The Jeep CJ was the brand's civilian version of the Quad Willys Overland built for the U.S. Army during World War II. The CJ-2A went on sale in 1945, and the CJ-3A and CJ-3B followed within a decade.

Part-time fireman and full-time spouse and dad Michale McClure of Garden City, Kansas, had family on his mind when he built this CJ-7 for his wife. For unspecified reasons, the Jeep's original cost ...