The photo of this poor CJ-2A appeared on Facebook earlier this week. I don’t have any info on it.
Features Research Archives
1944 Photo of the 200,000th MB on eBay
And who has this MB?
“1944- Ward Canaday, President of Willys-Overland, drives the 200,000 Jeep built in Toledo off the line on April 4, 1944. Mr. Canaday helped the company get a contract to make Jeeps during WWII, producing 363,000 of the total of 648,000 wartime Jeeps.”
1957 Photo of Ben Carlin’s Half Safe in Ditch on eBay
I don’t remember this photo in any of the Half Safe books.
“1957 Press Photo Tiburon Calif, Australian Ben Carlin drove amphibious jeep
This is an original press photo. Tiburon Calif, Australian Ben Carlin drove amphibious jeep around the worldPhoto measures 9.25 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 12-03-1957.”
1950 Photo of Truck Carrying Milk Containers on eBay
I haven’t run across many truck-related press photos.
“1950 Press Photo Willys Overland 1/2 Ton Jeep Truck with Hurricane Engine
This is an original press photo. Photo measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated 3-23-1950.”
Empire Tractor Beaverton, OR **SOLD**
UPDATE: Sold Was $3500.
This is a rare Empire Tractor built with civilian Willys parts.
“Empire tractors were only made for a few years after WWII. To start with they used surplus military Willys jeep drivetrains, later using civilian jeep drivetrains. The engine is jeep, the transmission and rearend are jeep, steering column and wheel is jeep, even the radiator is jeep. The operator platform is surplus Navy ship decking.
Messin’ w/ Texas in April & May 2015: Summary
Getting this Texas trip going proved to be a challenge. Multiple issues kept us from leaving for weeks, then additional issues along the way added unforeseen obstacles, from an ill grandfather prior to departure, to me getting ill early on in the trip, to an emergency trip flight for Ann back to see her grandfather late in the trip.
Just the same, we managed to meet some wonderful folks, dine one some great food, and enjoy the hospitality of Texas. We look for ward to going returning (ed note: which we did briefly in late 2016).
Our trip tipped the odometer at just over 10,000 miles and 54 days. We explored the west, south, east, central, north and panhandle areas of Texas; yet there was still more we couldn’t see. We saw the Rio Grande, ate Texas BBQ, dipped our toes into the Caribbean on South Padre Island, rode a glass bottom boat, explored the Alamo, saw our first Buc’ees, visited a wide variety of museums, and much more. We even took a side trip to Omaha, Nebraska!
We arrived home just in time to celebrate my 50th birthday. Hopefully, the next half century will be as interesting as the first half.
Here’s an overall map of our trip:
Here are the posts related to the trip:
- Overview: Texas Trip 2015 summary
- Day 1 – Sun. Apr. 12th: On the Road Again, Finally
- Day 2 – Mon. Apr. 13th: Rocks, Tracks & Dusty Roads
- Day 3 – Tues. Apr. 14th: Winds and more Winds
- Day 4 – Wed. Apr. 15th: Salmon and Subway
- Day 5 – Thu. Apr. 16th: Meth and Science
- Day 6 – Fri. Apr. 17th: Art Fair in Alamogordo, NM
- Day 7 – Sat. Apr. 18th: No Scum Allowed
- Day 8 – Sun. Apr. 19th: Resting and Recovery
- Day 9 – Mon. Apr. 20th: Recovering from the Plague
- Day 10 – Tue. Apr. 21st: Another One Bites the Dust
- Day 11 & 12 – Wed. & Thurs Apr. 22nd & 23rd: Road to Recovery
- Day 13 – Fri. Apr. 24th: We Made it to Texas
- Day 14 – Sat. Apr. 25th: Saddleblankets to Prada
- Day 15 – Sun. Apr. 26th: Parks and Wind
- Day 16 – Mon. Apr. 27th: Frontier Texas
- Day 17 – Tue. Apr. 28th: Dr. Peppers & Texas Rangers
- Day 18 – Wed. Apr. 29th: Power Wagons & Pecans
- Day 19 – Thu. Apr. 30th: Texas Justice, Pacific War, & a Comfy Bed
- Day 20 – Fri. May 1st: Luckenbach, Texas
- Day 21 – Sat. May 2nd: Ingram Rocks, but Kerrville Robots
- Day 22 – Sun. May 3rd: Buc’s, Boats, Bats & a Batmobile
- Day 23 – Mon. May 4th: Keeping Austin Weird
- Day 24 – Tue. May 5th: San Antonio’s Riverwalk
- Day 25 – Wed. May 6th: Beyond San Antonio’s Riverwalk
- Day 26 – Thu. May 7th: Rainbow Flight & Texas Border Towns
- Day 27 – Fri. May 8th: The King Ranch
- Day 28 – Sat. May 9th: A Big Boat (Ship)
- Day 29 – Sun. May 10th: Breaking up the Beatles?? Not again!!
