Dennis bought these photos at an antique store a few years ago.
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White MP Jeeps
1941 Carbon Arc Searchlight Boise, ID **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD**
Randy spotted this one.
“WW2 Carbon Arc Anti-Aircraft Searchlight and Sperry Power Plant
Manufacture: Sperry Gyro Co.
Model: 1941A
This light has been restored by the Carroll Brothers who have 40 years experience in ground up restorations of vintage military equipment. Great care was taken to insure historical accuracy. This is a museum quality light.
The light has been restored to original condition. Light was completely disassembled and rebuilt. All lead base paint removed. Interior of drum repainted with heat resistant paint, exterior painted military green. Asbestos insulation removed and replaced with heat resistant insulation. Mirror is 85% to 95%.
Many NOS (new old stock) parts replace unusable parts;
New Sperry control box
New junction box with power receptacles
Reconditioned burner with good nose cone
Carriage has new tires and reconditioned hubs.
All old electrical wire has been removed and replaced with modern wire. Light rewired to 1940’s standards. Re-carboned light and azimuth light function. Meter and meter box restored and working well.
No broken glass, all data plates reconditioned and in place.
Sperry power plant has been fully restored as well.”
Pics from the 2014 Great Willys Picnic
John forwarded these pics from the 2014 Willys Picnic last weekend. Looks like a great day.
Bantam BRC-40 Photo on eBay
Marc forwarded this photo. Anyone know what the directional tires might be going the opposite ways on the driver’s side?
Another D-Day Commemoration Photo
Andy shared this second D-Day commemoration photo from the beach of Normandy. What a unique experience it would be to travel over this beach in MB/GPW!
Kids on Jeeps
Photos from the Reading, PA, Military Show
John snapped these photos from the MAAM WWII Weekend in Reading, PA, this past weekend.
1947 Photo of the American Legion on eBay
I don’t think I’ve seen anyone redo a jeep with this paint scheme.
“1947 Press Photo Members Of Amer Legion’s Forty & Eight In Jeep At NY City Hall”
1955? Alfa Romeo Matta Brochure
UPDATE: This brochure sold on eBay.
I don’t know just how rare these brochures are, but this is currently priced at $93 and there’s already a bid! The vehicles were only built between 1952 and 1954, so I’m not sure there was a 1955 brochure?
“Pages: 12 (fold out)
Language; specs in English, German, Italian, French
Print code: –
Size: 27 x21 cm (10½x8½)
Condition: good (4 out of 5, if 5 is mint new). Please notice, light miscolor on front is due to photo.
Remarks: 2 clean binder holes
Ships w/ top-quality airmail at 7$ within EU (European Union) and 11$ rest of World (including US/North America) (NEVER experienced any shipment problems). Combine with 1 or more of my other auctions, and it gets quite inexpensive. Shipment will get to you within 1 week or less. If you prefer, we can also arrange special shipping.”
Normandy D-Day Commemoration
Andy Brown forwarded this great photo in Normandy outside the tank museum near Carentan. Andy notes they were expecting over 200 jeeps at the event.
Northern Ohio Flatfender Day
On September 7, Bob Christy is hosting another Northern Ohio Flatfender day at his place in Green, Ohio. See all the info below:
MLW-2 Article at Four Wheeler
Jim Allen, with some help from Bob Westerman, published an article in Four Wheeler about the MLW-2 vehicle.
http://www.fourwheeler.com/product-reviews/1407-willys-overland-mlw-2-jeep-encyclopedia/
(You can view a newspaper clipping from 1944 about the MLW-2 as well)
Charles’ Pics from Europe
GPW Holden Rebuild in the Netherlands
Marc found this Holden rebuild story:
http://yankreenactment.nl/jeep/the-holden-jeep/original-details/
Lots and lots of photos.
Jeepers Country Bar and Grille in Spanaway, WA
Jeepers Bar and Grille just opened in Spanaway, Washington (map). For me it is conveniently right on the way to my sister’s house in Roy. So, we’ll be stopping by at some point. Not only does it feature a CJ-3B on the menu and logo, but there are several large vintage jeep photos around the place. My cousin Eric dropped by on Thursday and told me they enjoyed the place.
You can find them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jeeperscountrybar
Photo from Clark Field
Biloxi Blues Play in Scottsdale, AZ
Our own Joe Snodgrass’ GPW was used as the model for this Biloxi Blues poster. He and his GPW will also be featured at a car show to promote the play.
You can learn more about the play here: http://desertstages.org/show/biloxi-blues-39
Matt Goode’s Electric CJ-5
Dave spotted this article about a 19 Year Old Iowan name Matt Goode who repowered a CJ-5 with electricity for a FFA (Future Farmers of America) project. I have to say that’s a nice choice of rims (not that I’m particle or anything).
