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Marc discovered these drawings on Flickr. I’m not sure where they were published originally.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autohistorian/8607955035/in/set-72157620825781760/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autohistorian/8609062408/in/set-72157620825781760
I like the jeep drawing.
“1948 BANK OF MONTREAL AD WITH CARTOON ILLUSTRATION OF WILLYS JEEP HILLBILLY
Magazine ad, page measures 5″ x 4″ approximately, in very good condition.”
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
Maybe someone is looking for this unique sign?
“Thank you for visiting my eBay Auctions and Store. 3D Signs specializes in unique hand crafted signs and plaques. These signs make the perfect gift and are not available from any other eBay seller!
DESCRIPTION
This is a single sided sign, routed on Real Wood in my wood shop. It is painted with bright acrylic paints, and finished with multiple coats of clear lacquer for long lasting protection. Your new sign comes ready to hang with a sawtooth style hanger already installed.
This sign measures approximately 11″x 15”
This blueprint looks rare.
“Belonging to my grandfather and stored away flat for years. Original mylar blueprint “C” size of auxiliary fuel tank installation. 10/1967 Kaiser Jeep. Pencil on mylar.
Bonus drawing included “B” sized, Vertical Wall Demonstration Stand, Willys Motors, Inc. 8/14/1962 No border. Pencil on mylar.
Any questions, please feel free to ask.
I do not ship outside the USA (This includes Canada).”
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This must be a British jeep! Steering wheel is on the “wrong” side.
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Here’s another QSL card with a jeep. The Blue’s refers to the blue mountains which are just over an hour south of us in Oregon.
“QSL HAM RADIO CARD: About the same size as a Standard size postcard (about 3 1/4″ x 5 3/8″), but on slightly lighter weight paper. Our inventory number: QSL 4 ”
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UPDATE: **WARNING** There are only two jeeps pictured in the book!!! Buyer beware.
“This auction is for a 1943 book filled with cartoons about WWII. It is titled “Jeeps and Jests” by Bruce Bairnsfather. The book has cartoons on every page– about 60 pages in all. The condition of the book is good. The binding is solid and there are no rips. The main flaw is that there are some faint spots on the covers and scattered in the book.”
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Here are two great nightscape pictures by Rob Cord of the jeep sculpture at Borrego Springs. He owns and operates Driven2Perfection. Rob’s grandparents live near Borrego Springs and he has been visiting the area yearly for thirty years. He’s a Willys nut who has this CJ-2A for sale. Thanks for sharing Rob!
Mark forwarded a linke to Carhenge, an outdoor sculpture just outside Alliance, Nebraska. It turns out a Willys Truck was one of the vehicles used to create it. If we have time, we’ll stop by here and check it out on our way back from the East Coast.
There are a variety of pictures of Carhenge on Flickr. Below is part of one.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay
There’s an explanation of this card at this-old-jeep.com.
“Quaker Oats Sparkies Jingle Contest postcard featuring Terry & The Pirates!!
Puffed Wheat and Rice Sparkies
1946 vintage animation cartoon art postcard
Milton Caniff artist
Terry & the Pirates riding in a Jeep
Reg. U.S. PAt Off. Copyright 1946 by News Syndicate Co Inc ~ Artist signature United States government issued postal stationery. Some stains as show below.”
As I understand it, this is a vintage photo of a drawing.
“All photos are original and of period. No reproductions unless otherwise noted. Photo Size: 3.5″ by 3.5”
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Mike shot this cool, but sorrowful picture.
I never imagined someone would make soldier figurine soaps.
“This is a wonderful vintage children’s set, designed for little boys by the Helene Pessl Company. It is an Army Jeep with three figural soap soldiers. This set is from the 1940’s or 1950’s, as best I have been able to determine. The Soldiers fit into the bottom of the Jeep, and the Jeep slips into the outer box. It is in decent condition, showing some wear on the Jeep parts that fold, and appears to be missing a couple cardboard details from the Jeep. The soaps have never been used… it is being sold ‘as is’. The entire package measures 7 inches (17.5 cm) long by 3 inches (8 cm) wide and 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) tall.”
