UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay
Neat slide Marc found.
Hawaiian DJ-3A Surreys – Kodachrome Slide
October 15, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images • TAGS: Surrey. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Vintage Wagon Resin Model
UPDATE: These models were on eBay in 2013. Check out http://www.spotlighthobbies.com to see if the have any more.
“AAM All American Models Resin 1950’s Willys Jeep Wagon — All American Models is no longer in business, but they produced some very nice resin kits, and they have become very difficult to find today. In fact, they are quickly becoming collector items, with modelers scooping them up every chance they get. This 1/25 scale All American Models resin ’50’s Jeep wagon includes the body, hood, floor pan, seats, dash, interior side panels, windshield frame, vent window frames, firewall, unplated rear bumper and front bumper with winch, unplated grille, headlights, parking lights and taillights. Nice clean casting with no pinholes.
Courtesy of Spotlight Hobbies
Tri-ang Pedal Jeep United Kingdom Auction
Paul found this toy for sale. This appears to be missing the steering wheel and the windshield.
“Jeep pedal Car – A childs 1950’s example in original orange livery with repainted wheels – missing parts but with spare wheel and jerry can holder to rear.”
http://www.coys.co.uk/auction.php?itemID=3675&auctionID=36
Taccoa, GA, gathering of WWII Veterans
Roger Martin forwarded these photos of his father (James “PeeWee” Martin) and others. He wrote, “I thought you and others would enjoy seeing pictures of the WWII Veterens, who gathered at Taccoa, GA this past weekend for the 71st anniversary of their training at Currahee Mountain. These were the first and “original” G Company 506 101st Airborne Division Paratroopers who parachuted behind enemy lines at Normandy the night before D-Day. Currahee Military Weekend has become an annual, three-day event in Stephens County. There are book signings, interviews, military reenactors, a parade, and tours of the Historical Society Museum and Military Museum. The pictures I have sent include Paul Grice’s (Waynesville, OH), 1942 GPW Ford Jeep which he loaned me, and I hauled 500 miles to the event.”
Col. Tom Kennedy (age 92), Ira Morehart (age 90), and James “PeeWee” Martin (age 92) are pictured:
My dad, “PeeWee” Martin is in front of the Currahee Monument:
Reenactors with “PeeWee” Martin:
Me and my dad, “PeeWee” Martin:
Camp Taccoa at Currahee Mountain at the entrance to the original camp at the foot of Currahee Mountain where the paratroopers trained daily by running the 3 miles to the top. The mountain is 800 feet above the valley below. “PeeWee” Martin was there from the first of August until the first of December, 1942 as part of his paratrooper training.:
5 Points Graffiti – FJ-6?
October 12, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Artists/Drawings, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
In Long Island City there’s a warehouse that’s become a canvas for graffiti artists (by permit only). Apparently, the warehouse is going to be taken down, so Yahoo featured some of its art. One of the scenes depicts what appears to be a FJ-6 Ice Cream jeep.
You can see the yahoo article here: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/graffiti-mecca-in-long-island-city-queens-ny-is-threatened-1381434599-slideshow/
Here’s a link to a Flickr photostream with other photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nelsonminar/6289798567/in/photostream/
Waukausee, WI Postcard on eBay
Here’s a postcard that includes a wagon in front of the Recreation Building in Wausaukee, WI.
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Photo of a Jeep near an Airfield on eBay
October 12, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Unique Pedal Jeep Battle Creek, MI **SOLD**
UPDATE:**SOLD** Was $750.
This is a restored model jeep of some type. I just looked to see if I have plans for this one, but I didn’t find any.
“Hello, I am selling a very unique pedal jeep. It was built in the late 50’s by a craftsman/machinist, partly from scratch and partly using other pedal car parts, which makes it almost like folk art. Has steel and wood body parts, All wood parts are new (but follow original pattern) and has new wheels w/ball bearings. It has a suspension which is unusual for a pedal car, chain drive, and steering via steering gear box which is also rare and unusual. I have not found one like it ANYWHERE, it has been restored in an army jeep theme. Come check it out in person! Would be a really great addition for a collector looking for rare pedal cars, this is more rare than a Garton.”
1945/1946 Willys CJ-2A Booklet
October 11, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Documents, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
I got a chance to scan “The Universal Jeep”, a thirty-two page booklet published by Willys Overland. It was published by Willys-Overland to educate consumers (and dealers?) about the differences between the ‘war’ jeep and the CJ-2A. One of the sections provides some interesting details about the testing done with the CJ-2s. I’ve included that section below.
1945 Photo of Fording Water Test on eBay
October 11, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Here’s an interesting photo showing an early water fording test from the Baltimore Sun archives.
“JEEP GETS WATER TEST: LT JOHN CULLAR, OF OAKLAND, CALIF, TESTS A JEEP FOR ITS AMPHIBIOUS POSSIBILITIES EXPOSED PARTS SUCH AS THE MANIFOLD, THE CARBURATOR, INTAKE AND OIL BREATHER PIPE ARE SEALED AND EXTENDED UPWARD; THUS PREVENTING THE DANGEROUS POSSIBILITY OF SALT WATER SEEPING. LT CULLAR IS A MEMBER OF THE VETERAN AMERICAL DIVISION.”
