Here’s another pharmacy using DJs for drug deliveries.
Features Research Archives
1942 Photo of WAACS on a Jeep Ride
This photo was published in the August 19, 1942, issue of the Courier-Express. The caption is interesting, in that the woman driver of the jeep had driven ambulances for the Chinese back in 1932!
1945 Photo of Jeeps near Marseille on ebay
The caption notes that both jeeps and men were readied in Marseille for trips to the Pacific Theatre.
Kreisher Drug Store DJ-3A Dispatchers
The DJ’s ‘fleetness of get-away’ was one reason Kreisher purchased these dispatchers. There had to be faster vehicles than the DJ!
1942-43? Photo of first Fire Jeeps
UPDATE: Originally I listed this as a 1941 article, based on a database date stamp. Richard pointed out the stamped grill would make this unlikely. It’s a good point! Additional research suggests the paper was from the 1942-43 time frame.
This photo documents one of fifteen jeeps transformed by the Canadians into fire jeeps. I don’t have a date on the newspaper, but it was published in an issue of the Flesherton Ontario Advance Newspaper.
1943 Suffolk County News Article
Jean de Preissac Postcard from 1945 on eBay
Jean de Preissac designed a variety of WWII postcards.
“Approx. 4″ x 6″ ( 10 x 15 cm).”
Panel Delivery Wagon Brochure **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
” Willys-Overland sales booklet. For panel delivery truck. About 1950. Still sealed with original sticker. Eight panels.”
Paul’s Getting Serious
Paul really seems serious about finishing his jeep! Below he shares photos and updates:
All sidewall and top upholstery panels have been installed so I began cutting foam for the front seats.
Still waiting on the carpet for the rear wheel well tops, the rear floor and the front seat footwell areas.
Here you’re looking at the rear window panel and the left rear wheel well. I think the gray fabric and the stainless steel look pretty good together.
I’m looking forward to getting the seats upholstered. The gray and blue seat colors should add a bit of color to the interior.
Front seats reinstalled, the foam is rough cut and the combination of thick foam for the bottom and thin foam for the back will allow enough room for me to reach all of the controls and still see out the windshield. The side windows are another matter. I should have Sumo-sized my Willys.
DJ-3As Purchased by Detective Agencies
1946 Ad from the Saturday Evening Post on eBay
I don’t remember ever publishing these two ads.
“Original 1946 Willys Jeep For Business or Farm, the 4 in 1 ‘Jeep’ Does More Jobs…Tougher Jobs versatile 4-wheel drive ad. 2 pages. Please use the enlarge and zoom features to get a good look at the details.”
1947 Article about a Tree Farm on eBay
Only one of the story’s three pages is shown.
“ORIGINAL 3-page, magazine story
(consists of 2 full pages plus two half columns of text on 3rd page
Always original magazine pages…
never duplicates or reproductions of any kind
Approximate size: 8.5″x11.5″ (each page)
Condition: Excellent”
Truck Chassis with Motorhome Body
The April 1956 Willys News contains the story below about a Willys Truck that was transformed, using a purpose-built body, into a motor home.
Roberto’s Jeep Cards
Willys Overland Product Merchandising Book **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
Last year one of these was sold in segments. I bought one of those segments and I’ve seen some of the others. It’s a rare, pretty interesting book.
“This Product Merchandising Manual was made by Willys Motors Inc and Willys-Overland Export Corporation. This Has a Dated Price List 1955. The Original Binder is in OK Condition ,I Will Never Say Perfect.
I Noticed a Few Sections Missing ,,IE Wrecker , PTO Equipment , Sprayers ,Maybe Those Sections Went To Different Dealers.”
Jeepster Pin on eBay
Here’s a neat vintage pin. No idea how old it is. Anyone know?
1943 Photo of Richmond Ford Plant on eBay
Naturally she’s driving a GPW. While Willys produced their jeeps in Toledo, Ford produced there jeeps at multiple locations, including Richmond, California.
“1943 Press Photo Bessie Harris drives jeep at Richmand Ford Plant”
Mini-Beep Mower Ontario, OH **Status Unknown**
UPDATE: Was $2000. Status Unknown.
Thanks to Doug for sharing this one. The motor is stuck. The brochure is likely rare.
“RERE STRUCK BEEP Garden Tractor with Snow Blade. Rust free and the nicest body you will ever find. Have all parts motor stuck. Have the book for it.”
Conquering Southern Utah
Good news. The site is back up! Explanation on what happened to come ….
I haven’t had a chance to add posts from the recent few days, but this photo is from the April 1956 issue of Willys News. This CJ-3B certainly has an unusual crew setup!
Most folks don’t remember the movie the Conquerer, starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. It was a Ghenghis Khan theme-movie, as it was a huge bust. The Conqueror movie was filmed in Utah locations such as Snow Canyon, St. George, Harrisburg, Warner Valley, and Hurricane during a 13-week stretch in 1954-1955 (source).
Unfortunately, what the movie is best known for is the unusually high percentage of deaths of the crew from cancer. The crew used some high powered fans to blow sands to simulate rough conditions. A documentary I watched suggested that disturbing the sand might have exacerbated the potential exposure to radiated materials.
You can read more in this article from People magazine: http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20077825,00.html
1942 The Little Jeep Book on eBay
UPDATE: Here’s another rare book for sale.
“Ayers, Peggy Griffin; The Little Jeep
GLENDALE, CA, 1942
Published by GRIFFIN PATTERSON PUBLISHING
illustrations songs
Binding: PAPER BACK WHITE
Size: 6.25X8.75
22 Pages
Topic: Children’s books
Overall Condition is: FAIR
previous owner markings (rear blank cover child drawings), BOOK incorrectly bound all pages present some pages upside down, front and back cover staining and some missing pieces, front cover has crease on corners, over all browning, aged staining, spine tattered and missing some pieces,
REF#:065829”
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Trader Wooly and the Ghost in the Colonel’s Jeep
Trader Wooly and the Ghost in the Colonel’s Jeep is one of three books written by Tom Townsend. I’ve not read the book. According to his website, the series is “about army dependents growing up and going to middle school in West Germany. Trader and his friends seem to be getting in and out of trouble a lot. The books are historical fiction full of adventure.”
Mounty in a Jeep Book **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
“MOUNTY IN A JEEP BY T.MORRIS LONGSTRETH,1949 THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. EX LIBRARY HARDCOVER,158 PAGES,APPEARS TITLE WAS HANDWRITTEN ON EDGE OF COVER,NORMAL COVER WEAR AND LIBRARY STAMPS,WRITING ON BLANK PAGE,”
This information is from a 2012 post:
DJ-3A Dispatchers as Bank Couriers
The Southern Bank of Norfolk in Virginia thought the DJ-3A would make an excellent bank vehicle. Despite being outfitted with special locks and an ‘army-type’ lock box, the dispatcher did not look like a high security bank vehicle. Moreover, the bank might have been smarter not to put the bank’s name on the jeep. I would have liked a picture of the lock box. The article below was published in the June-July 1956 issue of Willys News.
1945 Photo Showing Anti-Theft Chain on eBay
I’ve heard of GIs grabbing distributer parts, but this is the first time I’ve seen a chain used as an anti-theft device.
“1945 Press Photo Col S.S. Archinlose chains his Jeep wheel to body of vehicle”
Nelly Belle Marx Jeep **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
“Up for auction is a Marx “NELLYBELLE” Willys JEEP. Very old vintage steel toy. About 11 x 5.5 inches. The hood was fastened with nuts and bolts, see pictures for condition.”