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The woman says, “I didn’t think a JEEP COULD BE STOPPED.”
The solider says, “You stopped the JEEP — But, I’m just STARTING!”
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Here are two different Canadian Champion Spark Plug ads that include jeeps. The first one looks Ford GPish.
“ORIGINAL STUNNING 1945 WWII ARMY SOLDIERS CHAMPION SPARK PLUG AD CANADA WILLYS JEEP ARMY. Magazine ad, measures 5″ x 6″ approx, in very good condition.”
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“ORIGINAL 1944 CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS MOTOR AD CANADA JEEP ARMY RATION COUPON GASOLINE. Magazine ad, measures 5″ x 2″ approx, in very good condition.”
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How about this neat card.
“Very Nice condition Soldier’s greeting card with only some minor creases; no writing, stains, blemishes, etc. Measures 4-3/4″ by 5-3/4″.”
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I’ve never seen three of these for sale in one auction.
“Vintage Willy’s Jeep J.H. Millstein Co Glass Candy Container from WWII. Quantity of three.”
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Here’s a postcard with a Bantam BRC-60 on the front.
“EARLY WW II COLORFUL POST CARD SHOWING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AT CAMP RUCKER, ALABAMA.. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MILTARY BASE DEVELOPMENT APPEARS ON REVERSE. POST CARD IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.”
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I spotted this article about slinging a jeep on LoanSentry.com. Apparently, during WW2 the folks in the 881st Ordnance were slinging plenty of jeeps, enough that they created a system for it and published the results in
You can view a variety of the ordnance documents at vmpa.ordnanacereproductions.com. It looks like a cool resource.
Whatever it is, it wasn’t done that well. But, since it’s odd, it is here.
” Up for auction One frosted beer bottle ..The bottle is a amber ” BUD LIGHT ” beer bottle. It has ” Willys Jeepster ” frosted into It below ” BUD LIGHT “. Above it on the neck is ” B L “. It is about 9 inchs tall and a screw cap top.”
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Roberto shared the following, along with his newest drawing:
“I send you one of the comics drawn for French bimontly magazine “4×4 Story Spécial Jeep”, translated to English, This is the comic published at issue 46. The subject of the comic was the employ of the jeep during the vintage of wine at France. After WW2 many army surplus vehicle were employed by civilians and of course, at the areas devoted to the well known French wines. In fact, there was at least one winery commercialised a product called “Jeep”. One video at “You Tube”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LggnPHKaFY
More:
http://www.alexgambal.com/blog/harvest-2009/the-2009-harvest-begins.html
The magazine website is:
Here’s a neat golf and jeep ad from 1965.
“Auto Brochure – Kaiser Jeep Corporation – Jeep – Product Line Overview – Code: DM 65-03 (interpret as 1965 from the Code) -12 pages – Colour – approx. 11 x 8.5 inch page – rust on staples and on paper in immediate vicinity, toning (brightness reversion) with age – postally mailed; address label affixed.”
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
This is one of a limited edition of bronze sculptures featuring the jeep at a military checkpoint. Read this article for more information. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19880717&id=ncFQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PccMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2512,1973525
“Up for auction is a RARE Limited Edition patinated bronze sculpture manufactured by Don Sommer’s American Arrow Corporation. The bronze “CHECKPOINT” is a limited edition sculpture released by Chrysler Corporation in 1988 of the 1941 military Army JEEP. The bottom reads “SERIES 3 #0722″ made in USA by the American Arrow Corp. It looks as though it is signed on the top right base but I can’t make out the name. The base is about 10 x 6.5 inches and the Jeep itself is about 5.5 inches long. The JEEP (MB5 ?) and the soldiers are nicely detailed. This is very heavy, approximately 6 pounds. This sculpture is RARE and is in very good used condition!”
