This brochure provides a good overview about how a division of Kaiser Industries began with in civilian government business with the successful post office bid (FJ-3s) in 1960. By 1971, the unit had produced a wide range of government vehicles. That year, American Motors incorporated the business unit into the wholly owned subsidiary AM General Corporation.
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1950? De Luxe Wagon Postcard **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
Nice early postcard for the De Luxe wagon.
“1953-1954 Original Willys DeLuxe Station Wagon postcard.
Both sides are shown in the photographs. The photos are of the exact item you will receive.
Measures 4 x 6 inches.”
1958-ish Garden Notes Brochure Booklet on eBay
This is an unusual and neat booklet, if you like gardening.
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“Willys Motors, Inc.
Toledo, Ohio
Garden Notes Booklet Brochure
Measures approximately 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2
Very Cool Automobile Collectible”
1945 Photo of Starts & Stripes Jeep on eBay
This jeep saw some fender action.
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“Vintage photograph of American War shoes respondents’ jeep parked outside the Eden – 29 May 1945.
Size of photo 4.4″ x 5.2″
Location:
Sverige 1945-05-29”
1943 Article on the Future of the Jeep
UPDATE: Barry explores this topic (future of the jeep) more on his Farmjeep site: https://www.farmjeep.com/2020/01/14/who-would-want-a-jeep-predictions-from-1943-and-1944/
This article on the future of the jeep was published in The Daily Illini on February 14, 1943.
George Baxter’s Early 2A w/MB Frame Rebuild
This is an interesting story. George Baxter of ArmyJeepParts.com rebuilt this 1946 CJ-2A with a Willys MB frame, one of handful of production CJ-2As with MB frames. Thanks to Mark Smith and WarJeeps.com for alerting me.
1943 Photo of Jeep-Glider Training in Texas on eBay
This September 6, 1943, photo shows a training exercise in Lubbock, Texas, with soldiers emerging from a glider on an MB ready for a fight. These days you can learn more about glider training at the Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock.
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“This is an original press photo. Jeep-in-the-box – The instant this big glider touches earth, up springs its nose, out pops a jeep loaded with soldiers. It’s a magic trick the enemy knows about by now, to their sorrow. But new glider tricks are promised. This is training attack at South Plains Army Air Field, Lubbock, Texas. Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches. Photo is dated 09-06-1943.”
1953 Photo of Glenn McCarthy in CJ-3B on eBay
This photo dated 11/12/1953 shows oil tycoon Glenn McCarthy, also known as ‘Diamond Jim’, aboard a CJ-3B. The CJ-3B sits atop some type of rail(?) car.
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“This is an original press photo. Glenn McCarthy, Houston Oilman aboard a military jeep. Photo measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated 11-12-1953.”
Early Novak Conversion Catalog on eBay
It I hadn’t already bought five pieces from this seller, I might have also bought this one.
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“Jeep Vintage Catalog on conversion components by Novak Enterprises Inc. Manufacturers of quality adapters and motormounts.
13 pages in good condition.”
1951 CJ-3A Seattle, WA $7500
This modified CJ-3A has a variety of updates. It’s got reversed springs in the front and 4-link suspension in the rear. The seller is a long time jeep guy.
https://offerup.com/item/detail/828973105/
“1951 willys flat fender.
4.3 Chevy with a turbo 350 transmission. Dana 44 front with locker. Dana 44 rear with spool. Rear fender wells flipped for more seat room. Full cage with CB and winch. 4 link rear suspension. 4 wheel disc breaks.”
1956 CJ-5/CJ-6/CJ-3B Export Brochure Form W-250-6X
This 1956 CJ-5/CJ-6/CJ-3B brochure targeted the export market. It’s form number is Form W-250-6X, however it looks nothing like it’s Form W-250-6 CJ-5 brochure counter part. It’s larger and folds out to 17″ x 22″ (vs 17″ x 11″ for the domestic version). Why re-use the form number, but make the brochure wholly different from the domestic brochure? I haven’t a clue.
1956 Domestic Wagon Brochure Form W-253-6
This 1956 Wagon brochure Form W-253-6 likely has an export version labeled Form W-253-6X, yet I have had no luck locating it. I expect the export version design will be similar to Form W-250-6X (CJ-5/CJ-6/CJ-3B) and Form W-252-6X (Truck). This brochure opens up to 17″x11″.
2019 Colombian Yipao Video
This is one of the better videos that I’ve seen about the Colombian Yipaos and why families participate in it.
