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Happy Kid at Christmas

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This person received a Hamilton pedal jeep as a Christmas present several decades ago. Neat old video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjANClTyr50

 
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Liberation of Holland By Canadian Jeepin’ Forces

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Charles shared these photos showing the liberation of Holland by our Canadian Brethren. Looks like they may have originated at the Nederlands Fotomuseum. Here’s a link to that website.

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Plaistow Pictorial Poster **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

This is framed and under glass.

“The poster is a “Plaistow Pictorial – Fact Sheet Number 17” and appears to be in very good condition. It is encased beneath glass and is mounted in a wood frame. The frame has a few minor blemishes. The poster shows images of various Jeeps from 1940 through 1986. It also depicts the “Anatomy of the War time Jeep” and has a narrative of the history of the Jeep. The frame measures 37.5 inches wide by 27.75 inches tall.”

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Hot Rod Magazine Photo of Drag Jeep on eBay

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Here’s a cool drag jeep photo.

“Measures about 8.5″ wide by 11″ long. Vintage Magazine Ad 1972 Carey Stanleys Chevy Powered Jeep 8.5″ x 11″ Print Ad”

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Vintage Ike Estanciera Ads

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These were located in Argentina.

“VINTAGE & VERY RARE ORIGINAL ARGENTINA MAGAZINE ADVERTISING LOT
1940´S/50’S – JEEP 12 ADS !!!.-
MEASURES APPROX: 7.5” X 5.5” / 19 CM X 14 CM (EACH PAGE).-”

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1946 CJ-2A Palmetto, GA **SOLD**

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A, Features, Museums • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2000

I just did a post about this zoo jeep a few days ago. Now, you can own it!

FOR SALE is a 1946 Willys CJ-2A jeep with an interesting history. This came from the North Carolina Zoo in Ashboro, N.C. It was a featured exhibit there for a number of years. It was in front of the dinosaur exhibit. The zoo rotated it out of the exhibit and sold it to a zoo employee who I bought it from. The body is 100% Perfect without even a pinhole of rust. I was told that the zoo spent $4000.00 having it restored prior to exhibiting it. It needs some love now to restore it to it’s former glory but it would be a worthwhile project.”

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1952 Photo of TV Repair Jeep

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Steve forwarded this gem. This photo and article were published in the February 1952 issue of Mechanix magazine (pg 76). The article highlights two entrepreneurs who decided to provide home tv repair service by refurbishing a trailer into a mobile repair station pulled by a CJ-3A.

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Pic of the Week: Jarvis Jeeps

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UPDATE: In a comment below Claudia mentioned that Jarvis Jeep had a very catchy jingle: Beep Beep Jarvis Jeep. Apparently, that jingle was played a lot in Oregon as a variety of folks from Oregon have mentioned it on the internet. I tried to find a commercial with jingle, but no luck. Also, at one time Jarvis Jeep was the largest jeep dealer in the nation. If I’d realized Robert Jarvis was still alive I’d have tried to contact him. Unfortunately, he passed away this past April

Apparently, he was quite the character and boxer. According to the article in this magazine, during a boxing tournament in 1946 Rocky Marciano broke his hand on Bob’s head. After which, they became life long friends. (go here to learn more and then search for ‘Jarvis’.)

Here’s an image with the jingle on it that was posted on pinterest:

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Craig scanned this from the January 1959 issue of Jeep News. It features the Jarvis Jeep dealership from Portland, Oregon.

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Peking to Paris Rally Report from 2013

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John forwarded this unusual race. It’s was a 7610 mile rally across some desolate terrain. Sure looks like it would have been an experience!

http://www.endurorally.com/pages/peking-to-paris-octane-article-oct13

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WW2 Jeep Stolen from Bobbingworth, UK

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This family jeep was stolen. Unfortunately, there isn’t specific information. A reward of £1,000 has been offered for the return of the jeep.

Read more: http://www.brentwoodgazette.co.uk/Reward-1-000-Fyfield-dad-s-stolen-Bobbingworth/story-21305458-detail/story.html#ixzz36weGv6Yo

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Willys America Open House July 19th

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This year’s Willys America Open House will be Saturday July 19th in Cazadero, California. We won’t be there this year as we have a family event that same weekend.

There’s a Caravan that will also be leaving San Francisco in the morning. You can learn more about their itinerary here.

http://www.willysamerica.com/index.html

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Ashboro Zoo Jeep in North Carolina

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Anyone get there photo in this CJ-2A yet? It’s located at the Asheboro Zoo in North Carolina. http://www.nczoo.org. This may be located in the kid zone, but I can’t tell for sure.

