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Colin Visits the 2014 Barrett-Jackson Auction

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Colin dropped by the 2014 Barrett Jackson auction and filed the following report.

“Went to Barrett-Jackson today with fellow Jeepster and DJ3A owner Jim Sullivan and saw several Willys vehicles that I thought would be of interest.  I have attached several photos with a short explanation of each.

1961 FC 150 done in Coca Cola style, might have been on eWillys a week or so ago? (ed note — this FC-Coca Cola is similar, but not the same.)

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A rat rod Willys wagon about a 1950-52 model (here are more pics):

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A nice 50-51 Willys truck

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Military Jeep Detail Photos on Facebook

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John recently posted some detail photos of jeeps froma visit to a Wings and Wheels Fly-In at Poplar Grove, Illinois in 2008. It is mostly Jeep detail photos for restoration reference. He hopes the photos will benefit some folks.

https://www.facebook.com/john.j.hamrin/media_set?set=a.10201802702202804.1073741869.1039491236&type=1

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1945 Photo From Burma on eBay

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Marc spotted this interesting photo. A British Armoured Division is shown waiting for additional signals near Pyingyaing (near Kalewa, Burma).

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1941 Photo of a Protype Jeep Being Wrapped on eBay

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And you thought putting chains on a vehicle during the winter is a hassle? The GIs are finishing wrapping up this jeep for a float across the river at Fort Benning, Georgia. Note that this is a Prototype Jeep. Based on the handles on the driver’s side, the seats and the grille (that is just peeking out), can you guess which one?

“This is an original press photo. At Fort Benning, Georgia.Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 07-15-1941.”

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1944 Photo of Welder Towed by Jeep on eBay

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This is a collection of three photos. I’ve blown up two of them. That’s one big welding unit to be dragging around the desert.

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Two Truck Brochures on eBay

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I don’t remember seeing either of these brochures. Maybe I have? I wonder what the other sides look like. Both are reasonably priced, too.

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Jeeps @ the California Automobile Museum

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The California Automobile Museum (location) in Sacramento has at least three. I have been there yet, but it might be a potential stop on our California tour in March. The M-38 and CJ-2A were photographed by Jack Snell in August of 2013 (more great jeep photos by Jack in his photo stream).

This 1951 M-38 looks good:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksnell707/9623631181/ M-38 @ the California Automobile Museum

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksnell707/9626867018/in/photostream/ M-38 @ the California Automobile Museum

This 1945 VEC CJ-2A looks very good:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksnell707/9626420176/lightbox/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksnell707/9626419994/

The museum also has a 1943 GPW which was photographed and posted here along with other images from the museum. Below is the photo of the GPW:

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More Photos from the Pictoral WWII Book

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Here are a few more photos from the “Pictoral History of the Second World War”.

This first photo is really interesting. Here’s the caption:

OUTWITTING THE NAZIS: A little thing like a capsized ship doesn’t stand in the way of the U.S. Army engineers. Here, in the Naples Harbor they have outwitted the Nazis and turned a deficit into an asset by transforming an overturned ship into a pier. Nazi demolition ships in the harbor at Naples, like this one, did not count on the ingenuity of the Engineers. The ship’s superstructure, digging into the harbor bottom, steadies the hull. All five hatches of a Liberty ship can be unloaded at once alongside this improvised pier. All during the campaign through Italy the Allies came across numerous scenes of destruction like the one pictured here, designed to slow up the Allied march to  victory in the former Mussolini stronghold.

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Container of 1940s Letters on eBay

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No jeeps here, but lots of interesting history.

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“Interesting Lot of WWII era LETTERS –

some might be considered somewhat rare and/or unusual.

Lot of WWII letters that had belonged to my father-in-law, who served in the Army Air Force from 1943-1946.
He was trained as a photographer, trained at several bases and also stationed at the Stars and Stripes office in Erlangen, Germany.

I believe I counted over 240 letters in this lot.
There could be more than one letter in one envelope I noticed…
The bulk of the letters are from my father-in-law to his girlfriend, who later became his wife. Some are from her to him, a few are to and from their parents, one or two from her siblings to Ed when he was stationed away.

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FC-150 w/Signboard near Amarillo, TX

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Evan was visiting Amarillo College in Texas when he spotted this FC-150 with a signboard just off of I-40 on Jackrabbit Rd in front of the I-40 Convenience Store. You can even view it on Google Maps. It’s just north of I-40.

Here’s a photo of it using Google Maps:

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These are Evan’s photos:

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22nd Midwest Willys Reunion in Hudson, OH May 16-18

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The 22nd Annual Midwest Willys Reunion will be taking place May 16-18, 2014, in Hudson, Ohio, this year. This year’s Banquet Speaker will be Paul Barry, of Willys America.

Learn more about the reunion here: http://www.midwestwillysreunion.org/smwwr14.htm

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1944 Goodyear Rubber Ad with a Jeep on eBay

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The rubber coating on the canvas in the ad was pliable to 50 degrees below zero, water and fire proof.

“This ad is from a large format magazine such as Life, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers etc and measures approximately 10.5″ x 14″”

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1973 Issue of World of Wonder on eBay

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I assume this story is about Ben Carlin and Half Safe. Wonder of Wonder was a kids magazine.

“World Of Wonder Magazine No. 190 November 1973 – Across the Atlantic in a Jeep!”

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Original DJ-3A Parts List Book on eBay

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Priced at $80, you can make a lower offer. View all the information on ebay
OR
Bid on this version starting at $18.95: View all the information on ebay

 

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1930s Chassis with Home Made Body Williams, OR **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $500.

