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Merapi Jeep Tour Community in Indonesia

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

Leslie forwarded this story from the New York Times.  In 2010 Mount Merapi in central Java, Indonesia, erupted killing 300 people. Following the eruption, visitors arrived to check out the damage. An enterprising man named Christian Ignasius bought a CJ-2A to provide tours of the area. That little operation has grown into enough jeeps and guides to serve one thousand tourists a month.

Here’s the article at the New York Times

I also found some great pics. These two are form the this website.

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This image is from an online new article:merapi-jeep-tour-community1I found this picture of the volcano and a jeep on Flickr:

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Hugo’s CJ-3A in Uruguay

• CATEGORIES: Builds, CJ-3A, International This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Hugo lives in Uruguay and has spent four years restoring this CJ-3A (see a report from 2011 here). As you can see from the pictures, he started with a pretty rough vehicle. As the pictures demonstrate, he seems to be enjoying the results of his hard work. Thanks for sharing Hugo.

Before:

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After:

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“The Kitchen of the Undesired Animal”

• CATEGORIES: Builds, Features, Industrial-Welder-Generator, International, Unusual • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Nicolle from Amsterdam facebooked me this morning. He wanted to share his jeeps, which both have tiny kitchens in the rear. Based on the food I saw on his Facebook Page, he doesn’t need a large kitchen to create great looking food. When I asked him to interpret the sign on his jeep, he said it translated as “The Kitchen of the Undesired Animal”.

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Original Image of Jeeps Driving Through Rome on eBay

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Cool picture.

“You are bidding on an Historic 1944 image of U.S. Army Jeeps driving through recently-liberated Rome. This piece measures approximately 4 1/4 by 4 1/2 inches and is in very good original condition, ready to be trimmed, matted and framed.”

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CJ-3Bs in Vietnam

• CATEGORIES: CJ-3B, Features, International, Mahindra, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Roberto forwarded several links to CJ-3Bs from Vietnam in the 1960s. Interestingly, they all had tool indents. I suspect these are made by Mahindra rather than Willys. Any thoughts?

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http://summitlake.com/graphics/Jalbum-Vietnam/Vietnam_08_1964/slides/scan0028.html
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Here’s a link for the entire index: http://summitlake.com/graphics/Jalbum-Vietnam/index.html

 
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FC-160 Bus Sales Sheet from Mahindra & Mahindra on eBay

• CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, FC150-FC170-M677, Features, International, Mahindra This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

This is interesting.

“original non color sales sheet , 8.5 x 11 , produced by Mahindra & Mahindra , Bombay , Calcutta , New Delhi , Madras , India . This item is AutoLit Part #wh7981-6X1DJN.”

View all the information on eBay

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A good looking CJ-3B from Colombia

• CATEGORIES: CJ-3B, Features, International • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Sebastian’s father spotted this jeep and share the picture with us. Note the extended rear.

He writes, “My dad spotted this nice 3B in Villavicenio, Meta (Colombia). It seems
to be used for work or daily drive, the yellow plate means is registered
as a regular car. The white top looks nice and goes well with the
tires. However, it seems a little larger than normal. It seems there is
a cat or a dog underneath.”

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Images from the National Archives of Canada

• CATEGORIES: Features, Fire/Police/Industry Vehicles, International, MB, Old Images • TAGS: , This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

I stumbled upon the National Archives of Canada the other day, discovering a variety of WWII Jeep images related to Canadian forces.  Here are a few ambulance shots:

1945 in GermanyPersonnel of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (R.C.A.M.C.) loading a casualty into a Willys MB ambulance jeep, Sonsbeck, Germany, 6 March 1945.

1945 in Germany: Private F.J. Dunn resting on his ambulance jeep while evacuating casualties south of Bad Zwischenahn, Germany, 29 April 1945.

1945 in France: An ambulance jeep of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (R.C.A.M.C.), Vaucelles, France, 20 July 1944.

1943 in Italy: A jeep ambulance of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (R.C.A.M.C.) bringing in two wounded Canadian soldiers on the Moro River front south of San Leonardo di Ortona, Italy, 10 December 1943.

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Eastern European Jeep Camp July 11-14, 2013, Balatonielle, Hungary

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

If you are in Hungary, drop by and check this out. Learn more on Facebook.

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Jeep Village in France

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

As it happens on the web, Art found a picture posted at the Jeep Wrangler Facebook Page and posted it on the Jeep Thing page. I saw the picture and wondered where it was taken, so I reposted it. Roberto had the answer, which leads us to a post about Jeep Village.

Opened in 1947, Jeep Village operates a shop just south of Paris in Chevilly Larue and another in the South of France at Aix en Provence. The sell vintage flatties and manufacture and sell parts. The resell MD Juan tubs as well.

You can read about them on Facebook Or visit their website

Here’s a picture floating around Facebook:

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Here’s a picture from the Jeep Village’s Paris site:

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1954 Swedish Army Training Jeep Photo

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That’s a pretty nice testing cage.

“You are bidding on an original 7 x 9 Wire Photo of WWII Swedish Army Instructor Training With Jeeps . Photo is dated July 1954 WWII Swedish Army Instructor Training With Jeeps.”

