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Fort Lewis Motors Willys Jeep Good Luck Charm on eBay

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Maury spotted this unusual good luck charm from Fort Lewis Motors in Salem, Georgia.

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“You are bidding on an encased 1946 penny good luck charm.”

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1962? Mobile Motion Picture Unit Instruction Book

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This booklet started out last year on ebay with a price of $279. A lack of interest caused the price to plummet until it fell into my hands. This rare mobile motion picture unit sports a Tornado engine, which places the copyright date of the instruction booklet at 1962 or 1963.

Unfortunately, attempts to research this unit further using Google result in a bunch of results related to the “First Motion Picture Unit” during World War II or the associated government archives, which while interesting, isn’t helpful to our present query.

The booklet runs about 25 pages and is mostly focused on the operation of the generator. There aren’t enough photos for me to determine whether this is a modified 4WD sedan delivery wagon or a Traveller. Most of the pics have number references; the numbers are referenced to specific parts in the back of the book.

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1950 Photo of Soldiers and Jeep in Korea on eBay

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This press photo appeared in multiple newspapers, including the July 20, 1950, edition of the Austin Statesman.

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“AMERICAN SOLDIERS In JEEP w .50 CAL MACHINE GUN In KOREA 1950 Press Photo. Size is approximately 7×9 to 8×10 inches. If significantly smaller or larger the specific size will be accurately described.”

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Here’s the newspaper clipping:

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While searching for this press photo I also spotted this photo of a unique gun mount. It was published in the August 04, 1950, issue of the Arizona Republic:

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1950 Photo of a Spokane-Based Air Police Jeep

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This August 28, 1950, photo from the Spokane Chronicle shows an Air Police MB Jeep. There might be enough there to recreate an Air Police themed jeep like this.

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