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Welcome to eWillys.com, a website for vintage jeep enthusiasts. I update this website nearly every day with jeep deals, jeep history, interesting reader projects, jeep related info, and more.
These quick searches can help you find things on eBay. People list in the wrong categories all the time, so don't be surprised to see brochures in the parts area for example.
The links to posts below show jeeps grouped by models, condition, and other ways. Some of these jeeps are for sale and others have been sold. If you are unsure whether a vehicle is still for sale or not, email me at d [at] ewillys.com for more info.
There are plenty of interesting, unusual, historic and surprising stories related to Jeeps and their owners. In addition, some of these features have nothing to do with jeeps. This link will display all featured stories starting from the latest.
Looking for parts and not sure where to go? There are a variety of large and small new and used parts sellers both online and offline.
Importantly, the allure of buying a project jeep can be romantic. The reality of restoring a jeep can be quite different, expensive and overwhelming without the right tools and resources. So, tread carefully when purchasing a "project". If you have any concerns about buying a vintage jeep, or run across a scam, feel free to contact me for help, comments or concerns .
Ann and I decided last night to head for Ohanapecosh near Mt. Rainier on Sunday for a couple days. No reception there means no updates for a couple days. However, I have schedule a few old feature posts to reappear. We’ll be back on Tuesday so there will be some updates at that point.
Paul’s ‘Goddess’ forwarded me a link about Yale’s Photogrammar website that contains 170,000 photographs from 1935 to 1945 created by the United State’s Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information (FSA-OWI).
One of the neater features shows all the photos mapped by county across the United States. Click here to see it: http://photogrammar.yale.edu/map/
The folks at FSA-OWI also had time to get jeep photos. You’ve likely seen many of them, but there are a few I don’t remember seeing. Here are my jeep search results.
Ford GP … Baltimore, Maryland. Colonel H.J. Lawes, post commander, Holabird quartermaster depot and commandant of the quartermaster motor transport school at the wheel of a “jeep” giving his pupils first-hand instructions on the vehicle training ground during a two-week preventive maintenance for motor vehicles course for officers
Fort Riley, Kansas. A jeep of a mechanized cavalry reconnaissance unit carrying a thirty caliber machine gun during a field problem. April 1942. Photo by Jack Delano.
Jan’s Victory Toy Jeep
Jan contacted me about a toy his father picked up in Maastricht (Netherlands) at the end of WWII. He didn’t know the history of the toy and asked if I knew. I didn’t know either, but after some research, I learned this toy was called a victory toy and made in the Netherlands following their liberation in WWII. However, what’s not clear is who manufactured these toys. Was it “Victory Toys” or were these ‘victory toys’ made by a manufacturer not of that name?
Victory Toy jeeps and soldiers from the Netherlands. These were part of an auction in 2011. http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/18798/lot/1090/
You can learn more information at these links:
Here are a couple more jeeps
UPDATE: This Jeepney sold for $5700. Dave forwarded some additional photos.
“1946 Willys Jeep Station Wagon 463 model w/ L-134 Go-Devil Flathead four engine, Jeepster/Philippians Taxi; Auction: September 4th, 2014, Sanborn, MN”
Michael spotted this link from the Chive that shows a 57 military jeep photos. They are labeled as “hi res” photos, but when I downloaded the one below, it wasn’t hi res. Still, they are well shot photos.
http://thethrottle.thechive.com/2014/09/03/a-few-willys-jeeps-in-high-res-57-hq-photos/
UPDATE: Please check the comments about this service. Some readers have encountered issues with Tonka Jeep.
Wally wrote me the other day to share information about a vintage jeep restoration and parts shop called Tonka Jeep Limited. The business has only been opened since 2012, however their service guy has more than 40 years experience working on jeeps. You can learn more about the company via the website or the Facebook page.
Tonka Jeep Limited started in 2012, following twenty-five years of being a vintage Jeep owner as a hobby. Our product and service offerings cover all Jeep and Jeep variants (Jeepster, Truck & Wagon) from 1941-1955. We’ve grown steadily, by offering hard to find original parts, NOS, as well as all reproduction parts. Along with parts, we offer complete rebuild services on all mechanical components. Restoration services are offered exclusively on both civilian and military Jeeps. Parts can be ordered through our website, or by email inquiry. Our means of contact is unique, as we don’t take phone calls, we found email contact to be faster and a more efficient way to service our clientele; our response times are usually same day, however, twenty-four hours is standard. Many have asked if we have a shop or store to come by and visit; for now no, but of course if you want to pick-up parts, we’ll gladly direct you to one of two locations, where inventory is stored.
