This Buddy L. Victory Toy sold for $42 (+$17 shipping) yesterday.
1940’s Buddy L Victory Toy **SOLD**
March 20, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Features, Models, toys This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Small Wood Jeep Toy on eBay
Roger spotted this unusual toy with an etched-in jeep grille.
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“You’re getting the vintage wood folk art toy shown. 5″ red jeep. Nice overall condition”
Liquid Iron w/ CJ-5 on box on eBay
March 19, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
This old package of Buckeye Silver Liquid Iron includes an endorsement by Willys Motors, Inc.
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“THIS AUCTION IS FOR ONE/1 USED RARE/VINTAGE ORIGINAL BOX CONTAINING BUCKEYE SILVER SHIELD LIQUID IRON TESTED & INDORSED BY WILLYS MOTORS.
MADE BY BUCKEYE PAINT AND CHEMICAL CORP. OF TOLEDO OHIO, ALSO HOME OF THE WILLYS JEEP.
ITS A 2 PART ADHESIVE AND FILLER. BOTH PARTS ARE IN THE BOX.
THE HARDENER IS STILL IN LIQUID FORM. THE LIQUID IRON LOOKS MORE OF A PASTE. I DID NOT OPEN EITHER ONE OF THE CONTAINERS.
GREAT GRAPHICS ON BOX. GREAT IMAGE OF A WILLYS JEEP CJ5.”
Moriarty Brothers Key Ring Pembroke, MA **SOLD**
March 19, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features • TAGS: Dealerships. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $25.
This Moriarty Brothers (Manchester, CT) Willys Jeep Key Ring a neat little piece. Some history behind that dealership.
“estate sale find : vintage 1960’s Willys Jeep Keys I was told and leather clip key chain. Back side says Willy’s- Jeep , and front side says : Moriarty Brothers inc. Manchester Connecticut. Lincoln-mercury, Meteor-comet . Phone mitchel 3-5135.”
1948 Report on ‘Jeep’ in Conservation
March 18, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Books, Documents, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
I purchased this cool booklet off of eBay. It has some great pics. I’ll share once it arrives.
March 1953 AD for Photo Tools
March 18, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Steve shared this ad for Proto Tools that included a Jeep. It appeared in the March 1953 issue of Mechanix Illustrated.
1941 Photo of Ford GPs in Box Car
March 18, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
This photo is another image-applied-to-plate that’s on eBay. It’s a neat photo showing at least four Ford GPs inside a boxcar.
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“Jeep New Metal Sign: Military Jeep Secured Inside Vtg. Railroad Boxcar 4 Transit
Suitable for framing or hanging, has pre drilled holes. A nice piece of 20th century history.
Great coloration in the sign.
The sign measures 9″ x 12″
This sign is also available in 12″ x 16″ for $29.88.”
1942 Photo of Ford GPAs(Seeps) in Parade on eBay
March 18, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Any thoughts on where this photo was taken?
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“1942 Press Photo Soldiers drive amphibious jeeps in Armistice Parade. This is an original press photo. War implements – jeeps in Armistice Parade Photo measures 8 x 3 inches. Photo is dated 11-11-1942.”
Different Versions of the Koenig-Manufactured Hardtop
UPDATE: Adding to this post, there are a few examples of DJ-3As with wide windowed hardtops. It’s possible they were just using the CJ-5 hardtops. http://www.ewillys.com/2021/02/10/photos-of-a-1956-rhd-dj3a/
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Original post from March 17, 2020:
The small rear window can be seen on the back of the top at the left top of this 1956 DJ-3A brochure.Mike raised a question the other day, which resulted in us learning something new. He was viewing the launch-brochure for the DJ-3A when he noticed that the Koenig-manufactured hardtop was illustrated with a small rear window. Up to that point, Mike and I and several other folks were under the impression that all these tops had the same size rear window, but in fact that was false.
Instead, it appears that in 1955, through 1946(?) and possibly into 1957, Jeep used a small window in the back of the top, before moving to a larger one. Especially with the DJ-3As, with their lack of side windows, that small window would have made backing up difficult, as it would have been hard to see anything behind the driver.
Here are the four types of hardtops of this style identified so far.
- This top was available as early as 1955. This photo is a 1955 press photo showing a CJ-5 with the small window in the back. The CJ-5 version of the top also came with side windows.
- It’s not clear when the transition occurred, but between late 1955 and 1957 the top began arriving with a much larger window as seen in this photo.
- Though an early photo of the DJ-3A with this style of top showed it with windows, the production version was manufactured without side windows.
This photo shows the same jeep from the side. You can see the lack of side windows.
- This image shows a 1964 hardtop on a DJ-3A with the larger window.
This photo shows the solid sides:
Dean Martin and a Jeepster Commando
March 17, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Mike shared this photo that was drifting around Facebook. It’s clip of Dean Martin behind a Jeepster Commando. According to the Facebook post, “Dean Martin, Senta Berger, Janice Rule, and a ‘67 Jeepster Commando Station Wagon. From the 1967 Matt Helm film “The Ambushers”.” As Derek Redmond pointed out, it’s not the only Jeep in that movie.
The Internet Movie Car Database has even more pics from the movie. In fact, Jeepster Commandos appeared in a variety of movies: https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Jeep_model-Jeepster+Commando.html
