Another great illustration by Roberto Flores.
Roberto’s Illustration: Santa’s Jeep Shop
December 9, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Artists/Drawings, Features • TAGS: Roberto-Flores. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Features Research Archives
1956 & 1957 Universal Jeep Ads
December 9, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
These two ads have similar artwork and were published six months apart in California.
This October 11, 1956, ad was paid for by Leo Frediania and Son and appeared in the Healdsburg Tribune:
This March 15, 1957, ad was paid for by the Slavish Bros and appeared in the Madera Tribune:
Rat Fink “Jeep” T-shirts
December 9, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
January 1961 Need a Friend Dog Brochure
December 8, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features • TAGS: animal-series-brochures. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
This brochure showed a rare image of the FJ-3 in a jeep family brochure. This is Form No. DM61-01, the kick off of the animal series of brochures.
This page opens up to 17″ x 11″:
1962 Ad for the FC-170 Payload
December 8, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
The Desert Sun published an ad highlighting the payload and wheel base of the FC-170 on October 11, 1962.
Unknown CJ-5 Half-Top Model
Anyone recognize the manufacturer or model of this hardtop? I noticed there were several models when going through the archives. Those long doors and the odd roof makes it distinctive. The way the front edges hug the curve of the CJ-5 top also make it distinctive.
1. CJ-5 sold out of Lebanon Oregon in 2013:
2. CJ-5 sold out of Boomton, NJ in 2016:
3. Jeep customized CJ-5/flattie sold out of Oakgrove, Minnesota, in 2018:
4. Possible example out of Cedar Falls, Iowa, in 2010:
MB at the Sinsheim Museum in Germany
Photos of this modified jeep located at the Auto & Technik Museum, in Sinsheim, Germany, were posted to the G-503 Facebook page. After some various guesses, Alexander Schingerlin explained how this was modified.
“Look what you see at the picture, a Lanz Tractor and a strange looking Willys. Gas was expensive in the years after war and someone put the complete unit – engine, transmission, in an Willys. Thats why the cooler is so high and the Engine so far in the front because of the long transmission of the tractor”
Wood Burning Jeep at the Budensee Museum
This is another modified German jeep, but this time it’s a CJ-3A located at the Budensee Museum in Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany. Based on the Facebook caption, it appears to be a wood burning engine.
“(translation from German by Facebook) This Willys Jeep served until the mid-60 s a salary sawer, who moved from home to house. This vehicle prepares the fuel-eating glutton engine for users. What was the solution? Find out more on our historic wooden saw days on 13. and 14.10.2018.”
MB Wrecker Garage Sully in Paris
December 7, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Features, Fire/Police/Industry Vehicles • TAGS: Hardtop, Tow. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
A French site credits Serge Hiltenfinck with owning (and probably restoring) this 1943 MB “Garage Sully”-branded tow jeep. This photo was taken as part of vintage car meet in Ostheim, Germany.
” Serge Hiltenfinck had released this amazing Jeep wrecker from 1943, alongside the Daimler truck firefighters Jebsheim, which also dates from 1943.”
These two photos were posted to Flickr by Tobias Hartmann.
Buster Keaton Lessons In Living Jeep Commercials
I didn’t realize the Buster Keaton had done multiple commercials for Jeep under the brand “Lessons In Living”. Here are three that I found:
1 At the end of this commercial Jeep highlights the Hong Kong and Maverick TV series:
2. This is the most common version I’ve seen on line:
3. You can depend on a service station jeep owner:
1944 Photo of Jeep at Versailles **SOLD**
December 6, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
UPDATE: The press photo at the bottom of this post appeared in at least one newspaper, The Daily Banner out of Greencastle, Indiana, on September 4, 1944:
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Original Post August 2014: How’d you like to be the person that drove the jeep to this iconic place?
” 1944 American Jeep Palace Versailles France Press Photo”
Year? Traveller Ad
December 6, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features • TAGS: Traveller. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
This ad appears to have been on eBay for sale, but has since been sold. It popped up during a google search. The quality is poor as it wasn’t a smaller image, but I suspect this is a full page ad.
1959 Free Jeep Knife Brochure
December 5, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
UPDATE: I’ve added pics of Blaine’s father’s knife set at the bottom of the post.
This brochure let recipients know that they’d get a free knife if they went for a demonstration ride at the local Ross Motors, INC, out of Rockland, Maine.
Blaine’s father received a knife set when he bought his 1959 CJ-5. It still looks in good shape sixty years later.
