UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
A jeep on a tea spoon? I would never haver guess that would happen. It’s located in the Netherlands.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
A jeep on a tea spoon? I would never haver guess that would happen. It’s located in the Netherlands.
Vito from Italy has fond memories of jeeping with his father back in the early 1980s. Here’s a photo of his father at the helm of his CJ-5. Check out the tires. Yes, some Desert Dogs made it all the way to Italy. In fact, Vito is hunting for a set for a vintage build he’s creating. He’s got another Italian friend who has some old vintage dogs as well. I had no idea!
Anyone know if this jeep is still there? This photo came from this page (though I removed the kids). The photo was take at Omaha Nebraska’s Henry Doorly Zoo.
UPDATE: Was on eBay. **SOLD**
I’m sure this photo wasn’t posed … lol.
“1942- Mia Hodge, better know as Mia Macklin, British Olympic ice skater, sits atop jeep surrounded by U.S. mechanics after she delivered the jeep to their repair station “somewhere” in England.”
Paul found this link to Larry Shank’s story of camping with a CJ-3B and teardrop trailer in the southwest on Petrolicious. Nice story and great photos. You might remember his story from the CJ-3B Page.
http://www.petrolicious.com/willy-s-jeep-carries-family-through-sixty-years-of-desert-adventure
That’s one big plane!
“1965 LOCKHEED C-5 GALAXY United States Air Force Jeep Workers Press Photo”
UPDATE: Was on eBay. **SOLD**
“1942 Press Photo Assembled Jeeps Lined Up in The Yard of Willy’s Plant in Toledo
This is an original press photo. Please see the included scans of this photo for additional information and condition.Photo measures 9 x 7inches. Photo is dated 6-20-1942.
Historic Images Part Number: nez12975”
This photo comes from the New Canaan News Online and shows how the New Canaan troops used to jump a jeep with their horse. Click here to read the article about the New Canaan Mounted Troops.
Marc spotted this classic photo of Ben Carlin’s Half-Safe GPA.
“This is an original press photo. of AustrailiaPhoto measures 9 x 7.25inches.”
I can’t say I’ve ever heard this song.
“SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP (IN YOUR JEEP)
Lyric by Al Dubin, music by James V. Monaco
from ‘STAGE DOOR CANTEEN’, 1943”
The photo of a Ford GP is one of several photos from Camp Croft, South Carolina.
In honor of this weekend’s FC Northwest Gettogether in Tacoma, Washington, I thought this article was appropriate. McCahill isn’t shy about some of his ‘beefs’ with the new FC.
<– Wed. July 30th Oroville to Colville | North Washington Trip
I stayed up late Wednesday night completing emails and posts, so we stayed in bed until 10AM at Benny’s Colville Inn motel in downtown Colville. The motel was a solid 1 1/2 stars. We had a king bed with slightly uneven box springs. The bottom sheet wasn’t fitted, so it moved easily underneath us. But, the room was quiet, cool, and comparatively cheap. The lobby was unusual, part taxidermy showcase and part firearms museum. The staff was friendly, especially an older female gardner who began to talk to us and wouldn’t stop. I finally had to close the room door, albeit graciously, while she talked until she couldn’t see us anymore. She was a little off . . .
The other oddity we encountered involved the water. When we took our showers, we had the MOST difficult time washing the soap off of us. Either they softened the water too much or there was something else in the water, but neither of us could recall such a difficult time removing soap. Since we’d brought the soap from home, we knew it had to be something in the water (we finally had to use towels to feel clean of the soap).
At 11AM we pulled out of the motel, the temperature already in the low 80s. It was going to be hot again. We drove up to Kettle Falls, then turned to drive north toward Canada. Our first stop was at the Roosevelt Reservoir, a large body of water fed by the Columbia River, which winds through much of Washington State until it flows by our home in Pasco a couple miles away. One of the neat aspects of the Roosevelt Reservoir area is that the shorelines remain free of houses, giving the area a remote, peaceful feeling.
Back on Hwy 25, we stopped at every campground to evaluate them for future camping. Our favorite place was a small no-reservation campground called North Gorge. This campsite would have been perfect had we brought the motorhome. There were no other sites adjacent to it.
<– July 28th/29th Pasco to Oroville | North Wash Trip | July 31st Colville to Priest Lake –>
As I remembered from my previous visit to Oroville in 1986, my great aunt Ev was a gracious host and great cook. We awoke at eight O-clock on Wednesday morning to find a table set with fresh fruit and home made granola. She also whipped up some eggs and bacon for us. Good stuff!
After breakfast we toured the apple orchards that they farmed for many years before selling them. Naturally, if she needs some fresh fruit during the summer, she doesn’t have to go far out her backdoor to find some!
Joe’s son-in-law drives a truck in New Jersey and forwarded this cool photo to Joe. You don’t see three jeeps on a trailer too often.
North Washington Trip | July 30th Oroville to Colville –>
MONDAY: Pasco to Winthrop We left Pasco at noon on Monday the 28th. It was already 100 degrees. It’s a good thing the jeep has air-conditioning! There was nothing particularly interesting (or I should say it’s a drive I’ve done often enough to be bored with it) until we reached Dry Falls State Park, which once was the site of the largest waterfall in the world. As you can see from the pics, the view is pretty good. They had some pretty good looking food, too. We had ice-cream. Continue reading
This November 1942 article from Popular Mechanics titled “Miracle on Wheels” featured the jeep and shared some of the success stories from its use internationally. You can read the entire issue on Google or purchase a cheap copy off of eBay
Marc found this interesting photo of a Holden Ambulance jeep during the battle of Saipan on eBay. The text on the back of the photo is hard to read.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay
Here’s a neat Northern Pacific Railroad ad from the 1952 November issue of the Saturday Evening Post featuring a Willys Hy-Rail Wagon.
I also ran across this Southern Pacific Hi-Rail Wagon from freerails.com:
http://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=3656&forum_id=46
According to the caption, this photo shows the rear of General Montgomery’s jeep as prisoners walk by it.