I thought this was an odd photo due to the passenger seeming to pretend to be holding a steering wheel. This photo is being auctioned on eBay.
Advertising & Brochures Research Archives
Willys Overland Tin Sign Cincinnati, OH **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $100
“Willys -Overland Automobile tin sign with raised lettering.Used at gas stations or Willys dealer or garage.Some mounting holes or maybe 22 cal. bullett holes.Has alot of character with some surface rust as seen in the photos. Measures 22 1/4 in. long by 11 3/4 in. tall.Price is firm with local cash sale only.No emails please ”
4 Framed Posters Minneapolis, Mn $175
Only three of the four related to jeeps, but the frames and matting look pretty good.
“Four Classic Jeep/Willys Advertisements, professionally framed! One has a landscape orientation, and is 20″ tall by 26 1/2″ wide. The other three are are in portrait orientation, approximately 16 1/2″ wide by 19 1/2″ tall. Will sell set for $175.00, or individually for $50.00 per piece. Call Cory at 612-716-5337, or e-mail your inquiry directly through CraigList. Thanks for looking!”
Ann and I Visit the WAAAM at Hood River, Or
While driving to Vancouver on Monday, Ann and I decided to visit the five year old Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM). So, about noon we pulled off I-84 and drove into downtown Hood River expecting to locate the museum quickly. However, it turns out the museum is located a few miles away from town near the airport. As soon as we realized we didn’t know where we were going, we cranked up the GPS and that guided us up the hill and over a dale or two. We even passed a FC-170 off to our right. Finally, we arrived at Air Museum Road.
Since it was Monday at noon, there wasn’t a flood of visitors, which worked out great for us because the staff could take the time to explain and answer all of our questions. In fact, everyone was noticeably friendly and knowledgeable.
The first thing we learned is that WAAAM has one of the largest collection of working antique planes and vehicles in the country. All the different planes, tractors, jeeps, automobiles, trucks, motorcycles are housed in two giant hangars with multiple exits. In fact, some of the planes and vehicles are privately owned, but stored free of charge at the museum. Owners can come in most any time and take their property out to fly or drive them.
Every month the museum holds a “Second Saturday” event. That’s when volunteers arrive to give rides and show off the vehicles. In May of 2012, a special Military Day will be held on the Second Saturday. That date is May 12th and I’ve been invited to talk a little about jeeps and sign books (and maybe ride in a jeep or two???). It should be fun!
Here’s an introduction to the museum:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCSFuoSiEzo
While I had fun looking at all the cars and planes, it was the jeeps I was there to see. We saw the following jeeps:
1941 MB Slat Grille
Undated MB
Close up of the Poster:
“Maverick Special” Willys Wagon Brochure
King of Hearts
Honestly, I’m not sure if this is a real card or not. But, the picture was cool, so I thought I’d post it.
Great old Jeep Sign at Brileya’s Chrysler Jeep Dealership
Rikk shared a picture of a great old lighted sign that still hangs at Brileya’s Chrysler Jeep Dealership, 1253 US Route 7, North Rutland, Vt. It still works and flashes between blue, pink, and white. So check it out the next time you are in Vermont. http://www.brileyaschryslerjeep.net/index.htm
1969 Meyer Rotary Broom Brochure on eBay
CJ-3B Stainless Body Kits Myrtle Creek, OR
UPDATE: Back in May of 2011 Mike forwarded me the below ad. This morning Craig pointed out that Dan over at Hemmings did a nice article about the stainless bodies along with the seller of these kits.
The buyer apparently bought out a stainless supplier in the Philippines. Call the seller for more info.
FC Ad from Canada eBay
UPDATE: Check out the Spanish version of this over at the FCCONNECTION.
Glen forwarded this Ad from eBay.
“ORIGINAL 1961 JEEP WILLYS TRUCK CANADA 4 WHEEL DRIVE CAR AD 103 IN WHEELBASE. Ad measures 13.75″ x 10″ approximately. Ad is in very good condition.”
Willys Truck Options
It seems to be a Willys/Jeep Truck and Wagon day. So, let’s start with this old brochure Glenn forwarded to me. I’d like to see a brochure that shows all 50 options referenced in the brochure. Note this is a brochure put out by Willys of Canada.
A Couple more Ads in Spanish
Collection of Jeep Ads in Spanish **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD**
A Mexican collector of Jeep Ads in Spanish wants to sell his collection. Here are two examples of what he has. If anyone is interested, contact me (d@ewillys.com) and I’ll provide his contact info.
