome to see the willys was built, finished, and used especially if it was basically junk most others would over look. Most of my projects start as a shell with nothing. That's usually the price range I can afford to buy them so it is what it is. But I enjoy the build part so much so it doesn't bother me. Thanks for sharing these! Are you coming to Good guys in Des Moines by chance?