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1947 CJ-2A Argentina Ad on eBay

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This is another good ad from Argentina.

“**** VINTAGE & VERY RARE ORIGINAL ARGENTINA MAGAZINE ADVERTISING !!!.- ****
1947 – JEEP WILLYS-OVERLAND #4 !!!.-
MEASURES APPROX: 7.5” X 5.5” / 19 CM X 14 CM.-”

View all the information on eBay

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1947 CJ-2A Argentina Ad on eBay

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I’m not entirely sure how that equipment is attached to the rear of the jeep.

“1947 – JEEP WILLYS-OVERLAND #1 !!!.-
MEASURES APPROX: 7.5” X 5.5” / 19 CM X 14 CM.-
REALLY HARD TO FIND !!!.-
GREAT COLLECTOR ITEM !!!.-”

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1957 Snow Blower Ad from Canada **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

I can’t imagine there are many of these ads left.

“ORIGINAL RARE 1957 JEEP WILLYS CANADA WHEEL DRIVE AD ( JEEP SNOW BLOWER ) CANADIAN”

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Jeeps Being Repaired in Bangladesh

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I found this picture on Flickr. That’s a long line of jeeps.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/magtravels/5576180543/

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President of Colombia drives CJ-3A

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Sebastian spotted the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, driving this CJ-3A today in El Tiempo.

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Jeep with 2000-Watt Searchlight for Border Patrol

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The July 1956 Popular Science article doesn’t indicate which country ordered this special search light, but this mobile, self-contained spotlight put out some serious light.

You can find this issue for sale on eBay

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Another Coffee Jeep in Colombia

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Sebastian’s dad, always on alert for jeep stuff in Colombia, emailed this picture while the site was down.  You might remember this coffee jeep from Colombia.

Sebastian added some notes for us:

– The coffee sign, the wrong spelling in English and really no meaning in Spanish (it should be café)
– The top white sign saying “minutos” which means cell phone minutes. You basically pay a fee and you can use their cell phone for a call. Look the lady using the phone for a call.
– Middle white sign which offers “Mazamorra”, a local dish that not everyone dares to try. Not that easy to find these days, and not really recommended if you have an afternoon full of things to do, most likely you will need a long nap after eating that.
– Bottom sing “arroz con leche” which means rice pudding, sweetened to perfection.
It can not be more Colombian than this!

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1969 CJ-5? Swedish? Princeton, KY **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on ebay.

This jeep has a variety of CJ-5 aspects, but was supposedly sent to Sweden for use by their military.

“1969 Kaiser-Willis Military Jeep
-72,000 Miles
-Sweedish but built in the United States and then shipped to Sweeden
-Runs Great
-New Seat Covers
-New Paint”

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1956 Kaiser-Willys of Canada Jeep Family Ad **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

I liked that the jeep fire truck and the cargo personnel carrier showed up in the ad.  They are pretty rare to see in ads.

“ORIGINAL RARE 1956 CANADA KAISER WILLYS JEEP FIRE TRUCK AMBULANCE CARGO SEDAN AD ALL MODELS SHOWN
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE SEEN THIS CANADIAN AD IN 11 YEARS AND WE HAVE SOLD MANY CANADIAN WILLYS ADS.
Ad measures 5″ x 6″ approximately, in very good condition.”

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1954 Fiat Campagnola Diesel Brochure on eBay

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Glenn spotted a brochure for this Jeep-like vehicle.  There some great PTO shots, too. You can learn more about them at Wikipedia.

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1950 Fiat Campagnola Brochure **SOLD**

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UPDATE:  Was on eBay.

(12/07/2012) This is a cool brochure. More pics on eBay.

“original color folder , 5.5 x 8 folded , 16.5 x 8 unfolded . This is the first brochure printed on the Campagnola . It also shows a map from Algeria to Cape Town of a record run in Africa by the Campagnola.”

 
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Pop up Jeep Deko Model Toy on eBay

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This is a vintage model that is motorized and needs assembly.

“Up for sale is a Pop up Jeep “Deko” Motorized Model Kit – 1/24 scale made by NITTO in JAPAN. This is a very rare vintage model and is very collectible. Box is open, but is in the original box and is not assembled and looks to include all the parts as well as the Instruction Sheet and the decals.”

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1959 Kaiser-Frazer of Israel Trailer Brochure on eBay

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Glenn spotted this unusual brochure.

“original Part Color Folder , 8.5 x 11 Folded , 17 x 11 Unfolded , Has Horizontal Folds , Jeep Trailer , Israel.”

View all the information on eBay

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Schwimmwagen Porto Azzurro, Italy on eBay

• CATEGORIES: Features, International, Other 4x4s • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

You’ll need to reach deep to purchase this rare vehicle.

“This car has never been restored since WW2, and in Italy is well known like to be the best example existing since the first ’50, there is also a car magazine that show this car for sale in 1968.Very original car and very nice body, never demaged, the car belonged to a FJ division and was founded in 1945 near Po river. Still original motor plate and gear plate, all original color inside motor area, original motor remade new 3 years ago.Unique and irripetible opportunity ti get a car like this one. Please, no curious or timewaster, only serious collectors. tel.  0039-320-4044732”

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