According to the seller, he has “a very complete ads collection of about 40 Jeep Willys to Cj7 jeeps, also Willys Wagon and wagoneer and Pickup Jeeps”
Black Diamond Auto Parts Sign Black Diamond, Wa
On the way back from picking up the new top for Biscuit a couple of weeks ago, Karson and I took the scenic route back to Renton and passed through Black Diamond (a very small town). We pulled into a local mini mart and as I exited the car I looked up to see this old sign, still standing. It is a very tall sign and I did my best to get as close as I could, but my phone’s camera just didn’t do a great job. However, if you could see it clearly you would see what appears to be a CJ-3A on the left side.
In N Out Burger Stickers
A while a go Brian discovered that the west coast In N Out Burger chain of burger restaurants had stickers with an old jeep on it. It took him a while to find a 2nd sicker which he could scan. So, here it is down below.
In N Out Burgers are one of my favorite places, as they have fresh fries and reasonably sized, great burgers. And, if you are in the ‘know’, you know you can order several items not shown on the in-store menus, but are shown on the internet. For example, try your burger “Animal Style” the next time you are there.
Vintage Ad Browser
Roberto spotted this interesting Ad Browser site. You can check out a variety of Jeep/Willys ads by clicking here.
According to the website, “Vintage Ad Browser was created in 2009/2010 and released in 2010, by Philipp Lenssen from Germany, currently living in China. This site aims to collect vintage ads from a variety of sources, including comic books, CD-Roms, websites, APIs, your submissions, book, magazine & comic book scans, and more. At the moment, this site contains 123,311 ads. Vintage Ad Browser has a sister site called Cover Browser, started in 2006 – please have a look.”
Here are a couple unusual ads:
Holiday Postcard from the MacArthur Museum Archives
From the archives of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock, Ar, comes this holiday image on a post card.
Puffer Engineering
You can easily turn your CJ-2A into a Wagon! Just follow the easy turn-my-cj2a-into-a-station-wagon-kit from Puffer Engineering. I spotted this image via a British site that linked me to oldcarandtruckpictures.com. Strangely, when I go to oldcarandtruckpictures.com’s jeep area, I can’t locate the image. The web works in mysterious ways!
I tried to learn more about the manufacturer, but searches on ‘Puffer Engineering’ revealed nothing, to me anyway, other than this image.
Willys Automobile Line Ad in Life Magazine
From September 29, 1952, comes this Ad from Life Magazine, pages 40 and 41, titled “A World Famous Family … Each a Leader in its Field“.
Roberto’s Expo Poster
Roberto has an Expo occurring soon in Spain. Of course, he has to add a Willys to the poster :-). Best of luck with your expo Roberto!
Unusual Jeepney-Coke Item
Blaine spotted this unusual item. This appears to be some kind of 100 year celebration of the Philipines. How the Coke/Jeepney tribute add to this celebration is unclear to me.
More pics from Gerald
Willys Jeep Metal Sign Dauphin, Pa $350
Here’s an unusual find.
“Metal sign with writing on both sides. Asking $350. If interested or have further questions, please contact Ron at 717-921-9089.”
Raymond Concrete Pile Company does Soil Research
UPDATE: Derek’s got much more information on the CJ-3B site.
This image was on Vulcanhammer.net, but no longer seems to be there. In it, you can see Raymond Concrete Pile Company’s Gow Division’s SPT rig using a PTO to bore a hole for soil research. This is actually an advertisement for the Jeep.
The caption with the image is, “The Jeep helps cut our costs by getting more done”.
And the text below the image is:
In building anything big, the first step is soil sampling. Gow Division of the Raymond Concrete Pile Company. 57-year-old construction company with projects around the world, keeps its 28 ‘Jeeps’ going eight hours a day in its work of investigating soil conditions to furnish information to architects and designers so they can determine the best type of foundations for construction projects of all kinds. Here is one of Raymond’s “Jeeps” with power take-off being used to operate an exploratory boring outfit.
The manager of Raymond’s Gow Boring division says: “We were the first to use the “Jeep” in soil testing work, and we have been using more and more “Jeeps” ever since. The “Jeep” helps cut our costs by getting more done. It can maneuver over rough ground in the country and get into tight spots between buildings in the city. It furnishes the pwoer for operationg our rigs and carries our equipment quickly from job to job so that we’re always ready to go.”
Here’s an example of a post hole digger. So, maybe they ‘dig’ with some kind of custom corer and then use the PTO to lift it (which is what they appear to be doing in the photo above)?
The ‘CJ-5′ Overlander at earlycj5.com
The earlycj5.com site recently published some great brochures about a CJ-5 truck called the overlander which was available in Australia. Check it out! (Thanks Dan).