Ashboro-NC-Zoo-Jeep-Photo-Prop3In 2010 this same jeep was located in a different part of the museum and draped with stuffed animals.

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Jeep Rustling by the Navy

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This article shares some of the jeep rustling that went on during WWII. One of protections against rustling that I’ve encountered is that driver’s would grab the rotor from the distributor to keep other military folks from stealing their jeeps.

Note that the ice cream story from yesterday has expanded to five gallons!

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Jeep lashed to Submarine Deck

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Yesterday I featured an ad that related a story about jeeps lashed to the decks of Submarines.

This article was published in the February 10, 1944 issue of the Eugene Register Guard:

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I found this article on page 5 of the January 10, 1944, edition of the Southeast Missourian Newspaper:

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And from page 2 of the February 10, 1944, issue of the Spokane Daily Chronicle:  1944-02-10-jeep-lashed-to-deck

 

 

And, on a note of trivia, I found this gem at an archived site:

In World War II, Burton Baskin of Baskin Robbins fame, was a quartermaster who began his ice cream career by trading a jeep for an ice cream freezer

Now, I don’t know if that’s true as I couldn’t verify it anywhere else, but a fun fact if true.

 
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Jim Beam Jeep City Pin on eBay

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This is an unusual piece. Looks like a CJ-5 design.

“This is a lapel pin for the Jim Beam Collector clubs. This one is “Jeep City” the image is a vintage Jeep for the design.”

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Photo of Soldier and Jeep on eBay

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The hardtop on this looks unusually tall, but the solider looks pretty tall as well. This includes a good shot of the front mud flaps.

Original Vintage Photo WWII US Army Soldier Man & Enclosed Cab Military Jeep. Photo Size is 5×7 inches.”

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1950? Photo of Kachin Tribe and Allies on eBay

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The date on this photo is January 1950. If so, these guys are part of the fight against China rather than Japan. Therefore this is more likely a WWII photo.

“KACHIN TRIBESMEN OF NORTH BURMA AID ALLIES IN WAR AGAINST THE JAPANESE”
Jeep drivers pause at an overnight shelter during a long run through a Japanese-held jungle. Kachin forces use airplanes, jeeps, mules and elephant to negotiate the remote jungle trails in their relentless stalking of the Japanese.”

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1947 Sales Book – Fire Jeeps

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These four pages were featured in a 1947 sales book.

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National Diary Products Ad on eBay

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This is an unusual ad for National Dairy Products that tells the story of a jeep that was lashed to a submarine deck (engine and Motor inside the sub) and carried all over. Eventually, it was traded for to a crew on a destroyer for ice cream. True story? The answer is it is possible (see update on Monday).

This ad appeared in the June 26, 1944 issue of Life Magazine on page 52.

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Photo of Jeep w/ Covered Wheel on eBay

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This is a rare mod that you don’t see often. The rear wheel wheel has been covered.

“I will not ship to Italy. Original photo pulled out of photo album. 4.25 x 2.5 inches. There is some glare from my flash. Great picture with lots of detail .U.S. Army jeep with covered rear wheels, taken in Italy.. The photos were taken by an American soldier in the 6th corps.”

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Happy Independence Day

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Happy Independence Day Everyone! If you live in Kentucky, you may have seen this flag-themed jeep.

http://whatareyouworkinon.com/category/tags/american-flag-jeep

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Video from Last Month’s D-Day

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Alex forwarded the link to this D-Day observance video from Europe. Lots of jeeps and other vehicles.

 
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More Pics from Charles

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Ford GP Tom Mix Poster on eBay

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This is a comic book cover reproduced on hard card stock in poster size. Ford GP collectors might like it as an oddity.

“TOM MIX COMMANDOS COMICS
COMIC BOOK COVER REPRODUCTION
LARGE POSTER ON CARD STOCK
13 x 19 INCHES APPROXIMATELY”

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1943 BF Goodrich Ad on eBay

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That’s a slat grille in the ad.

You are buying a Vintage 1 page 1943 WWII magazine ad for B.F. Goodrich Tires. You are buying the MAGAZINE AD ONLY. NOT THE ITEM NOR ANY PART OF THE ITEM IN THE AD is included in this sale. This ad page(s) measure approx. 10 1/2″x14″.”

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