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“JEEP” means WILLYS Ads

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Paul forwarded this.  I have a variety of brochures & Ads, but not this one.  The slogan “JEEP” means WILLYS is an interesting intellectual property strategy.  Just another way to intertwine the two meanings.

 
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CJ Dealer Promotion Ashtray Bangkok, Thailand eBay

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Here’s a CJ Dealer Promotion ashtray that Craig pointed out to me.  However, it’s is located in Thailand.

“You are looking at a authentic old vintage used ashtray & jeep.    6 inch wide by 2 inch high for tray.    Jeep itself is 2 1/2 inch long.    Made of chromed metal.     Extensive oxidation to chrome.    Looks like it may not polish out.    No tobbaco smell.”

View all the pics and info on eBay

 
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FC-170 Dealer Promotion on eBay

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Glenn forwarded this to me, as he’d only seen a couple of these.

“good used shape — rare — all metal — base is 6 1/4″ across — please look at the pictures — please ask questions before bidding — Thank You”

View all the pics and info on eBay

 
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Layton’s Family Restaurant with a Willys Wagon Sign

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Gerald forwarded pictures of this sign (thanks!).  While the Willys Wagon is featured prominently on this sign, I couldn’t find any evidence of its existence elsewhere within the restaurant.  Layton’s is located in Ocean City, Md, and is supposed to be pretty good according to Urbanspoon.

 
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Willys Overland Panel Delivery Van (Going to Jesse’s)

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UPDATE II:  See the latest — The Van is headed West.

From August, 2011:  Glenn recognized the Willys Van for sale.  Even more impressive, he found a brochure for one!  Well done! He bought the Sales Folder off eBay about a year and a half ago. Mfg. by Plaza Motors, Inc. Englewood, NJ and was Willys-Overland Factory Approved.

Based on the emails between Colin and Glenn, there were at least three groups of Willys-Overland Delivery Trucks produced:

1) One group was produced during or just prior to WWII (as seen below)

Here is a 1942 Panel Delivery Truck:

2) One group was produced during post WWII and pre 1950, which appears to include the Willys Van owned by Mike. The brochure provided by Glenn also appears to be related to this second group.

3) One group was produced between 1951 and 1953, based on these serial numbers.

The numbers below are for post 1950 FJs. This one appears to be a pre-1950 FJ. We are still awaiting a serial number.
1951 FJ 451 GC1 10001— none
1953 FJ 452 GC2 10001—10065 65 built
1954 FJ454 GC2 10001—10012 12 built

 
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Press Photo of Tuxedo Park CJ-5 eBay

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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.

View the eBay Auction here

 
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Willys Overland Tin Sign Cincinnati, OH **SOLD**

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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 ”

 
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4 Framed Posters Minneapolis, Mn $175

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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!”

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/pts/2919063735.html

 
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Ann and I Visit the WAAAM at Hood River, Or

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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:

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“Maverick Special” Willys Wagon Brochure

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Here are two brochures for the ‘Maverick Special’ Station wagon.

 
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King of Hearts

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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.

 
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Great old Jeep Sign at Brileya’s Chrysler Jeep Dealership

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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

 

 
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1969 Meyer Rotary Broom Brochure on eBay

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UPDATE: This is back on eBay

View all the information on eBay

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CJ-3B Stainless Body Kits Myrtle Creek, OR

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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.

 
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FC Ad from Canada eBay

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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.”

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1961-JEEP-WILLYS-TRUCK-CANADA-4-WHEEL-DRIVE-CAR-AD-103-WHEELBASE-/180770426473?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2a16c1ce69

 
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Willys Truck Options

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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.

 
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A Couple more Ads in Spanish

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Here are more ads similar to yesterday’s post.

 
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Collection of Jeep Ads in Spanish **SOLD**

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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”

 
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Black Diamond Auto Parts Sign Black Diamond, Wa

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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.


 
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In N Out Burger Stickers

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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.

 
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Vintage Ad Browser

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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:

 
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Holiday Postcard from the MacArthur Museum Archives

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From the archives of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock, Ar, comes this holiday image on a post card.

 
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Puffer Engineering

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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.

 
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Willys Automobile Line Ad in Life Magazine

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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“.

 
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Roberto’s Expo Poster

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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!