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Jeeps Working Hard on Texas Ranches

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This article was published in the April 1956 issue of Willys News

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1941 Photo of a Two Gun Bantam BRC-60 on eBay

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Great photo!

“1941- Troops at Fort Benning in Bantam prototype pre-Willys jeep armed with 30 caliber and 50 caliber machine guns.”

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1951 Photo of Jeeps Plowing Through Mud on eBay

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The lead jeep has an interesting top that extends over the back.

“1951 KOREAN WAR Jeeps Plow Wonju-Hoengsong Battlefield Press Photo”

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America’s Most Versatile Farm Tool Brochure on ebay

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With all its photos, this is a good brochure.

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1956 Article about Desert Rat

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This June 1956 photo from Willys News shows Harry Oliver delivering the Desert Rat Scrapbook newspaper.  It turns out the Desert Rat has quite a history!

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1961 Jeep Calendar

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David shared scans of this vintage calendar.

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Chicken Feeder Attachment

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This cover from June 1955 American Poultry Journal Magazine shows a unique Willys attachment. The April 1955 issue of Willys News featured the entire story and pics from this magazine.

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Mosquito Control Purchases Willys

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At the time of this photo the American Mosquito Control Association owned more than 3000 jeeps, making it one of the biggest jeep customers.

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WWII National Memorial Depicts a Jeep

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Tim visited the WWII National Memorial in Washington, DC, recently and discovered it included a relief sculpture of a jeep.

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Clyde Beatty’s Safari Wagon

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This article from the May 1955 issue of Willys News shares the story of Clyde Beatty and his ‘Safari Car’. You can learn all about the famous Clyde Beatty on Wikipedia.

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1955-05-willys-news-clyde-beatty-safari-car-pg5-2Clyde Beatty also purchased a special car from Willys in 1951:

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Top Off Road Trails in America by State

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PartCatalog.com’s Clint Henderson recently surveyed over 1,100 off road clubs and off road enthusiasts across the country.   His goal was to create a resource for weekend off-roaders showcasing the very best off roading destinations within and near their home state.  He asked two simple questions…

Where do you live?
What are the Top 5 Off Road destinations in your area?

You can see the answers here: http://www.partcatalog.com/blog/2014-top-off-road-trails-in-america/

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FOUND: 1951 M-38 From Spokane, Washington

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UPDATE: GOOD NEWS!! The jeep named Runt was found! You might remember that this jeep was stolen October 8, 2014. Here’s an update on the story from the Spokesman-Review:

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/oct/09/doug-clark-familys-ad-leads-to-stolen-63-year-old/

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Photo of Kids at Marshall Field Toy Fair

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UPDATE: **SOLD*** Was on eBay

What a great photo!

“original press photo of New York Working Wood Guns & Jeeps at Marshall Field Toy Fair. Photo measures 7 x 9 inches and is dated 11/20/1942.”

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1947 Photo of Armored Jeep in Indochina on eBay

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That does not look like a good place to be.

“French soldiers in a jeep patrol a Hanoi Street in Indochina on this 7 x 10 Associated Press photo, dated January 29th 1947, with original news caption printed on front”

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Photo of Soldiers Gathered Around Jeep on eBay

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That looks like quite the radio in the back.

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Need Scaffolding for your Jeep?

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You’ll never find this unique piece of Willys equipment in a Special Equipment Catalog. It was featured in the May 1955 issue of Willys News. It has some type of geared pulley system for raising and lowering the scaffolding. OSHA approved? I wonder how many scaffolds they produced and sold . . .

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1944 Photo of First Jeep to enter Slovenia

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This Acme Newspicture photo shows the first jeep and trailer to enter Slovenia. A soldier demonstrates the field technique for lifting a trailer with a railroad tie so his buddy can change a flat tire. I do not have an exact date this was published, but it can be seen at the fulton history site.

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Dr. Pepper Sign with Jeep on eBay

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Yeah, it’s a little rough. However, not many of these around.