- Day 30 – Mon. May 11th: Three-nap Kind of Day
- Day 31 – Tue. May 12th: A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
- Day 32 – Wed. May 13th: No Raining on Murphy’s Parade
- Day 33 – Thu. May 14th: Leaving On a Jet Plane
- Day 34 – Fri. May 15th: High Plains Drifter
- Day 35 – Sat. May 16th: The End of Texas
- Day 36 – Sun. May 17th: Tracking the Ore
- Day 37-40 – May 18th-21st: Research
- Day 41-43 – May 22nd-24th: Omaha-Bound
- Day 44 – Mon. May 25th: Pioneer Village
- Day 45 – Tue. May 26th: South Park
- Day 46 – Wed. May 27th: Georgetown Loop Train
- Day 47 – Thu. May 28th: Back to the Springs
- Day 48 – Fri. May 29th: Pikes Peak International Raceway
- Day 49-50 – May 30th-31st: Last Dollar & Madonna
- Day 51 – Mon. Jun. 1st: Black Canyon of the Gunnison
- Day 52 – Tue. Jun. 2nd: Navigating the Book Cliffs
- Day 53-54 – June 3rd-4th: The Journey Home
Color WWII Photos
Brian forwarded links to some color WWII photos. These two photos included jeeps.
1942 GPW – Custom Truck Brush Praire, WA **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $16,000
(03/17/2015) David spotted this unique, cool GPW Ford truck jeep. It even has a tilt bed.
“42 Ford tilt bed truck – 302 Mustang power – C4 automatic – 9″ rear end. Disc brakes on front, mag wheels, 2 fuel tanks, cloth interior. Currently on a Historical Vehicle license. Great driver. Formerly a magazine car, with copies to go with it.”
Fort Wayne Zoo’s former Safari Veldt Jeep Ride
Seth discovered this ex-Safari Ride jeep at the corporate headquarters of Sweetwater, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The fiberglass jeeps were built by Bradley & Kaye and Fort Wayne Zoo visitors used to ride in them as they toured the zoo’s African Veldt. The African Veldt exhibit opened in the 1970s and closed in the mid 2000s. It was replaced by the African Journey’s sky ride.
David Bradley, the ‘Bradley’ in Bradley and Kaye, had a long history with amusement parks. In 1946 David Bradley opened up the Beverly Park amusement park in southern California. His park inspired Walt Disney to the point that Bradley became a consultant for Walt on Disneyland. At some point Bradley became connected to the Bradley and Kaye manufacturing plant, which created fiberglass carousel molds and children’s rides. In 1974 Beverly Park closed. In the1980s Bradley and Kaye went out of business. In 1987 Chance Amusements acquired the Bradley and Kaye assets. Much more history on Bradley here. David Bradley passed away in 1988.
Here’s a photo of a similar jeep in action at the Fort Wayne zoo. Note it operates on a guided track (from pinterest).
Here’s another action shot from Pinterest:
1943 Photo of Sailors Patrolling on ebay
These soldiers are patrolling for riots in Detroit.
“This is a Type 2 Original News Press Wire Service Photograph. Size is 8″ x 12″.”
Jeeps Article from 1953 Cars Magazine
These old car magazines are such fun to explore. The August 1953 issue of Cars Magazine had an article about jeeps. The magazine also contained a strange story from Idaho about the Brink and a Half Club, which seems to involve dunking your vehicle into the Clearwater River. While the article claims US95 hugs the Clearwater River for 150 miles, according to wikipedia the Clearwater is only 75 miles long. I think the author may have confused the Clearwater with the Salmon River.
Finally, I’ve also included an odds-n-ends page which includes a Ford automobile testimonial by noted criminal John Dillinger and the earliest example of a double-ender vehicle I’ve ever seen.
1955 Article Train Wrecks Jeep
The Ottawa Citizen published an article in March of 1955 about a jeep wrecked by a train. I think we can all agree that the moral of this story is to avoid trains when driving a jeep.
1941 Photo of Bantam BRC-60s on eBay
This is a great photo showing a line of Bantam BRC-60s.
“WWII Line of Bantam Prototype Pre-Willys Jeeps at Fort Benning Orig Press Photo”
Paul’s Shielding the Heat
Paul built a heat shield to protect his steering assembly. I believe it’s his last project of the winter. Paul’s putting ‘Knardly Rolls’ to rest until Fall. It’s now time for him and the Goddess to drop the top on the Miata and explore the melting tundra.
