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FJ, DJ, CJ-3B, and FC Owners Manuals on eBay

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Here are a series of owners manuals with starting prices are only $5.

1. 1961 FJ-3A Fleetvan

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1961-owners-manual-fl3a2. 1955 Jeep Willys dispatcher DJ3A

3. 1958 Jeep Willys dispatcher DJ3A

4. 1959 Jeep Willys dispatcher DJ3A

5. Jeep Willys CJ3B owner’s manual

6. Jeep Willys FC150 owner’s manual

7. Vintage Original Willys 4 Wheel Drive “How To Use” Manual 1960’s? Jeep

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1991 Book of Forgotten Tractors **SOLD**

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UPDATE:  **SOLD** Was on eBay

This 1991 booklet includes information on the Willys Farm Jeep. Not sure whether they mean the sparse CJ-3A version or something else. But, if you like jeeps and tractors, this might be for you.

A COMPENDIUM OF LITTLE KNOWN AND MOSTLY FORGOTTEN TRACTORS 1930-1960 BY ALAN KING SOFTCOVER CONDITION VERY GOOD- COPYRIGHT 1991 PUBLISHED BY;INDEPENDENT PRINT SHOP CO. INC. -64 PAGES.. INCLUDING ;BROCKWAY,CENTAUR,CUSTOM, EAGLE, EARTHMASTER,FARMASTER,GIBSON, HARRIS, GRAHAM-BRADLEY, INTERCONTINENTAL,LAUGHLIN,LOVE,PORSCHE,SHEPPARD,SILVER KING,THOMSON AND MORE..11 NEBRASKA TEST RESULTS FOR THESE TRACTORS, SPECIFICATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS DATA… CORBITT,GIBSON MODEL I & H,HARRIS POWER HORSE MODEL 53, HARRIS POWER HORSE FWD,INTERCONTINENTAL D 26 OR DE, AND MODEL DF, LONG MODEL A, FARMASTER MERCER FG 33 OR 30 CKAND FD 33 OR 30 BD, PORSCHE DIESEL JUNIOR L108, UNIMOG 30 DIESEL, WILLYS FARM JEEP… 
OTHER NAMES IN BOOK ZETOR KOVO, THOMSON MACHINERY CO, R H SHEPPARD CO, LAUGHLIN ROW CROP, FRIDAY MODEL 048, FERGUSON HI-40, FATE ROOT HEATH, ,CI CAPPS CO JT GO-GETTE, AVERY RO-TRAK,ALLIGATOR”

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1951 Here Comes the Jeep Book by James Jonathan on eBay

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UPDATE: Here’s another  version of “Here Comes the Jeep” Book.

This has four wheels on the cover and back that turn.

“In excellent condition, all four wheels present and turn well, all pages nice with no writing, binding very good. Satisfaction guaranteed or return for refund.”

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The Art of the Jeep Book — Signed Copy on eBay

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This book is signed by both Ray Cowdrey and Yasuo Ohtsuka.

“The Art of the Jeep 1941-1945, All American Wonder, Japanese edition with added color photos! Very rare book, signed by the Japanese author Yasuo Ohtsuka. Published 1986 and long out of print. 185 pages.”

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1942 GPW TM-10-1349 Shellsburg, MI **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was listed at $10.  

Looks to me to be an early manual, but I can’t say for sure.

“1942 ford jeep military manual”

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Handbook for 1/4 Ton Rig Owners on eBay

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Strangely, the cover of the jeep has GPW with a M-38 windshield on the front.

“About the Book: Illustrated operation, maintenance & repair guide for owners of the Willys Model MB Jeep and Ford Model GPW military vehicles. This is comprehensive and filled with lots of diagrams/drawings (including lubrication charts) to help you along the way.

Condition: In overall good condition with relatively light shelf wear – only major blemish is label taped to spine side of cover. Interior pages nice. Binding firm.”

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Drums of Tonkin, a book by Helen and Frank Schreider

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UPDATE: A 1964 article in the Spokesman-Review highlights their speaking tour following the Indonesian trip.

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Map of Frank and Helen Schreider’s Indonesian Adventure during 1961.

In 1954, Helen and Frank Schreider drove a Ford GPA (amphibious jeep) named Tortuga from the Arctic Circle to the southern most town in South America, Ushuaia, Argentina. They published a book about their adventure called 20,000 Miles South: A Pan-American Adventure in a Seagoing Jeep from the Arctic Circle. It was a book I enjoyed.