Hotchkiss CJ-3B Brochure **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
This Hotchkiss CJ-3B brochure appears to have been made in coordination with the Willys-Overland Export company, as some of the imagery and design is similar. Given the CJ-3B was considered the “New Jeep”, I’d say this brochure must have been published in 1953.
Below is the French version of the brochure, which is on eBay. The one below that is one from my collection.
Now, compare the one above to the one below. As you can see, there are similarities and differences:
2020 Willys Jeep Rally May 29-30 College Corner, OH
This year’s Willys Jeep Rally will be held May 29 & 30 at Hueston Wood Lodge in College Corner, OH. WEBSITE: www.mw-willysjeep.com
THE WILLYS JEEP RALLY
MAY 29 &30, 2020, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
HUESTON WOODS LODGE
COLLEGE CORNER, OH 45003
Show for all years, makes & models of Jeep, swap meet, food, hats & shirts for sale.
Only Jeep event to feature Jeeps with PTO attachments working in fields plowing, discing, grinding, mowing, operating backhoe, etc.
CONTACT: Rick Riley, 513-423-8724, email: rickieriley @ att.net”
Odd Tops in Argentina
Blaine share this link from a forum in Argentina that included some jeeps with odd tops.
1946 CJ-2A Ad “Vehicle of the Hour” on eBay
This is an interesting ad that I haven’t featured in the past.
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“1946 a Willys-Overlan
Vintage Toledo Blade Jeep Ads
This kind of odd collage of ads, some I hadn’t seen, from the Toledo Blade newspaper was published on this website: https://vintagetoledotv.com/otherautomotive. Click on it to make it much larger.
December 1955 Willys News
1964 Hotchkiss Jeep Brochure on eBay
This 8-page brochure is located in France. The Buy-it-now price is $49.12, plus almost $20 for shipping.
1946 Ad For Al-Toy on eBay
This April 1946 ad from the Playthings Magazine(?) looks like an Al-Toy, though it doesn’t mention Al-Toy or West-Craft. Instead, Joseph Shaw Manufacturers seems to be taking credit for their production.
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Portal To Texas History Jeeps
Here’s a series of jeep photos from the Portal To Texas History website. There are many, many more: https://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=jeep&t=fulltext&sort=&fq=
This is my favorite of the bunch: An M-38A1 with a Schooner-like soft top:
Some interesting mods on this jeep.
This photo is dated 1945, but it’s clearly a 1950s photo based on the grille.
One of the few CJ-2A images in the collection.
The only Ford GP I’ve run across in the photo collection.
Jeep Hit By Train
This February 2, 1951, photo in the Sycamore Tribune was front page news and highlighted the effects of a train hitting a jeep. I wish the photo quality was better.
Icon 4×4 Rebuilt 1965 Jeep Wagoneer
Maury shared this video and article about Robert Wood and Icon 4×4’s rebuild of a 1965 Jeep Wagoneer into a more modern driver: https://www.automobilemag.com/news/icon-1965-kaiser-jeep-wagoneer-reformer/
Also, if anyone has a circa 1965 Wagoneer steering wheel, Robert Wood might be interested buying it. They are looking for one for their Cherokee. Email me at d @ deilers.com (no spaces around the @) for Robert’s contact info.
More Tech for More Cars, More Problems for Us .. ARGGG!
This might be a bit of a rant …
During the 2000s my kids were into World of WarCraft, but I could never get into the game myself. Partly, this was due to my own impatience. Generally, I’m pretty patient, but I’m less so when it comes to games. An example: one time I needed to hand my sword to another player, but to do so I had to execute a bunch of commands, spells, and other machinations that I can no longer remember. Ugh … I quickly lost interest.
Why do I bring this up? Because last night Washington State (and apparently other areas nationwide) suffered through a Verizon outage. Ann and I were in bed when we learned of it, so we tried texting one another. I texted something gloriously romantic like the word, “test”.
Being it is so close to Valentine’s Day, I probably should have texted, “Won’t you be my Valentine”? But, I didn’t …. Dumb, dumb, dumb … You should learn from my mistake … go ahead … please learn from my mistake: text your significant other right now. Ask, “Won’t you be my Valentine”?
I’ll wait. You can thank me later.
Anyway, it took about ten minutes for the texts to reach our respective phones due to the outage and despite the fact we were sitting right next to each other. It felt like World of WarCraft all over again.
I beat this notion to death only to bring up the fact that Apple (accidentally?) released code a few days ago that demonstrates the company’s efforts to bring a new “CarKey” feature to their phone. It would, theoretically, allow iPhone users to seamlessly move from one car to another, even to rental cars, without ever having to have a key. How could this possibly go wrong? Let me count the ways …