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Wooden Jeep w/ Artillery on eBay

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Commercially produced or home made? The gun ‘pops’ when the gun’s crank is turned.

“FANTASTIC PATINA! THIS JEEP & ARTILLERY GUN are 90% wooden except for metal steering wheel & metal gun “popper” (which WORKS)strip & masonite bottom.

25 1/2 in. long overall. Jeep is 10 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in.

ORIGINAL PAINT IS 70-80%. Gun “pops” when square crank is tnrned by the nail handle.

HAND-PAINTED NUMBERS, STAR, “USA” & GUN WHEELS. Steering wheel is a replacement as is part of the front seat back.”

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1944 Photo of Saipan Jeeps and Soldiers on eBay

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What’s mounted to the hood of the front jeep?

“1944- U.S. Marines and jeeps move along a road lined with ammunition cases as they advance to front lines on Saipan.”

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1944 Photo of Soldier’s Jeep w/ Swastika on eBay

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This Boise, Idaho, soldier used a swastika image to commemorate a capture.

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World’s Smallest Jeep 6″ long x 2″ high

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The model builder was supposed to be working on a motor for this tiny jeep at the time this photo and caption were published.

“1943 Press Photo The world’s smallest Jeep, 6 inches long and 2 inches high”

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Matt Yosts Jeep Illustrations

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Matt Yost’s added a couple jeep related illustrations since the last time I mention him. Here are all the ones I’ve found.

1) Surf Wierdos #21: http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/matt-yost/surf-weirdos-21/233160

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2) Marine Weirdos #4: http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/matt-yost/marine-weirdos-4/75467

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3) Interlopers 2: http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/matt-yost/interlopers-2/135195

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4) Fresh Meat 3: http://www.yostarts.com/freshmeat3print.htm

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5) The Primitive 5: http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/650ba56f-dd7f-46cb-8a21-d2a0d1d3387d?fromGallery=false

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6) Walking The Dog: http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/matt-yost/walking-the-dog-3/123945

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1944 Photo of a MLW-2 on eBay

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Here’s a very rare photo of the 1/2 ton MLW-2, built by Willys-Overland to carry six men in the rear and two in the front. Only two prototypes were built and there whereabouts are unknown (to the Mark Askew’s knowledge).

Learn more about them here: http://www.milweb.net/features/willys_jeep.php

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1944 Photo of Ford GP in Illinois on eBay

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A Ford GP named “TIRED” is adapting to civilian life by stopping at the Lake Geneva, Illinois, post office for mail.

“1944 Press Photo Civilians adapting the Jeep to normal ways of living.”

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Woman in Jeep on Liberty Magazine Cover

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UPDATE: Was on eBay.

The March 25, 1944, issue of Liberty Magazine has a woman driving a jeep.

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Vintage Colorado ‘Safari’ Article

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The May 1955 issue of Willys News featured this article about a Colorado Jeep trip.

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Old MB/GPW Rusting Away

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UPDATE: JW correctly pointed out there are TWO Prince of Wales Islands in the world (perhaps more??). The jeep shown below is located on the Australian Prince of Wales Island, which sites just south of Papau New Guinea (I erroneous thought it was in laska)

This old right-hand appearing jeep was found on the Prince of Wales Island in 2013 and published at Going Strait. Not much salvageable here.

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1943 Willys MB Sunk into Jeep Showroom Floor

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Autoblog.com covered the story of a 1943 Willys MB being placed into an underground storage container.

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/1943-willys-mb-in-dealer-floor/#photo-3078072/

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Cigar Box from the Philippines on eBay

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How about this unique box?

“This is a great wood cigar box made in the Philippines in Cebu which is one of the tiny islands that make up the Philippines.It originally had cigars and the inside lid has an logo/insignia that says Tabaqueria De Filipinas Inc.Flor De Filipinas Hecho A Mano 100% Tabaco.On the lid is carved Cebu Philippines and a colorful jeep which is their mode of transportation in the Philippines.It has beautiful gold tone hardware and is in good condition.There are 4 side inside that are removable I am not sure why that is.It is approx. 10″ long by 7 1/4″ deep by 2 1/4′ high.Please email me if any questions.”