Our website is: tonkajeepltd.com and email address for questions and ordering is; sales@tonkajeepltd.com
Here’s a photo of their promotional and work jeep, a 1943 GPW:
The photo is of the owner, after an all day product shoot for the website; the back-drop is a hood from a 1950 6 cylinder Station Wagon in the original Jamaica Green and yes, it is in excellent condition and for sale.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
The winner of the 1961 @ Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Jeep Derby race received a DJ-3A Surrey!
“Here is an Original Vintage 1961 5th ANNUAL JEEP DERBY Josephine Johns
8×10 B&W Press Photo
READY FOR THE JEEP DERBY — Josephine Johns of El Paso waves as she prepares to take a trial run over the 63-mile three-day fifth annual International Jeep Derby at Truth or Consequences, NM. April 21-23 in connection with the Ralph Edwards Fiesta. First prize will be a pink Acapulco-style Jeep to be given by Willys Motors Inc.”
There’s been a collection of 1950s/60s jeep brochures and booklets.
Click here to see this sellers items
Here are some examples:
Ouch! Steve spotted this photo of a poor wagon broadsided.
“Traffic Accident 1951 Market Truck Broadsides Jeep at Intersection
8 x 10 Photograph”
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Cool sign.
“Vintage jeep sign 4×6 Does not light up”
http://westernmass.craigslist.org/for/4648902283.html
I can’t remember if I posted this one.
Here are a couple pics of Charles jeep converted into a de-mining jeep for the 2014 liberation day of Antwerp.
Some more random pics
german troops surrendering to canadians
jeep headed inland over steel matting near les Andalouses
Dorothea Lange is famous for her Depression era photo of a migrant mother. In the 1950s she traveled to Southeast Asia. Fortunately for us, she took some jeep photos while she was there and the Online Archives of California has preserved them.
1. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt0m3n98tw/?brand=oac4
2. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9p3008tg/?brand=oac4
3. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt4m3nb1fh/?brand=oac4
4. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9k4008vb/?brand=oac4
5. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt1d5n99b4/?brand=oac4
6. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt8h4nb3s7/?brand=oac4
View more of Dorothea Lange’s photos at the Online Archives of California
That’s a fully loaded jeep.
“1944- U.S. soldiers, killed during German counter attack during the Battle of the Bulge, lie dead in the snow as jeep of the 4th Armored Division heads toward Chaumont.”
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Some things never change.
“VINTAGE POSTCARD – CONDITION: VG. DATE/ERA: 1930s-50s. Standard Size 3.5×5.5.”
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Marc found this photo that highlighted the postwar opportunities for the jeep, but for some reason utilized a Willys MA.
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The 3 Yanks Service Station in New Guinea. I wonder if they’d do your windows, too 🙂
“1943 Press Photo De Luxe filling stations takes care of Jeeps in New Guinea”
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Four Wheeler Magazine and the New Mexico 4-Wheelers combined together for an article that looked back on fifty years of the New Mexico 4-Wheelers. Check out all the photos at the article:
http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/0808-4wd-new-mexico-4-wheelers/
Looking for a unique way to see the Buffalo herds near Custer State Park (map)? You might look into a Jeep Tour. Here are pics showing a Wagoneer and a later model jeep built to hold a small group. Here are some links that might be helpful. It’s not clear to me if there is only one tour operator or multiple ones.
I stumbled upon a website that celebrates old articles from the town of Walla Walla, Washington, just forty-five minutes east of me. At some point the local newspaper ran a series of articles titled “Heap of the Week”. However, one week they changed the title to “Jeep of the Week”.
This old photo from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture shows a CJ-2A with a 100 gallon tank mounted in the rear at or near Custer State Park. It appears there may be another tank across the cowl. Unfortunately, the photo isn’t very large.
http://sdda.sd.gov/wildland-fire/suppression/field-offices/mount-coolidge-fire-lookout-tower/
That’s quite the hokey horse trailer.
“The Walking Hills ’49 WILLIAM BISHOP JEEP HORSE TRAILER RARE
This vintage original still shows a VERY RARE WESTERN photo of WILLIAM BISHOP (center) leaning on the back of a JEEP which has a HORSE TRAILER behind it.
Moviephoto from the movie: The Walking Hills
Year of the photo: 1949
Size of the photo: Approximately 8 x 10
Other members of the cast (not necessarily in the movie still):
Charles Stevens Randolph Scott William Bishop Edgar Buchanan Arthur Kennedy John Ireland Jerome Courtland Josh White”
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