“I am listing estate found antiques this weekend so check out my other listings. This listing is for an original 1940s era Dr. Pepper sign. Sign measures 25″ tall X 13-1/4″ wide. Sign has staining, wrinkles, tears, bends etc. It has a corner detached on lower left side. This is fresh from a closet and shows normal wear and patina for an item of this vintage. Pics give an accurate portrayal of condition. See Pics. I TOOK LOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS, BE SURE TO SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE END OF THE AUCTION TO SEE THEM ALL!!!!”

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1970s AMC/JEEP Parts Catalog **Status Unknown**

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UPDATE: Was on eBay. Status Unknown**

Lots of information on CJs and FJs in this catalog.

“This is a extremely rare American Motors Jeep dealership parts book BINDER.
It is what sat at the corner of AMC dealerships parts counters. This one is
exceptional. You will NOT see another for sale. roughly 12 pounds & over
2000 pages. Covers mostly 1962 thru 1973 Jeep. No AMX, Matador, Javelin,
JUST JEEPS. Issue date 1972. Take a look at many of the factory
illustrations. All Group Numbers. All Part Numbers. All Series! Alphabetical
index. From Group 1 Engines to Group 31 Pick Up boxes & Stake body it is all
here. I do not specialize in Jeep Series (AMX & Javelin 1968-74 for 30
years) this was part of a AMC Dealership buyout. I had other later model
ones, those sold for $250-$400 a book and it is my understanding they will
be put on CD/DVD. I would expect buyer to put this book on CD/DVD (Adobe
format) also and it will pay for itself 100X over such as my 1967-72 AMC
CD/DVD item 251345562373 has, as have sold over 500 of them. You WILL be the
ONLY person with this rare book & uber rare factory binder to boot. I have
had only a handful of AMC dealership binders in stock from dealer buyouts
in 30 years in business, but NEVER had a Jeep 1962 thru 1973 type like this.
It will be sent to high bidder with mandatory signature confirmation in US.
Good luck!”

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Hickey Aluminum Heads

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UPDATE: This was for sale, but sold. This is now a post featuring Hickey Heads (and Chuchua and Willy Willy).

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Colin shared a couple photos of his rare Hickey Aluminum Heads. The February 1955 Car Craft had an article about Vic Hickey’s supercharged flathead.

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Modified Jeep in Florida

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Josh forwarded this ad for a modified jeep. It’s not quite as nice as Wally Cohn’s, but you’ll still spend some time looking at it. Note the plow setup on the front.

http://sarasota.es.craigslist.org/pts/4636269655.html

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Steve’s Willys Weather Block

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Steve’s got his ‘weather block’ prepared for winter!

“With the days getting shorter, and the weather patterns starting to change, it’s time to set up my Weather Block. As you can tell, this photo was taken on a cloudy day. Here are the instructions I place in my kitchen so when I look out the window I will know how to interpret my weather block. What else do you do with an old Willys engine?

Dry Block – Fair weather
Shadow under Block – Sunny
No Shadow under Block – Cloudy
Wet Block – Rainy
Invisible block – Foggy
Swaying Block – Windy
Horizontal Block – Wind Storm
White block – Snowy
Bouncing Block – Earthquake
Water Flowing Around Block – Flood
Flashing Block – Thunder Storm
Missing Block – Tornado

My Weather Block even tells you the season:
Hot Block – Summer
Leaf Covered Block – Autumn
Cold Block – Winter
Grass Growing on Block – Spring

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1943 Photos of Ford GPA Tests

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These photos were published in the Philadelphia Inquirer in July 27, 1943. In the top pic it looks like the driver jumped this off the end of a dock.

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Photo of Jeep and Trailer Carrying Troops on eBay

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That’s a lot of people!

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Jeep Sign Golden Gates, FL $75

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Not perfect, but still a neat piece.

“JEEP dealer sign,1970’s.this is an original sign that was once illuminated from behind,It is missing the centre out of the ‘P’ but this can be fixed with paint or vinyl.approx 5’long and 3 ft height. Collectors item”

http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/col/clt/4720063767.html

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