(11/30/2013) This crazy contraption looks sort of like a lengthened CJ-3B, but it is even stranger than that.

“Willys car chassis with motor and. tranny. 800 also has radiator and two original wheels. Also have homemade body to fit. 800 for body . Very cool project whether u decide to go original willys or stick with the new body 1300 ad is or best offer”

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VS-57 McCulloch Supercharger Toledo, OH **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $900

Brian forwarded an ad for a Supercharger. It is $900. I don’t if it is a VS-57 or not though.

“Orginal super charger for willys 226 hurricane. Complete with brackets,belt tensioner,supercharger,carburator housing and carb. This unit is off 1957 willys pickup. I have a lot of other willys parts engine,drive train,axles ect.”

 

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UPDATE: Still Available

“Nice copy of Mechanics manual for a VS-57 supercharger as fitted to Studebakers, Fords and Willys. 26 pages of text and diagrams. Great for restorations.”

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/pts/4278182615.html

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Lion Country Safari

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What goes better together than Lions and Jeeps, right?  Apparently the Lion Country Safari founders agreed. I’d never heard of the parks until I ran across this ebay photo showing a child sitting in a Zebra striped M-38A1:

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Curious about the park, I dug through the interweb for more info. According to Wikipedia, the company provided drive-through park experiences. They were started in “1967 by a group of South African and British entrepreneurs who wished to provide a safari experience for families who would not normally be able to experience it. The park originally exhibited only lions. The original South Florida park is the only one remaining in operation. Lion Country Safari previously operated parks in Irvine, California (1970–1984);Grand Prairie, Texas (1971–1992); Stockbridge, Georgia; Mason, Ohio (1974–1993) and Doswell, Virginia (1974–1993); all of them subsequently closed.”

Given the sign above mentions “Laguna Hills” at the bottom, I think it is safe to assume this is the Irvine, California, park. Here are photos of the Laguna Hills park when it was running, here are additional photos, and before/after photos of the park after its demise.  I found two more photos of the jeep above lead me to believe it was especially for photos:

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This photo shows Terri Tolliver posing on the jeep for Western Photo Magazine (Neither a search for Terri nor a search for Western Photo Magazine yielded any results). An 8×10 of the photo is for sale on eBay:

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As mentioned earlier, the park in Florida still exists. It has been voted one of the top ten zoos by The Weather Channel (do they know zoos?) and received other accolades. It even has (or had?) some jeeps, but they look like they are only for the kids, as this flickr photo from 2009 demonstrates:

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Barbie Jeep Racing in Southern Utah

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Mom sent this video. What other use is their for old Barbie Jeeps?

 

 
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Valentine Greeting Jeep Card

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I just spotted this vintage card, so I got it for Ann. Or maybe, I’ll give it to her, so she can give it to me? Somehow, I’ll make sure she is happy and I get the card!

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Debbi’s Dates #5 Cover

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This is a comic book cover. Was on eBay.

“DEBBI’S DATES #5 ORIGINAL COVER ART COLOR GUIDE/PAINTING, 1970’S, BASEBALL JEEP
Great thrills highlights this must have piece of COVER ART…from the 1970’S and DC comics this is the ORIGINAL COVER COLOR GUIDE to DEBBI’S DATES #5……..This is the ORIGINAL COLOR WORK FOR THE COVER, done by the COLORIST…a truly important part of the comic making process…IT CANT BE IN BLACK AND WHITE….here is the work done by the COLORIST with COLOR NOTATIONS so the PRINTERS know how to finalize the color schemes!!!……Approx size is 7″ by 10 1/4″, in nice shape!……….. ONE OF A KIND — their importance and collectibility has become well known!!!…GET THIS GREAT PIECE OF ORIGINAL PRODUCTION ART WHILE YOU CAN!!!…….a super cool piece for any collection!!!”

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John Guinta Jaguar/Gorrilas/Jeeps Art on eBay

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LIke Gorllias, Jeeps and Jaguars, then you’ll love this unusual original art for a comic magazine.

“This is the original art for page 5 of Laugh Comics #140 (1962 / Archie Comics). This art for a Jaguar superhero story was penciled by John Giunta. This is large size art (art area about 12″ x 18″), in nice, clean shape. There’s some very minor use of whiteout in and around some word balloons.”

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1950s Willys Brochure 24 pgs on eBay

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This 24 page Willys Brochure has lots of great images in it. This version doesn’t appear too often.

“Original non color catalog , 8.5 x 11 , 24 pages , rusty staples , shows a variety of Jeep models , also vehicles in use in various situations , etc.”

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Warn Early Hubs Quincy, WA eBay

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Leland spotted these early warn hubs are just up the road from me.

“Fourth in a lifetime opportunity to own the original Warn freewheeling hub. Removed from 1948 Jeep cj. Complete with inner sleeve, inner bearings all complete and not warn out. no holes or rust, light dings and scratches exceptional for sixty plus years”

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Jeeps Over the Pacific by Yasuo Ohtsuka on eBay

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This rare book is for sale on eBay

“Jeeps over the Pacific
Yasuo Ohtsuka
White&Black Photo, 183 Page, English
30cmx21cm,
12″x8.5″
Super Clean Books,”

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VEEP Brochure and Assembly Instructions

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Paul was kind enough to share this very rare Hadley Engineering VEEP brochure in the hopes that it helps the VEEP owners out there who struggle to find information about their vehicle. Below are photos of the basic brochure. I also have assembly instructions that I haven’t scanned yet. Great stuff! One unique item I hadn’t notice before was the stamped ‘VEEP’ in the hood. I’ve never seen that in any production VEEPs. If you ever run across a hood with VEEP stamped in it, I’d be interested to get some photos.

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