In 1960, Helen and Frank began a new adventure in India. For unknown reasons, Tortuga was replaced by the Tortuga II (Amphibious Vehicle website has a great comparison information between Tortuga I and Tortuga II). Perhaps the original Tortuga was too damaged to undertake another long trek. The goal of their Indian adventure was to explore the Ganges river plain and write an article for National Geographic (which appeared in the October 1960 issue). I have the article, but have yet to read it.

In 1961, following their India adventure, the pair undertook an even longer expedition. They wanted to explore Indonesia’s Lesser Sundas, a chain of islands stretching 3000 miles from Bali to Timor. Their adventure filled two large articles for National Geographic (Indonesia: Young and Troubled Nation in the May 1961 issue and East from Bali by Seagoing Jeep in the August 1962 issue). They also published a book in 1963 called the Drums of Tonkin: An Adventure in Indonesia.

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Both the National Geographic articles about Indonesia and their Drums of Tonkin book are dense with cultural references and photographs. Unfortunately, both the articles and the book over-burdened me with local references to such a degree that for me the story was less compelling than their 20,000 Miles book. This likely reflects a larger emphasis on anthropology, geography, and biology, a result of their funding by National Geographic.

Despite the compelling prose, there were plenty of photographs to enjoy. Here’s just a few. This first one is pretty self-explanatory.

1962-08-east-from-bali-national-geographic1 1962-08-east-from-bali-national-geographic2According to the New York Times obituary for Frank, who died in 1994 in Crete, the couple joined National Geographic in 1967 and continued to have additional adventures by vehicle, foot and boat. However, there is no record that they ever traveled by GPA.

 
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1960 FC-170 Owners Manual **SOLD**

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UPDATE: The winner is Anonymous at $200. Thanks for the unexpected response everyone and a special thanks to Steve Vogelzang for making it happen!

Steve sent me this original 1960 FC-170 manual in the hopes its sale would raise a little money for eWillys. One of the unique things about this brochure is that it appears to have been in a Chevrolet engineering library. There was one of these available on eBay for $45, but that one is now gone. I’ll start the bidding at $30.

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Along with the brochure is an FC-170 brochure. These run between $5 and $10 on eBay.

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1964 M-676 M-677 M-678 M-679 Operators Manual **SOLD**

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UPDATE: Sold on eBay for $46.

There can’t be many of these available for purchase.

“This auction is for a original Operators Manual for the M676, M677, M678 & M679. Thes are the military versions of the FC170 Jeep that was printed in May of 1964 by Kaiser Jeep Corporation.”

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Book: Watch Me Said The Jeep

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This original version of “Watch Me, said the jeep” book sold for $41 on eBay.

I ran across this children’s book today.  I’d never seen nor heard of it before.  I’ve bundled it into a PDF file from pics on the internet.  It was written by Helen Farris and illustrated by Tibor Gergley. She has another book in PDF form called The Red, White, and Blue Automobile.

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Jeeps Over the Pacific by Yasuo Ohtsuka on eBay

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This rare book is for sale on eBay

“Jeeps over the Pacific
Yasuo Ohtsuka
White&Black Photo, 183 Page, English
30cmx21cm,
12″x8.5″
Super Clean Books,”

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Photos from WWII Pictoral History Book

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Over the holidays I discovered several volumes of a book titled “Pictoral History of the Second World War”. Here’s an example of one of them at archive.org. The series is full of amazing photos, including some vintage jeeps photos. Most of the photos were taken by various news services.  I’ll be sharing these on occasion. Here are a couple:

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20,000 Miles South by Helen and Frank Schreider

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UPDATE II: Not only did they publish a book, but they also filmed a documentary in color, called We Made the “Impossible” Tour, that was part of a lecture tour. In addition, their adventure was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post in 1957:
January 12, 1957, We Made the “Impossible” Tour, Part One: How We Motored Through the Jungle
January 19, 1957, We Made the “Impossible” Tour: Part Two: How We Went to Sea in a Jeep
January 26, 1957, We Made the “Impossible” Tour, Part Three: Island-Hopping the Spanish Main
February 2, 1957, We Made the “Impossible” Tour: Part Four: Trigger-Happy Territory
February 9, 1957, We Made the “Impossible” Tour: Conclusion:The Land of Fire – three agonizing miles of travel in southern Argentina.

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UPDATE: This same book is published under a different name with some different photos: “La Tortuga an amphibious journey from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego”. I could not find a copy for sale when I last looked.

