Here’s a rare brochure.
International Research Archives
New York – Patagonie OU 35.000 Kilometres en Jeep
For those readers, whose French is better than mine, is this 1952 book about a pair of French men, Daniel Barbey and Henri Boucher, who go to New York in 1947, purchase a brand new 1947 CJ-2A ,and take it on an adventure through the US, Central and South America. The book was publish in 1950. It would be a good reason to learn French.
The only copies I’ve run across are here:
http://cgi.ebay.fr/NEW-YORK-PATAGONIE-JEEP-Daniel-BARBEY-H-BOUCHER-/200637535521#ht_500wt_863
here:
http://www.amazon.com/NEW-YORK-PATAGONIE-OU-35-000-KILOMETRES-JEEP/dp/B0052OSXHQ
and here:
http://www.abebooks.com/NEW-YORK-PATAGONIE-35.000-KILOMETRES-JEEP-Barbey-Daniel/4985345657/bd
Mexico’s Tourist Patrol Service
Bruce uncovered this unusual reference to Mexico’s Tourist Patrol Service. I believe this group is also referred to as the Angeles Verdes (Green Angels). According to a 2003 book, the Patrol Service still exists; However, I’ve been fortunate enough not to have had to need it. I tried to find some historical photographs showing jeeps, but didn’t have any luck.
Brochure for Wagons and Trucks
Jon forwarded this unusual brochure that I haven’t seen before. This is a Swedish brochure and not a Norwegian brochure.
Auto Show in Costa Rica
This past weekend Gustavo and his CJ-3A participated in a vintage car show in Costa Rica. He took some pics for us.
He writes, “Last weekend I was invited by the Costa Rican Antique Car Club to an Expo they organized and I wanted to share some pictures with you guys. There were around a hundred different cars, from Fords Model T up to a DeLorean, and obviously Jeeps where there, including my 1949 CJ-3A. It was a great Jeep weekend. The 1932 Hot Rod was Meguiars Car of the Year (at Costa Rica) and they are taking it to SEMA.”
These first pics are of the jeeps. More pics of the car show are on the next page. Gustavo’s is the blue CJ-3A.
Full-Size Tamiya Wild Willys
Matt spotted this gem. Not satisfied with the toy-sized, remote control version of the Tamiya Wild Willys Jeep, the people over at The Bug Box, a German company, decided to build a life size version. They documented the process. Very cool.
See all the images here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.307694835915312.80520.187259324625531&type=3
Here are a few selected pics:
1949 Ad from Argentina eBay
Here’s a neat little ad that’s up for auction on eBay. I couldn’t say how rare it really is or if many people collect them though.
“**** VINTAGE & VERY RARE ORIGINAL ARGENTINA MAGAZINE ADVERTISING !!!.- ****
1949 – JEEP WILLYS-OVERLAND #1 !!!.-
MEASURES APPROX: 7.5” X 5.5” / 19 CM X 14 CM.-
REALLY HARD TO FIND !!!.-
GREAT COLLECTOR ITEM !!!.”
Arcar.com an Argentina Classified Car Website
Buz discovered this website in Argentina. There are a variety of different jeeps for sale, some familiar and some less so. Visit the website and check it out. Here is a Willys MB for $15,000: http://www.arcar.org/willys-mb-14-ton-46729
You can learn more about these IKA (Industrias Kaiser Argentina) built jeeps at the CJ-3B Page.
Here are some other vehicles I spotted in just a minute of searching:
This appears to be a MB/GPW of some vintage –
This is a CJ-2A with an unusual top –
Here are a couple of 2WD IKA Jeeps modeled on the CJ-5, but with a longer wheelbase
Set of 10 Brazilian Jeep ads on eBay
This auction includes a set of 10 ads for the Brazilian Jeep Pickup. Looks like they have been ripped from a magazine.
“They are original AD’s (not copy).
All different ADs (not repeated ADs).
ADs from 60’s / 70’s
Brazilian rare ADs.