Read the entire article here. http://www.iowafarmertoday.com/news/crop/electric-conversion-brings-life-to-old-jeep/article_b2e56a84-e684-11e3-8882-0019bb2963f4.html
Photos from Charles
Biscuit Progress – Bump and Steer
For the last few days I’ve been in Seattle taking advantage of the nice weather to get some work done on Biscuit. Fortunately there weren’t too many ‘sonny-do’ projects, so I had a chance to get right to work.
First, I tackled the custom bracket I made for the transfer case. You might remember that I installed Dana 18 gears into a Dana 20 (a good way to improve the gearing) and turned the single Dana shifter into a dual shifter. When I built the bracket, I designed it to fit alongside the TH 350. I didn’t know it wouldn’t fit right against a T-18.
Since the shifter bracket is more functional then beautiful, I reused most of the parts. I simply cut off the old tongs, welded them onto a plate, and welded the plate back onto the bracket.
Next, since the transfer case sits slightly lower than it did before, I created a new side bracket. I made a template out of aluminum. To build the bracket I took a piece of an angle I had around the garage, cut it, and bent it into the shape of the template. Again, it’s nothing pretty, but gets the job done.
As I explained in a post a couple weeks ago, while I was puling apart my jeep I discovered that the powersteering was rotating slightly as I spun the steering wheel. That’s a problem! So, I dedicated the last few days to fixing that problem and changing the way the front bumper connects.
The basic problem was that the stock power steering mount unit only used three of the four holes to attach the steering unit. Therefore, I planned to add a cross piece to provide a place for a fourth bolt to attach. However, that meant I had to cut the plate on top so the bolt could be attached and removed. And, since I was doing that, I figured I would change the way the bumper attached.
Next off came the bumper:
With those projects out of the way I turned my attention to the engine I bought from Daryl last summer. I discovered the motor has stock bores. The pistons appeared cleaned, but never run. The engine looks like it was rebuilt, but never run. The spark plug ends are clean and shiny.
Given the engine looks unused, I’m not going to attempt to rebuild it. Instead, I’m going to run it as it is and focus resources on properly rebuilding my other motor (with its new heads and updated cam) later this year. In the meantime, I can run with this motor and focus on getting the other parts I need to get Biscuit running. Since they are both Buick V6s switching out motors at some future date won’t take very long.
Lastly, I thought you might enjoy seeing the welder I’ve been using. Dad tells me he got this Montgomery Ward classic as a hand-me-down from a local jeep builder (Al Carrol) in the late 1960s. It’s still works real well.
I hope to return later this month to complete some more work. I will be updating the front brakes to discs. Thanks to R&P for the brake kit! I’m also hoping to have all the parts to install the drive train. Here are a few more parts I’ll be adding to the mix:
- Holley 390 carb (i have a kenne belle intake)
- Clutch kit & pilot bushing
- Brake Calipers for the new disc brakes
- Brake power CJ-7 unit with proportioner
- Bushings for my new rear emu springs (thanks to Mitch at ARB for helping out with those)
- Possibly a different set of headers (am waiting to see what I can find online)
So, stay tuned!
A Couple Illustrations by Roberto Flores
Roberto Flores has been busy.
He writes, “This #WillysJeep #cartoon could be (and is) devoted to #jeepers as Andy Bint, David Eilers, Ron Fitzpatrick, Joe Jennings, Mike Hardesty, Nate Bolduc, Natxo Alberdi Ruiz, Rommel T. Juan, Harriet Langridge, etc. for mention a few of them! Keep´em rolling!!! (Facebook Link)
He adds, “If you´re going to attend the 70th ceremonies of #DDay, perhaps you´ll have the chance of found this design during the Ford GPA jeep meeting at Carentan:” (Facebook Link)
Stolen CJ-2A from Taos
Someone stole this CJ-2A. If you see the jeep for sale, either email me directly or contact the poster of this theft @ 5757700180. Listed as a 1942, it’s obviously a CJ-2A.
“Some lowlife took this motorless 42 Willys from Taos, Nm, sometime between Monday 5/26 and Saturday 5/31… there is a reward for information leading to its return.
Update: a witness saw a +/- 2000 1 ton red Dodge flatbed with my Willys on a fifth wheel trailer heading north out of Taos on Saturday 5/31… any and all information would be appreciated.”
2014 Great Willys Picnic June 8th
DON’T FORGET: Drop by the 2014 Great Willys Picnic on Sunday June 8th from 9am to 4pm. It’s held in Kempton, Pennsylvania. Go here for more info: http://www.cj3a.info/picnic/
The King Family Jeep Tour
Jason and his family enjoyed a family jeep outing last weekend.
He writes, “Last Saturday was our 4th annual family jeep rally through Parke County, Indiana (covered bridge capital). Attached are some photos for your use. The trip was a 30 mile round trip that took us through Bridgeton, IN. The Bridgeton Mill just happened to be making flour the same day. We anticipate twice as many jeeps next year to join in the trip. Each year we pick a different route that includes another bridge. We passed three on our trip this year.”