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I can’t tell how big this is.
“I AM SELLING THIS JEEP BANNER.THIS IS A GIANT AND HEAVY DUTY ONE.TARP LIKE MATERIAL.$100 OBO.PHONE CALLS ONLY CASH ONLY.”
http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/clt/4859664632.html
This February 1956 explains how jeeps are used at a riding club at Iron Mountain, Michigan.
This 1967 article out of the Quebec Telegraph highlights a jeep accident during flaming that hurt star Christopher George of Rat Patrol.
While Paul Lanquist’s CJ-3A looks pretty accurate, the background doesn’t look like the parts of Bryce Canyon National Park that I’ve seen.
Here’s a standard print by Paul. It can be printed on all kinds of items:
1. 16 ounce Coffee Cup on eBay
2. 16 Ounce Acrylic Cup on eBay
Another example of rolling a jeep to fix it.
“1945- U.S. soldiers tip vehicle on its side to render “first aid” to an ailing jeep in the Ormoc sector of Leyte.”
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It’s marked July 1961.
“Original Vintage Color Snapshot Photo Man w/ Pink circa 1960 Willys Jeep Surrey Gala dated 1961 Size is 3.5×5″ inches.”
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
Elicier is selling this MB. Looks like a good solid jeep.
“FOR SALE IS A 1945 WILLYS MB. IT HAS MANY NEW AND ORIGINAL PARTS. THE ENGINE IS AT 0.010 STOCK NO SLEEVES. IT RUNS PERFECTLY. IT HAS THE ORIGINAL T-84 TRANSMISSION. THE ENGINE IS WW2 AS WELL AS THE WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN. THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE, AND AXLES WERE REBUILT. THE JEEP HAS NEW PERIOD CORRECT WW2 WIRING. IT IS A FACTORY STOCK 6 VOLT.
IT HAS ALL NEW WW2 BEACH WOOD CANVAS UPHOLSTERY ON ALL SEATS. THE JEEP FINISHED RESTORATION IN DECEMBER 2013 AND TILL TODAY HAS ABOUT 1,000- 1,500 MILES IN IT. IT HAS PREFORMED FLAWLESS. IT HAS A CLEAR FLORIDA TITLE AND A VINTAGE STREET LEGAL 1945 PLATE. THE REASON WHY I’M SELLING IS BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER JEEP PROJECT AND OTHER VEHICLES I NEED TO LET GO. I HAVE ENJOYED IT FOR ONE YEAR AND I HAVE DECIDED ITS TIME TO MOVE ON AND HAND IT OVER TO A GOOD HOME. THIS JEEP HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RUST AT ALL.
IT HAS A WW2 SIREN ON. THERE ARE PHOTOS OVER THE USE OF THE JEEP SO SOME MIGHT NOT SHOW THE SIREN BUT IT IS INSTALLED AT THE MOMENT. I HAVE LINK OF THE VIDEO OF THE JEEP RUNNING. THE FUEL GUAGE IS NOT MARKING PROPERLY BUT ITS BECAUSE THE SENDER IS BAD I HAVE NOT TIME TO FIX IT. THE BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE TO ARRANGE SHIPPING AND COST. I WILL HELP LOAD.”
You would think that without phones, radios, and fast food in our vehicles that we’d have fewer distracted drivers. However, it seems people have had trouble paying attention since the dawn of the automobile as the below illustration highlights. It was published in January of 1921 in the Deseret News under the heading “Careless Driver Increases Danger of Motoring and Jeopardizes Public”
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LcIwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_VUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6034%2C2092155
Here’s a great press photo that shows members of the Bountiful Jeep Posse all lined up and ready to go.
“1947 Press Photo Merk Christensen, President of Bountiful Jeep Posse”
George spotted this video. It shows that FC-170 from SEMA racing down the road on its tracks. Nice interior shots of it.
We’ve seen a poorer quality version of this photo. Here’s a better scan of the June 1955 photo from Willys News with the caption in tact. Though the caption doesn’t mention the movie name, it probably refers to the movie released in 1956 called the Proud and Profane.
Deborah Kerr (I think) on the left and Thelma Ritter on the right. Note the lack of a rear floating hub, which suggests the jeep in the background wasn’t a MB or GPW. Brett noted it’s probably a M-38.
I spotted this great old Jeep Club plaque from the Chuckwalla Jeep Club on Craigslist. The club still exists and has a Facebook page.
A McHenry, Illinois, dealer created an obstacle course for potential buyers to test jeeps. The February 1956 issue of Willys News reported this.
Both Paul and Ted spotted this color Willys MA photo. It’s part of a collection of photos. You can see them below.
Pankey Motor’s Wagon was featured in this photo from the February 1956 issue of Willys News.
Great photo!
“1941- Because he was the first person to buy a defense savings bond at Treasury House in Rockefeller Plaza, actor Eddie Cantor was taken for a ride in an Army jeep. Shown here on the steps of the Bowery Savings Bank on 42nd Street.”
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Here’s a 1949 photo of a CJ-2A equipped with a generator powering a magnet. It was developed by a truck driver named Stanley Smale.
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The tread on the spare tire is just great.
“For auction is an 7 x9 inch original US press photo of a BRC (Bantam Recon. Car). It was issued to the press on 3/19/1941 to publicize the development of the Bantam military car.”
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1952 CJ-3A on the left and a 1962 CJ-3B on the right.
In the ‘it’s a small world’ category, David Darrah grew up barely a mile from where I did in Renton. His father Ray was a charter member of the Seattle Rump Bumpers Jeep Club, so he’s had jeeping in his blood from birth. Where David lived was just a street over from George Steele. George has been involved with jeeps a long time (and still is — I talked with him this summer) and my parents knew him pretty well. As a teen, David knew George well also, occasionally begging him for discounted parts for his first jeep, a 1942 MB.
A few years ago David had a chance to buy a green CJ-3A that George had rebuilt back in 1996 (though George no longer owned it). Despite owning several different flat fenders over the years (see end of post), just owning one jeep wasn’t enough, so David recently bought a second one Willys, a 1962 CJ-3B that needed a little bit of work. David feels like he’s well on his way to owning a ‘collection’ of jeeps. He just needs some more room (don’t we all!). David lives in Puyallup now, so I’ll be getting down there at some point to talk jeeps and see these in person. Thanks for sharing David!
1952 CJ-3A with some modern touches added by George Steele:
153 cu. in. Iron Duke 4 cyl, T14 3-spd, Dana 18 T.C, manual saginaw steering, Cherokee 11 inch drum brakes, Warn Hubs and Overdrive. Stock Dana 25/41 538 ratio. 3A needs nothing other than replace a few warn parts in Overdrive unit (growls a tad—still works good) Owned this Jeep almost 3 Years now.
These photos were featured with other photos that were published weekly by the Cortland Standard of Cortland, NY. I love the “Pistol Packing Mama”.
Hemmings posted an article about this good looking CJ-2A last year.
http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2014/02/01/hmn_feature18.html
UPDATE: Was on eBay.
Here’s an unpublished photo of Helen and Frank and their gap Tortuga that I hadn’t seen. This is from their initial trip down to South America.
“1956 Press Photo Helen and Frank Schreider Viewing Plaza De Mayo From Their Jeep”
Original press release photo shows the wagon driving off road.
“This is an original press photo. Credit NEAPhoto measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated 8-19-1949.”
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This February 1956 story in Willys News tells the story of an Ohio Willys dealer who tried a creative way to market DJs in his town.
