There’s been a collection of 1950s/60s jeep brochures and booklets.
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Here are some examples:
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”
Cool sign.
“Vintage jeep sign 4×6 Does not light up”
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
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.”
Some things never change.
“VINTAGE POSTCARD – CONDITION: VG. DATE/ERA: 1930s-50s. Standard Size 3.5×5.5.”
Marc found this photo that highlighted the postwar opportunities for the jeep, but for some reason utilized a Willys MA.
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”
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”
This 1966 Photo shows a jeep promoting Bob Martin for Commissioner!
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
Here’s a Bantam photo that I’ve never seen on the web.
“1942 Press Photo United States Army Midget Car by American Bantam Car Co.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
I doubt there are many jeeps in this book, but it’s an unusual bit of WWII memorabilia.
“RARE 1ST EDITION 1944 “JEEPS – A DOG FOR DEFENSE” BY SYLVESTRE C. WATKINS
IN EXCELLENT, VINTAGE CONDITION (AS SHOWN). DUST JACKET HAS SOME SHELF WEAR ON TOP.
INTERIOR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
WILCOX & FOLLETT CO, CHICAGO. 1944.
*OFFERS WELCOME*
BID WITH CONFIDENCE. EMAIL ME FOR DETAILED PHOTOS”
Interesting little toy, but somehow the shipping costs one and a half times the cost of the jeep??? Why pay for expedited shipping?
“HERE IS AN AWESOME 1975 CHUCK WAGON JEEP IN SUPER CONDITION IT IS 100% COMPLETE ALL PIECES ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE THE STICKER DECALS WERE ALREADY PLACED ON THE TOYS THE BOX IS IMMACULATE AND THE TRUCK SWEET NEEDS A BIT OF DUSTING OFF AND 1 HEADLIGHT DECAL IS LIFTING A BIT PERFECT SIZE FOR USING WITH BIG JIM, G.I. JOE, ETC”
This October 1942 Motor Magazine has a few different ads with jeeps.
“MAGNIFICENT, RARE, AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, VINTAGE, HUGE, OVERSIZED, COMPLETE WORLD WAR II ERA ISSUE OF “MOTOR” MAGAZINE FROM OCTOBER 1942! See all 12 images below including some close-ups AND see the 12-inch ruler in images for size perspective! Measures a HUGE 10.5″ X 13.5″ and has a PHENOMENAL 240 pages including the semi-stiff covers! VINTAGE “MOTOR” MAGAZINES OF THIS ERA ARE TYPICALLY LOADED with photographs, illustrations, artistic renderings, stories, features, AND articles related to automobiles of all kinds, motor cars, NEW CARS, the latest trends of the automotive industry, manufacturer information, mechanical data, and other subjects related to motors and motoring, AND more – HOWEVER, while this issue does include many auto-related features it is primarily focused on the home-front war effort and the invaluable contribution of the USA auto makers and automotive industry towards winning the war! COMPLETELY JAMMED with some incredible 1942 patriotic and WAR-RELATED advertisements INCLUDING MANY FULL-PAGE ADS, showing tanks, aircraft, trucks, jeeps, ammunition, AND much more! SCARCE IN ANY CONDITION – RARE AND VERY HARD TO FIND THIS NICE – Complete and intact; ”
UPDATE: Strangely, the ad has disappeared entirely from ebay, replaced by a server error. It may very well still be for sale, but, despite my efforts to search for it on eBay, it is currently unavailable.
Here’s another ID chart for sale on eBay.
” 29 x 23..acme jeep identification chart..
small signs of wear..no holes..
please feel free to ask any questions..
thanks for taking the time to look.. ”
Bob Christy reports the 2014 Summer Willys Reunion went well. Here are some photos from last weekend’s event. You can see all the photos here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zh1cdyrf2nyapg7/AABmKDxp5rgRhqg__xmax3D5a?dl=0