20,000 Miles South:  A Pan-American Adventure in a Seagoing Jeep from the Arctic Circle” by Helen and Frank Schreider is a great read.  In the book they relate their first failed attempt to travel south in a Willys Wagon, which leads to their decision to try it in a SEEP (named La Tortuga).  In 1954, they started their journey south, sharing in the book their struggles, successes and failure.  At one point they try to drive down a railroad track, but are forced to give up the effort due to the damage the track inflicted on the SEEP. At another point they enter the country of Colombia by water, only to be told when they attempt to exit the country that they didn’t get the proper stamp (because they entered via the water).  These are just some of the challenges they face.

I’d have to say this is one of my favorite jeep related books that I have read.  After the “20,000 Miles” book they wrote the “Drums of Tonkin“, which is about a trip through Indonesia, and “Exploring the Amazon.” They also joined National Geographic as photographers and authors.

Frank died in 1974 at the age of 70.  He suffered a heart attack in the cabin of his sail boat, Sassafras, while anchored off the island of Crete.  I suspect that’s the way he would have wanted it.  Helen was still alive and living in New Mexico at last report.

La Tortuga was re-discovered in California in 2006 and shipped to Norway.  La Tortuga appears to still be for sale.

It appears you can borrow a copy of the book through the open library project.  Learn more here.  Here are some photos.  This is a shot of the inside cover which shows the path they drove/boated:

This photo was taken after the maiden voyage in Balboa Bay, California.  Helen is holding onto their dog, Dinah, who could often be found riding on top of the cabin.

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Poker According to Maverick Book

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay

Cool book if you like poker.

“You are bidding on a great vintage paperback entitled Poker According To Maverick Written by the Suggestion of Willys Motors Inc.Kaiser Industries – Dell Books #B142 Original Price .35¢ Copyright 1959 October First Printing – A Dell First Edition – Illustrated by Leon Gregori – featuring ABC-TV James Garner and Jack Kelly. Front and back covers show discoloration, creasing , slight tears, spine is straight, pages are firmly attached, no creasing, dings at the top and toe, some paper loss, inside front and back covers show browning around the edges, ink writing and stamp from a car dealership in VA on the inside front cover, pages are browned, some ink writing throughout, no creases, some small tears, pages edges are green with discoloration, no writing. I’ll be glad to provide additional pictures if you are interested.”

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Jeep Jeep Jeep Book in Japanese on eBay

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I have the english version, but not the Japanese edition.

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The Mighty Jeep: Confidential

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Steve at G503.com got his hands on a copy of a very rare book produced by Willys Overland called “The Mighty Jeep”. He’s been kind enough to make and bind copies that he’s selling for $45 (plus shipping). He has a limited supply of the reproduced books. You can learn more there.

http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=226590

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By Jeep to Freedom: Woolf Blint’s Amazing Tale from WWII

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UPDATE 2: This is a hard book to find.

UPDATE: I just finished reading this book.  I was hooked from page 1.  It’s an amazing tale about a man who starts the war in Norway as a Commando whose team is trying to disrupt Nazi attempts to create an Atomic bomb.  Soon, he is fighting in North Africa, where he becomes a POW.  Eventually he escapes and becomes a medic at the Russian front for the Russians as they advance westward.  Some of the details are surprising and unexpected.  While with the Russians he finds a jeep.  Commandeering it, he begins a risky trek westward with a questionable priest. 

Copies of the book can be found:

By Jeep to Freedom on Amazon
– http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=woolf+blint&mtype=B&hs.x=0&hs.y=0&hs=Submit
– http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=woolf+blint&sts=t

As part of the original post, I found this blog entry related to Woolfs jeep journey.

 
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Year of the Jeep by Keith Robertson **SOLD**

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UPDATE:  Here’s a version that starts at $19.99 on eBay (ends Friday 10am PST)

The story is straightforward:  “By taking gardening jobs, catching bats and thieves, diving for bricks in a swimming pool, and inciting the interest of some helpful friends, a young boy makes his daydream of owning a jeep come true.”

For comparison, here is the hardback cover:

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FJ-3 & FJ-3A Booklets on eBay

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Ted’s got a few FJ items for sale:

1) 1962 FJ-3A Booklet

“Up for auction is a very nice, original Willys Motors Chassis and Body Parts list for the Jeep FJ 3A Fleet van. This is NOT A REPRODUCTION. It has a copyright of 1962 and form number of W1141. I’m guessing it’s a first edition as it is not marked otherwise. The list has complete Willys original part numbers for every part covered, making this a very essential piece of Willys literature to anyone restoring or doing a project on one of the rarer Jeep models, the FJ3A Fleetvan.

