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1954 Wagon Charlotte, NC $34,000

• CATEGORIES: Features, Willys Wagons This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

This fancy wagon is a mobile bar as well. It looks like it may have a set of Cutlas Bulldog hubs.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/649390953969028

“Mobile Bar FOR SALE!!! VaNy’s Willy Wagon, a successful mobile bar business 3 TAPS with all equipment and cleaning tools included! Run beer, wine, cider, lemonade, prosecco through any of 3 tap lines! Roll out custom shelving and serving area! Great for any event, large or small… weddings, showers, birthdays, farmers markets The Willy Wagon is an always welcomed addition at any event and it shows – we were chosen for Best of 2023 on The Knot!!! Reach out with any questions! -Trailer 2022 Big Tex wood deck, available with purchase -Delivery available for additional charge -Jeep Willy runs, probably needs a new battery, we trailer it long distances and drive it on site of event Great business we absolutely LOVED doing! ”

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2024 Arizona Military Vehicle Show Jan 26-28

• CATEGORIES: Event, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Joe-in-Mesa tells me this will be the biggest AMVCC show yet! I wish I could attend, but I’m busy with things around here right now. Learn more here: http://www.armytrucks.org/

Joe wrote, “This year promises to be a truly great one, with over 100 military vehicles on display representing every era from the World War One to the Global War on Terror.  There’s a Swap Meet of militaria, surplus and parts for sale, plus Food Trucks!  Luke AFB is setting up a cool display. We’ll even have the large towed models of both the USS Arizona battleship and USS Phoenix submarine on hand. Come on out; buy a T-shirt and raffle tickets.  Help support both our non-profit Military Vehicle Club AND Dogs4Vets (the American Service Animal Society).”

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June 1959 Jeep News

• CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

It seems I neglected to post three Jeep News issues from 1959. So, here’s the first one, an eight-page issue from June of 1959. One page one, apart from dealer info, an article shared the news that several gatherings of jeeps would tour the Colorado Rockies as part of the “Rush to the Rockies” Colorado Centennial celebration during the summer of 1959 (an event detailed here).

Page two includes a story of Roy Nickerson and his family’s trip from the tiny town of Smelterville, Idaho, to Toledo to  see how jeeps were made and to then drive six vehicles back to their Nickerson Brother’s Willys Dealership in Idaho. Page three tells how then Baltimore Colt’s fullback Alan “The Horse” Ameche participated in a Jeep television commercial (I couldn’t locate the commercial online).

Page four shows some images and stories from the 1959 Tulsa Oil Show Jeep Exhibit. Page five includes a reference to a new, easy-to-install Capstan winch from Ramsey. Page six highlights the large number of jeeps plying the Atlantic Coast-line, including at least two fire trucks. Page seven discusses the Etowah County ‘Jeep’ Club, which doubled as a civil defense unit. Page eight shares pics from the beaches of North Caroline, where jeeps proved popular for fishermen.

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Transport Motor Company (TMC) Hydraulic Lift Document

• CATEGORIES: Documents, Features • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

We’ve discussed the Transport Motor Company, out of California, a few times. Clint reminded me that Farmjeep.com published a wonderful overview document of the TMC Farm and Industrial Equipment. Clint added his thoughts about the equipment in a comment at the bottom of this post.

Here is the full document: https://www.farmjeep.com/lifts/other-hydraulic-lifts/transport-motor-company-tmc-hydraulic-lift/

What caught my eye was TMCs body extension, a full-width body extension that attached to the back of vintage jeeps. I’ve documented the extension several times, but didn’t know what company made it. It turns out, some of those full-body extensions are from TMC. (here is my compendium of document 1/4 extensions)

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