The pages are in big size. Size of each AD: about 35 cm X 25 cm. Can be changed in poster.”
Shortened Wagons in Brazil
After seeing this ad about the shortened wagon, a reader named Or forwarded me the following links that show these shortened wagons aren’t as rare as we thought. Thanks for finding these!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykAQ967gxmU&feature=relmfu
From this link comes this picture:
Here’s this one with a slightly different front end from this link:
Or, if you like red:
Here are a few more links, too:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cPd-DXN-roo/T8ura4LrSZI/AAAAAAAAAqI/4votwocxN5w/s400/1165413236.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-og9QbesAeMo/T8urkmL35LI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/NOx-nRG0Xes/s400/1175596299.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yL5EOaxZ8ZY/T8urvLQ4slI/AAAAAAAAAqY/8ON9BYVKc8c/s400/1196241655.jpg
Soviet Russia WW2 Photo2 on eBay
No details on when this photo was taken. It is sold out of Kiev, Ukraine.
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The auction on this photo by the same seller fetched a bid of $18.50. I was surprised it went that high.
1945 GAZ Estonia eBay
Here’s a rare GAZ out of Estonia. Might be good for a European collector.
“GAZ 67, Jeep, Militaria (Willys Jeep) 1945 ,
The vehicle is moving under its own power.
the car is not restored.
Still retains the original factory work. (80 %)
The car has been standing on the tenth garage.
EU Member States do not have customs and logistics companies to be transported. Transportation Estonia to Germany pays 400 – 500 EUR. –
Shipping will be paid by the buyer. Shipping outside the EU to clarify before you buy. I will help the buyer in dealings.”
The Story of the Jeepy Pedal Car
Even contacted me from Norway with a nice bit of history about the Jeepy Pedal Car. Thanks Even!
He writes, “As world war 2 came to a close a Norwegian engineer name Sigurd W. Ødegaard was looking for products he could produce in his mecanical workshop. One day during the summer of 1945 he was watching a military parade with a lot of jeeps when he got the idea to produce a small version of a jeep as a pedal car. A year later he produced his first pedal car, manufacturing them from 1946 until 1952. During this time his company made about 3000 units of this popular car . I was told they cost almost 100$ back then.
These small Jeeps are popular among collectors here in Norway and since Sigurd made them very solid there are still some around. The car is 1/3 scale from the GPW and are all steel with air filled wheels.
I have also heard that Sigurd W. Ødegaard was educated in the US and worked for Mack International Motor Company. At some point he travelled to the US to start production of this pedalcar over there, but returned to Norway after failing to get production going because the Korean War made it complicated to get enough steel for the pedal cars.”
Barfrosttreffet in Norway October of 2011
These pictures could be straight out of a scenic shot from the Pacific Northwest, but instead were taken at the annual October Barfrosttreffet in Norway. Even is part of a club called the Flatfender Fellows and shared these wonderful pictures. This area shown below is about an hour north of Oslo.
Photo from 1959 on the island of Tinian
UPDATE: From both emails I received and comments below, the consensus seems to be that the framework was built for pushing branches away, also called limb risers. As Brett suggested, I googled ‘tree limb risers’ and found something similar at a hummer site.
Gary’s father shot this photo around 1959 on the island of Tinian, which is part of the Northern Mariana Islands. He was wondering if anyone knows how the front rack was used?
Paratroopers and Paratrooper Vehicles in Carentan, France
Jeff was vacationing in France and Belgium when he ran across two businesses located in Carentan: Paratrooper and Paratrooper Vehicles. He thought I might have known about them, but nope I did not know about them. Carentan is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. If anyone else has been here (or can translate the website better than I), feel free to comment!
Jeff writes, “I was just in northern France and Belgium with the family on vacation and was in the Normandy area which incorporated a D-Day beach tour. Stayed in Carentan and came across Paratrooper. I am sure you may have known about them. I visited both businesses which are in different locations. I took some photos of the restoration location, Paratrooper Vehicles and thought you would like to see them.”