Overall the condition is very good to excellent. The outer covers show the usual wear of something 50+ years old, with no major damage. The inner pages are all intact, with no staining or damage, and I would consider them to be in excellent condition.”

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2) 1963 FJ-3 Booklet

“Up for auction is a very nice, original Kaiser Jeep Chassis and Body Parts list for the Jeep FJ 3 Fleet van. This is NOT A REPRODUCTION. It has a copyright of 1963 and form number of W1157. I’m guessing it’s a first edition as it is not marked otherwise. The list has complete Willys original part numbers for every part covered, making this a very essential piece of Willys literature to anyone restoring or doing a project on one of the rarer Jeep models, the FJ-3 Fleetvan.

Overall the condition is very good to excellent. The outer covers show the usual wear of something 50+ years old, with no major damage. The inner pages are all intact, with no staining or damage, and I would consider them to be in excellent condition.”

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Jeep 4×4 Magazine Book from 1980s on eBay

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The starting bid is only $20.

“Unusual hardcover copy of Jeep Truck 1/4 Ton 4×4 Utility published by 4×4 Magazine Japan’s Leading Off Road Magazine. Text is in Japanese only, but loaded with B&W photos. Book measures 12″ x 8.5″. 127 pages published in 1980. This is the original Japanese Language 1980’s book on the Jeep many rare and unusual vehicles shown. In read, but very good condition. Gift inscription was neatly written inside back cover. Otherwise, no rips tears or writing to pages. Just some light reading wear to cover. No dust jacket as issued. This comes from a smoke free home. All my items ship boxed and carefully packed. High bidder pays shipping. Over 2 lbs so 3.43 slower Media Rate or Priority based on Zip Code. Bidders outside the USA should first inquire as to shipping cost.”

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FJ-3, FJ-6, and Forward Control Original Manuals **SOLD**

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All these are sold. I’ll keep this here for historical purposes.

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1958 CJ-3B Dewitt, MI $6500

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UPDATE:  Price dropped to $6500.

(08/10/2012) Looks nice.

“I am selling my family classic Willys. Cherry Red! More pictures are available upon request… if you know CJ3Bs you know this Willys! It is featured in Jeep CJ by Robert Ackerson. Please contact me if you are interested. I”d be happy send more pictures, and answer any questions you have. This was listed this fall, but I had to replace rebuild the starter. Starter has been rebuilt and it runs great!”

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Out of the Rat Trap by Max Reisch

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This sounds interesting. It includes free shipping.

“For the Austrian Max Reisch, pioneer international motorist and writer of the 1930s, World War II offers yet more opportunities for adventure. Here is his lively account of his time with a vehicle maintenance unit of the Afrikakorps in Libya, Egypt and Tunisia. On forays into the desert at the wheel of a captured Jeep, searching out wrecked vehicles for spare parts, he visits the fabulous oasis of Siwa and digs his way out of the sinister minefield at Minquar Quim. Seeing German defeat as inevitable, he hatches several escape plans and finally, with no experience of the sea, acquires a dilapidated fishing boat and some rudimentary navigation skills. He avoids capture at Tunis and, despite damage to the boat, sets sail for Sicily together with seven comrades (and one small dog). Running the blockade of Allied warships and weathering a sudden storm, his motley crew succeeds against the odds.”

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Jeep: La Dans L’Armee Francaise Book on eBay

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Is this a good book? It has a 144 pages.

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1973 Trip Trap Book **SOLD**

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UPDATE:  **SOLD** Was on eBay

I’ve never read this. But, it comes with a wagon on the front. How bad could it be?

“A rich slice of Beat history, Trip Trap is Albert Saijo’s account of driving Jack Kerouac with Lew Welch from San Francisco to New York in 1959. It includes the poems they jotted down in notebooks along the way; their experiences in the city; a visit to Jack’s home in Northport, Long Island; and Lew’s letters to Jack about the return trip and his life in Reno.

This newly-revised edition-originally published in 1973-of the haiku Jack Kerouac, Albert Saijo, and Lew Welch jotted down on the road from San Francisco to New York in 1959, are dense, earthy incarnations of life on the road: “A coral colored Cadillac/ in Texas/ Threw gravel all over us,/ our beat jeep/ -Our windshield is nicked/ but our eyes/ are/ CLEAR…” Albert recounts their November trip in Lew’s Jeepster, making the big city scene, visiting Jack’s home in Northport on Long Island, and the long drive back west. The book also includes letters to Kerouac from Lew Welch in Reno.”

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