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1942 Floating Jeep Photo on eBay
October 11, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
I *think* the jeep in this photo from the Baltimore Sun archives is tied/attached to a raft and is churning its way across the water while towing another raft. Or am I incorrect?
“Los Angeles, Calif. The amphibian jeep is here shown pulling an anti aircraft gun.”
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Photo of Bantam BRC-40 Hanging on eBay
October 11, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Bantam-FordGP-WillysMA-EarlyJPs, Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
I believe this photo shows a Bantam BRC-40 being lowered from or loaded onto a ship.
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Vintage Jeep Sign on eBay
October 11, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features • TAGS: Dealerships. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Here’s another Jeep Parts Sign for sale. The pic is from a different, but similar sign. Check eBay for the actual sign.
“This is an original panel from a lighted Jeep® sign assembly. I only have the one side panel of the assembly. Measurements on this panel are: 24″ wide X 18″ high. It is used and shows signs of handling and storage from over the years.
Looking at the sign from the front side, there is a crack measuring approximately 4″ in length, emanating from the screw hole (shown in picture #3). There appears to be some glue residue or possibly material from the weatherstripping when the sign was in an assembled unit along the edges. There are some scuff marks, and the paint shows small places where it has chipped, but overall (aside from the crack), the sign is in pretty decent shape for it’s age. Pretty cool !!!!
This sign comes from the Willy’s Jeep® era (1960s’). It was in some leftover material from when the Jeep® dealer in Winter Park, FL. shut their doors in the late 1980s. Own a piece of Jeep® history today.”
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Anyone Own This Photo?
October 11, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
A UK TV production company is producing a TV show for Discovery and would like to use the image below. It was one of five reprinted photos purchased together off of eBay in April of 2013. I suspect these photos are now in the public domain, however if you happen to own this photo can you contact me (d@ewillys.com)? I’ll get you in touch with the TV production company.
Two 99th Infantry Division GI’s work to change a tire and repair their Jeep in the snow near Eloenborn, Belgium on January 27, 1945.
More Photos
October 9, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Charles tracked down these for our viewing enjoyment.
By Jeep to Freedom: Woolf Blint’s Amazing Tale from WWII
October 9, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Books, Features, Reader Stories This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
UPDATE 2: This is a hard book to find.
UPDATE: I just finished reading this book. I was hooked from page 1. It’s an amazing tale about a man who starts the war in Norway as a Commando whose team is trying to disrupt Nazi attempts to create an Atomic bomb. Soon, he is fighting in North Africa, where he becomes a POW. Eventually he escapes and becomes a medic at the Russian front for the Russians as they advance westward. Some of the details are surprising and unexpected. While with the Russians he finds a jeep. Commandeering it, he begins a risky trek westward with a questionable priest.
Copies of the book can be found:
– By Jeep to Freedom on Amazon
– http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=woolf+blint&mtype=B&hs.x=0&hs.y=0&hs=Submit
– http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=woolf+blint&sts=t
As part of the original post, I found this blog entry related to Woolfs jeep journey.
Photos From Flickr
Below are some Flickr photos of rusty jeeps.
How about these rusty jeeps! You can see the original here on Flickr. It appears this jeep junkyard is in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, but I can’t swear to it. The photo was taken this past June.
Here’a rusty CJ-6(?) out of Turkey on Flickr.
No indication where this FC was located.
How about this rusty Tonka Jeep from Flickr.
This is from the MASH outdoor set in California. You can see a couple videos here. We HOPE to do a California trip during March on our way to Phoenix. This location is on my list. You can view the original photo on Flickr.
Kauffman Turkey Farm Ad on eBay
October 8, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
The Kauffman Turkey Farm Ad ran in the August 1954 issue of Successful Farming Magazine.
“This is an original magazine ad. It measures 8 1/4 x 11 3/4. The ad has a stain on the bottom right.”
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Fort Crook Quarter Master Motor Base Matchbook
October 8, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features • TAGS: Lighter. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Our Gang Ice Racing Looking for Sponsors their 38th Season
Our Gang Ice Racing out of Georgetown, CO, is looking for Sponsors for the 2014 season. Each class sponsorship is only $100. You can learn more at http://ourgangiceracing.com. You can also visit their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Our-Gang-Ice-Racing/245144922223353
Here’s a short video about ice racing
Jeeps, a Sandstorm, and More
October 7, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Willys Motors Sales Book “Jeep Station Wagon”
This is part of a fascinating, product merchandising book that’s being sold in chunks (unfortunately). I’ve bought part of it and another reader has bought a different section. This particular section has 17 pages that covers the Station Wagon.
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Willys Motors Sales Book “CJ-3B”
Here’s 24 pages of the Product Merchandising book that covers the CJ-3B.
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Check out the 2014 Holy Toledo Calendars
October 6, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the newest Holy Toledo Calendars from Bill Norris, Kevin Banonis, and Bob Christy.
A Few Pics
October 6, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Charles spotted these.