He writes, Here’s the heat shield I made to protect the steering assembly from the heat given off by the left exhaust manifold and exhaust tubing. As you might have noticed there’s very little clearance between the heat shield and the steering shaft. A penny will not fit between the heat shield and the steering shaft. The heat shield is .020” stainless and the attach bracket which clamps to the exhaust pipe is .050” stainless.
The decreasing diameter holes drilled thru the attach bracket will allow cooling air to pass behind the heat shield which will help keep the steering linkage from getting too hot. I hope. The brown coating on the brake light switch ground wire attach bolt is a gasket shellac that should prevent water from seeping between the ground wire connection to the bare frame so corrosion is prevented. The exhaust is held to the manifold by silver plated high temperature steel self locking nuts.
1942 Seagrams Ad w/ Jeep
An ad for Seagram’s Five Crow whiskey appeared in the December, 1942, issue of American Legion magazine. The illustration is kind of jeep-like.
The American Legion has turned all of its back issues into downloadable documents that are also searchable online. Pretty handy! You can view the entire December 1942 issue here: http://archive.legion.org/handle/123456789/3774
Willys America Photos from the FC Roundup
Paul Berry uploaded photos from his visit to the FC Roundup on Facebook. You can visit the Willys America’s page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Willys-America/172564566099537?fref=photo
1948 Photo of Wagon/Truck Accident on eBay
Not much left of that wagon.
“948 Press Photo Dayton Ohio jeep and truck collide. This is an original press photo. Dayton Ohio jeep and truck collidePhoto measures 8.5 x 4.5inches. Photo is dated 11-11-1948.”
Bantam BRC-40 @ the Pennsylvania Military Museum
Don visited the Pennsylvania Military Museum a couple days ago and discovered it houses a Bantam BRC-40. Had I known this we would have made an effort to get there during our trip in 2013. Thanks to Don for taking some photos for us!
The Pennsylvania Military Museum is located on Business 322 in Boalsburg; three miles east of State College. It is one of 26 historic sites and museums on the Pennsylvania Trail of History, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC).
1944 Auto-Lite Ad
This Auto-Lite spark plug ad was publish in the September 1944 issue of American Legion Magazine. You can view the entire issue here: http://archive.legion.org/handle/123456789/3796
Jeeps Dependable in Arctic Cold
1943 Willys Overland Semi-Annual Report on Ebay
This rare semi-annual report dated March 31, 1943, looks interesting.
“ORIGINAL 1943 Willys semi-annual report for March 1943. 24 pages full of interesting information about the WWII Jeep and it’s production. Lots of obscure photos and some great artwork”
CJ-7 Playing Cards on ebay
No jokers, but neat set of cards for CJ-7 fans.
“Is this used deck of vintage JEEP CJ-7 bridge playing cards. Complete ( – jokers) + Plastic case & in good used condition.
1943 Willy Jeep Book by Bob Clemens and Patricia Windrow on eBay
Another copy of this Bob Clemens book is for sale.
“Notes: Willy’s Overland Motors. 1943. Very Good paperback. Clean, unmarked. No names or inscriptions. Blue pictorial cover with Red and white lettering and pictorial design. Edge wear to spine. No creases. Corners are lightly bumped. Top, side and lower portion of cover are faded approximately one inch. No chips, tears, water marks or stains.
Willys’ Jeep was a promotional pamphlet geared towards children to provide history pertaining to the Jeep used during World War II . Issued after the first national “Buy a Jeep Campaign” led by the US Treasury Department through the nation’s schools raised enough to purchase 50,000 Jeeps for the War. A beautiful and rare piece of Americana. Written by Bob Clemens. Illustrated by Patricia Windrow. 17 pages. 10×7 inches. Solidly bound. Quality guaranteed with full refund”
1982 DJ-5 Auburn, WA **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500.
Looks ready to roll.
“Im moving and its time for someone else to make great cash everyday with this very nice and extremely reliable 1982 Jeep with right side drive so you’re on same side as sidewalks making it safe!! Plus theres a flashing yellow/orange light on top that works…another great safety feature!!The Jeep has current tabs and looks great with an American Flag Decor…it runs excellent!! Comes with LARGE coleman cooler (it holds a lot)…I usually would load the big cooler and use a smaller one to place right next to me for a pull one. theres an Original Nichols 32 song music box… all you need is to fill it with ice cream and a couple pounds of dry ice…turn on music…put it in drive and start making daily cash!!”
1970 Article About the Las Brisas Hotel
In 1970 the Montreal Gazette published a story from Acapulco, Mexico, about the Las Brisas Hotel and its pink and white jeeps.