Ten Billion Kilometers Ad from the Willys Export Co.
December 5, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
This 1956 ad touting ten billion kilometers of transportation service is a rare ad promoted by the Willys-Overland Export Corporation only (no mention of Willys Motors).
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“This is an original 1956 print ad for Jeep! It measures approximately 14″ x 10″ overall, has no stains or tears, comes from a dry, high-altitude, smoke-free environment, and is strictly graded”
1975 CJ-5 Bitely, MI eBay
December 5, 2019 • CATEGORIES: CJ5, Features, Other 4x4s • TAGS: Mower. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
UPDATE: Back on eBay.
This odd duck looks like a combination of a CJ-5 and a Topeka Hiway Mower. It’s a no reserve auction with a starting price of $2695.
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It started life as a 1975 Jeep CJ5 Chassis. As near as we can tell, it was converted when new into a street-sweeper by the PB Loader company (which is still in existence today). Sometime later in life, someone got the bright idea to remove the street sweeper broom and replace it with a 62 inch quick attach skid-steer style snowblower (Ford 715 Model). We understand that the PB loader company made a similar model for airport tug use.
You Tube Videos of machine in operation:
(copy and paste the links below into address bar to view)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsC5w8bmCB4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuNN8o2xC4U
1956 Ad for the FC-150
December 4, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
This ad was published on December 13, 1956, in the Healdsburg Tribune by local jeep dealer Leo Frediana and Son.
The next month a similar FC-150 Ad was published in the Madera Tribune on January 11, 1957, by the Slavich Brothers:
1955 8 Reasons Why Ad
December 4, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
This ad appeared in the December 15, 1955, issue of the Healdsburg Tribune out of Healdsburg, California.
Plastic Rocket Jeep Toy From Greece $60
This odd plastic jeep sporting a rocket includes the original box. Seller is accepting offers.
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UP FOR SALE VINTAGE RARE GREEK HARD PLASTIC WIND-UP MILITARY JEEP AIRFORCE BY ELVIP EARLY 70s MIB IN MINT NEVER PLAY CONDITION SEE PHOTOS FOR DETAILS.SHIPPING AND HANDLING $ 8 FOR GREECE $ 15 EUROPE $ 18 WORLD REGISTER.
Various Photos on eBay
December 4, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
These are some random photos from eBay.
3. A family in 1945 packed in an MB:
4. 1965 Photo of Deadlined Jeeps:
A Couple Tonka Jeeps Gig Harbor, WA
Dan shared these two links of Tonka jeeps with pretty good prices (better than eBay before shipping costs).
Week Trip to Richmond, Virginia
December 3, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
On Thursday Dec 5th I fly to Richmond, Virginia. I’ll be there (Chester area) through Saturday the 14th doing some work on my cousin’s house. If anyone isn’t too far from there, I may have time to drop by and say hello. I won’t have Ann with me (I’m pretty sure she’s more popular with folks at this point than I), but I might bring my cousin with me (she’s a good substitute for Ann).
(And, reminder, my ewillys account isn’t working. Please send emails to d @ deilers.com)
Late 1940s Bob’s Sales & Service Ads
December 3, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features, Old News Articles This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Bob’s Sales & Service of Clare, Michigan, ran several different jeep ads between 1946 and 1948.
1945 West-Craft 1″ Scale Model Jeep Ad
December 3, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
This ad was for a 1″-scale model jeep that measured 11″ when built. West-Craft also offered 1/2″-scale model jeeps for sale, too. I’ve got a few unbuilt 1940s models, but no West-Craft ones.
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1951 Photo in Kaseong of James Murray on eBay
December 3, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
It’s a Navy photo of USMC and USAF men. That’s working together!
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“1951 Press Photo Kaesong, Korea, Col. James Murray leaps from jeep at peace talk. This is an original press photo. Kaesong, Korea — Col. James C. Murray, USMC, hops out of his jeep to join Col. Andrew J. Kenney, USAF, (right) as the U.N. Command Liaison officers arrive at Kaesong recently to discuss resumption of military armistice talks with the Communists.Photo measures 7 x 8.5inches. Photo is dated 10-02-1951.”
1948 Article on Jeeps as ‘Stars” of a Agriculture Show
December 2, 2019 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old News Articles This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
This November 04, 1948, article out of the Saline Observer, discussed a local agriculture demonstration and noted how jeeps were some of the stars of the show.