Thanks for taking these. I will add this to my list of must visit places when we do our Great European Jeep Tour. When are we doing this tour? I’m hoping in time for the the 70th anniversary of DDay.
A Fire Truck from Kvalsund, Norway **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was KR45000.
Here’s a 1957 fire truck from Norway that is still in great shape. This jeep is located in the far north of Norway.
Here’s the Norwegian ad (click here to translate):
Veteran/brannbil fra 1957 selges pga plassmangel. Flott bil og samleobjekt for den interesserte. I 2011 ble den kjørt fra Sarpsborg til Hammerfest uten et feilslag, Har desverre ikke tatt bilder innvendig men di kommer om noen dager det er tank i bilen tror det er plast nyere rør og kuleventiler følger med en bensindrevet pumpe til å kjøre trykk fra tanken, det er slangetrommel i bilen og to sitteplasser helt bak samt hjelm fra den tiden…har også satt inn 3 brannslukkere fra 60/70 tallet av typen Nu Swift bak i bilen, det er også gammeltypen hampslanger både 2 1/2 ” og 1 1/2″ med nord kupplinger.
Har tatt bilder under bilen og det er ikke rust, startet forøvrig på første forsøk etter å ha stått ute sin første vinter. Har redusert prisen dersom hurtig avgjørelse på salg. Det er en 6 sylindra motor Flatsix Hurricane”
Custom 6-wheeled Jeep in India
This looks like a well done rig. The Mahindra MM540 was phased out in 2000. You can read about Julian and his jeep in the Hindu Times.
World’s Largest Jeep
UPDATE: Mark pointed out that Jalopnik has updated the pictures shown below with background information about how why the “Chuck Norris of the Middle East” built the world’s biggest jeep.
(Originally Published 04/10/2010) Thanks to Rich for finding this information on Jalopnik! We saw an early pic regarding this jeep, but here’s the final product. Note the other large 4x4s as well. Ahhhh, the life of a sheik .. so much money, so little time!
Fire Jeeps out of the Netherlands
FEATURED JANUARY 2011
I was trying to locate some more interesting willys-related museums, but instead stumbled across the atlantic, landing in the Netherlands (back in time no less). The result were these 2 great images of old Fire Jeeps with extended rears and wonderful details. There are a few more smaller images of these jeeps at the Netherland focused website Brandweerforum. They have some other non-jeep firetrucks there as well.
Lars’ Jeep Service in Sweden
DC forwarded Lars’ website. Lars runs “Willys Service” in Sweden and has been working with Willys for over fifty years. He has some beautiful jeeps, too.
Colombian Flatties from Flickr
Here’s a nice shot of a jeep that looks like a statue of some kind. I don’t think she is a statue though.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ikarus1974/5731571370/sizes/z/in/photostream/
This looks like a photo of a postcard maybe?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ikarus1974/5681299926/sizes/z/in/set-72157626297309449/
Front Page News from a Colombian Yipao
Sebastian was in Colombia last month and saw this amazing picture from a local Colombian festival. I have got to see one of these festivals for myself sometime 🙂
Unfamiliar with Yipaos? Check out these videos: http://www.ewillys.com/?p=55703
Or view these pictures: http://tinyurl.com/879wmge
Colombia Jeep 360 degree Panorama
Warren forward this fun link. Click on the pic.
According to the website that holds the panorama, “This is image was taken in Circasia Quindio Colombia. Its the place where the cattle is sold every weekend. It is also a place where all the farm people go and sell vegetables and meat. The Fire Department is located there. The jeeps are the famous Willys that take people into the mountain to work their farming.”
War Museum in Pyongyang, North Korea
In case you plan a trip to North Korea, you won’t have to leave behind your love of Willys, for the War Museum in North Korean Museum has a captured one there. http://www.travelthewholeworld.com/northkorea.html