This signal corps postcard depicts Camp Crowder in Missouri.
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Before I get to the brakes, this past Friday Ann’s mother Rosemary decided to buy a motorhome. Well, not that she’d decided on Friday, but rather earlier in the week she caught the motorhome bug. After plowing through websites, stats and prices over a period of several days, she learned there was a local motorhome show happening. On Friday she and Ann went down to the show and found a 28′ Sunseeker. On Saturday, we brought it home.
I bring this story up because I’d already been planning to head to Seattle for a few days to taken advantage of the nice weather and work on Biscuit. On Saturday I left with the understanding that Ann, her mother, and Ann’s aunt Kathy planned leave on Saturday as well. They were going to drive the motorhome (Apparently nicknamed ‘Abby’ at this point) to Spokane, then head to Seattle to drop off Ann with me. Next, Rosemary would head south to Vancouver, before turning back toward Pasco.
They spent the night Saturday night in Spokane, but instead of going to Seattle, I got word on Sunday that Rosemary hijacked the plans and decided to head to Montana (with Ann and the wheel). Over the next few days they camped in several spots (Walmarts on two occasions — which offers free camping) in Montana and Wyoming. After staying Thursday night in Yellowstone, they finally arrived late Thursday night back home in good spirits.
Steve shared this eBay auction. There are several jeeps in the mix.
“This lot features a very large lot of military models. They have been in storage for quite some time so they are dirty and some are missing pieces. I have taken more than 12 pictures, so see below for all of them. Some other small pieces may fall off during shipping. The paint job on these pieces is EXCELLENT, whoever did the painting did 10 times better than I could. Some of the rubber treads have dry rotted.
We have other lots from the same owner available if you like the paint job (and some of the loose parts may be mixed into other lots) so bid on them all ;)”
UPDATE: Original Post June 26, 2014. Was on eBay.
“A good condition and rare posted card good used and posted condition”
Ian these photos in an online issue of the Town and Country Magazine:
I particular love this first photo from 1955 of the CJ-3A towing the boarders.
UPDATE: Chris has begun working on his veep project. You can follow his progress at this VW related site: http://fundubs.com/SimpleMachinesForum/index.php?topic=2848.0
Chris just picked up this VEEP project that’s missing a few items. He’s hoping to locate the 50 page installation manual that Hadley Engineering published. I’m not familiar with that particular manual, but if someone has one that can help out Chris, that would be great!
Marc spotted this great vintage card. That’s quite the part on the jeep!
“UP FOR BID IS THIS APPROX 7″ X 5″
FRENCH MADE WWII ONE SHEET CHRISTMAS CARD
IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION”
Here’s an odd one. If it is hot enough to cook an egg, it must be really hot for her to be on the hood.
“1953 Press Photo Colette Le Doux uses hood of jeep for frying pan in New York”
It’s an in-dash radio. I think this qualifies as a field mod.
“WWII U.S. Soldiers Listen to Jeep’s Radio on Beachhead South of Rome Press Photo”
Sounds like a nerve wracking drive through there.
“1944 Press Photo Fifth Army Jeep on the road to Cassino,Italy”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
Here’s an interesting piece. There was a similar menu from the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia.
“Vintage menu from the Manhattan Room, Hotel New Yorker in NYC dated August 9, 1944. The front shows a painting by artist James Sessions which is a World War II advertisement for Willys Jeep. Overall in good condition. There is a crease mark where the menu was once folded. There are three menu items checked in pencil. See pictures for details. Measures 9″ x 12″.”
Anyone near Muncie that could pick this up and mail it to me??
It’s a brand new offenhauser V6 intake for only $50! I’ll send you $50 +shipping +some for your time via check or paypal, which ever works best. Here’s the link. http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/pts/4527882568.html
Thanks, Dave (d@ewillys.com or 831-325-9616)
Kaiser Willys is sponsoring a classic Jeep show as part of the Aiken music fest on July 12, 2014. Learn more here: http://blog.kaiserwillys.com/kaiser-willys-classic-jeep-show-at-aiken-music-fest
UPDATE: Glenn discovered the winner of this Sailor Jerry wagon giveaway. He’s from Long Island and loves jeeps, so watch for this wagon there.
Here’s the official press release: http://www.nabca.org/assets/docs/NHjeepContest.pdf by the New Hampshire liquor board.
(10/30/2013) Steve sold his wagon, but then discovered it’s part of a giveaway as part of a Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum marketing campaign. Here was the original for the giveaway:
A reader shared these photos. He’s going to learn more about them. Amazingly, three additional FJs popped up for sale yesterday. You can find them below.
UPDATE: this is back on eBay
Both the Bantam BRC-60 and the BRC-40 are featured on this postcard.
There is use wear , with slight edge and corner bumping and slight discoloration as I have shown in the photos.. ……..As far as I can see there are no tears.. Please look at all photos closely. Measures 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″.”
CJ-5 hardtop?
“I have a Willies top, taken apart then primed before I realized that it doesn’t fit my Jeep. Whoops.
Best offer. Trades encouraged.”
Here’s a rare look at a Willys Overland Chassis with a StorDor body (see late 1940s brochure at bottom). What’s unusual with this van is that at some point it was turned into a motor home. While this former laundry van’s current fate is unknown, Larry, the former owner, has shared some information about it. He writes:
I had an old van registered as a Willys Housecar from 1948. Body was on a 2T frame and was modified with a Chevy inline six. Boy do I miss her…I had to leave her in shambles ten years ago
I was told that an old man in Moorpark, Ca. had custom built the interior and as seen on the exterior, the most probable “Bakery” in blue and with imagination, “To your door” showed up on the driver’s side through the house paint that is flaking off, suggesting that she was once a bakery delivery van. The previous owner had received it as a joke some time before I got it in 1980. I don’t know if it even exists anymore. She was dependable but scary with the feeling of tipping ever present like the willies you’d get in a CB or MB of, say, 1940’s circa.
On another note, I had a friend who had a 1947 Ford van similar to this Willys I owned and it had a grill in the bell shape as mine was.
You can view all the photos of Larry’s old Van here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lrgvanman/sets/72157604163626267/