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Hill Climb Trophy on eBay

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Neat old trophy.

“Jeep Hill Climb Trophy vintage Folk art off Road 4X4 award unique Willys CJ
One of a kind Art work Trophy. Plastic Jeep on top of a stand made of Wheel bearings and other Jeep parts.”

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G.I. Joe and the Jouncing Jeep Box on eBay

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No toy inside, the but the outside has some great art.

“Professional quality TrueReplica™ Box for the 7-inch version of the wind-up G.I. Joe Jouncing Jeep made by Unique Art”

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Business Screen Magazine

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Archive.org has an interesting collection of Business Screen Magazines from 1944-1947. Reading through them was kind of interesting. I found a few jeeps, too.

https://archive.org/details/business1944screen1946ma6and7rich

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I thought this org chart was interesting as well.

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Early Ford Pygmy Photo

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Robin purchased this early Ford Pygmy photo off of eBay. The photo is dated 12/05/40.

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1956 Father & Son Wagon Story

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The Union online newspaper published a father & son story by Ron Cherry about their restoration of a 1956 wagon. The end of the story was a bit unexpected.

http://www.theunion.com/entertainment/13514873-113/dad-jeep-body-wagon

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1958 Photo of M-38A1 with 30mm Cannons on eBay

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Nice shot of the jeeps with their guns.

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1960s Photo of Jeep about to Pull Airplane on eBay

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Doug spotted this photo. It’s too bad there isn’t more jeep.

“Vintage Kodachrome Colorfax Transparency color slide. Early 1960’s. Some specks and dust. Nice picture of a car and airplane.”

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Carson City’s New Tourism FJ-3

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Joel Dunn wanted to share photos of Carson City Board of Tourism’s newly redone FJ-3.

He writes, “I wanted to share some pics of Jays 1961 FJ3 that Carson City purchased as a project to celebrate Nevada 10th birthday on October 31, 2014. Willy participated in the Las Vegas parade on Friday the 31st and then at the Nevada Day parade in Carson City on Saturday November 1st. Willy was the hit of both parades and will now start appearing at tourism, travel and hospitality shows a cross the Western United States. Soon to come is a killer sound system and LED monitors.”

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1943 Postcard “Seize All Reds”

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on ebay

This “Orders are to Seize All Reds” postcard is funny.

“For auction is a vintage comic postcard “Orders Are To Seize All Reds” featuring an image of two military men in a jeep. The postcard is also sent by a military officer free of postage dating 1943.”

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Stahl Body for FC in Maryland **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $500.

(06/09/2014) Just the box is for sale.

Utility bed ONLY… No truck. 1962 Stahl utility box bed, From 1962 Jeep FC170. 4X9 between boxes. All doors latch but no key for locking. VERY HEAVY steel construction. good condition. ….http://youtu.be/rt6Oh_GbV-o

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Mobile Border Control Searchlight Jeep

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This article about the creation of mobile border control searchlight jeeps was published in the April 1956 issue of Willys News. A similar article with additional photos appeared in the February 1956 issue of Globetrotter.

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Old Video of a Wire Cutter Installation

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Steve forwarded this early video. I would never want that hand drill duty!

 
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1946 Fortune Magazine on eBay

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It appears the August 1946 issue of Fortune Magazine has an interesting Willys Overland article.

“This complete Fortune magazine is in really nice original condition. The cover has no edge tears or creases, but there is a scuff on the right and bottom edges. The lower left edge shows minor scuffs. The illustration is vivid against a clean background.

The spine has minor scuffs at the top and bottom. The magazine is still securely bound. As I thumb thru this magazine, the inside pages appear clean with no tears, creases or dog eared corners. The back cover has no edge tears or creases. The illustration is vivid against a nice and clean background.”

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