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This Milwaukee Sentinel ad from May 25, 1947, filled an entire page. Part of the ‘Jeep is a Working Girl’ ad campaign Willys Overland published different versions of the ad in magazines as well. This ad also promoted a 1947 Jeep Caravan tour that included demonstrations of eleven pieces of equipment.
This August 21, 1946, article from the Toledo Blade introduces the Love Hydraulic Lift.
That’s a great early photo!
“WWII Ford Pygmy Pilot Vehicle during Test at Camp Holabird Jeep Orig Press Photo”
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That’s the most solid portion of the Burma Road I’ve ever seen.
“WWII Convoy of U.S. Jeeps on Narrow Supply Road to Burma Original Press Photo”
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Cool photo!
“1946 US Army 1st Cavalry Soldiers in Jeeps Parade Tokyo Japan Press Photo”
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UPDATE: Paul Barry shared some photos of the truck shown below. The hamilton toy wrecker is cute.
Paul wrote, I kept asking about the tow truck. I guess the owners got tired of me asking and said if I wanted the tow truck I had to buy all the Willys stuff left over from the dealership. Shucks!
The story behind the truck is it was ordered from Toledo with a Canfield wrecker and was delivered in 1955 along with a new CJ-5. The truck arrived in red primer, as it was to be painted the yellow and blue AAA colors, the business was a AAA station since 1927. The pair of jeeps arrived very late at night and as was the custom the transport just dropped them off in front of the store. When morning came, only the CJ-5 was there, no tow truck to be found. I suppose phone calls were made and the truck was supposed to be right in front. Someone came into the station later that morning and said they saw a tow truck stuck in the riverbed back at the crossroads. So they took the old wrecker and recovered the new one In the Eel River (ed note Ferndale is just south of the Eel River). The local hooligans stole the truck and since it was delivered with only a couple gallons of fuel, ran out of gas while “wheeling” it.
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A Ferndale Willys dealer originally used this truck wrecker to tow disabled vehicles. He also used it as a customer demonstration vehicle.
According to a February 1956 article in Willys News This jeep owner was using a jeep-a-trencher to launch his pipeline business.
Charles shared pictures of this odd French vehicle called a Laffly.
The first jeep is was mounted on boxes to remind drivers to drive carefully.
And some misc pics:
In July 1943 the Ordnance Department released a jeep to the Washington State College (now University) for farm testing. A year later the College produced a bulletin titled “The Jeep as a Farm Truck-Tractor for the Post-War Period.” Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a copy of that document online. But there’s a hard copy at the WSU library (which is only a couple hours from me). Anyone have copy of that?
In August of 1944 the Spokesman Review published this article based on the information.
This CJ-5 is shown navigating a closed road in 1973.
“1973 Jeep Drives Through Washed Out Road Windsor Vermont Press Photo”
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UPDATE: **SOLD** $22.50. Was on eBay.
Here’s a radical jeep design!
“1945- Members of the 237th Medium Ordnance Maintenance Company in Hawaii shown with their “streamlined jeep” made from two wrecked jeeps, discarded chromium, and four “belly-type” auxiliary gas tanks discarded by the Air Force.”
This June 19, 1942, Milwaukee Journal article describes early farm jeep tests at the Auburn facility.
This September 1, 1944, press photo shows salvaged 5th Army engines in Italy.
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This September 1957 article from Willys News shared the news that the NYPD was testing jeeps for use in New York’s Central Park, Coney Island, and the Rockaways. I’ve tried to find subsequent photos of the green and white jeeps in color, but haven’t had any luck.
This April 14, 1941, article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette shared an article about “American-China” support of the army’s new Blitz Buggy, a Bantam BRC-40.
I was able to pull out the text on the caption.
Training Soldiers of Mercy: A Tiny jeep car is converted into an ambulance by the deft(?) place of stretchers at the front and back by soldiers in training at the Medical Field Service School, Carlisle Barracks, PA. This method of transporting wounded is recommended for short distances. Physicians and first aid men serving in the United States Army must carry the fight on disease and wounded not only in hospitals, laboratories, dressing stations and test tubes set on the front under enemy fire. Trainees at the school learn to succor the wounded and fallen through actual field work under simulated conditions they would see in battle. Ingenious methods are used to speed first aid, transportation of the wounded to base hospitals and removal of wounded from the field of action. 9/3/42
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Good front-end shot of a BRC-60
“1941- Troops at Fort Benning in Bantam prototype pre-Willys jeep armed with 30 caliber and 50 caliber machine guns.”
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on ebay.
The mule is pulling the stuck Bantam “midget tractor” out of the mud.
Over at Kustomrama.com I found the below photo taken by Marvin Patchen. Marvin took a variety of older photos that have landed on the pages of FourWheeler and JP Magazines (or perhaps just online).
Frank M. James CJ-2A. Photo taken by Marvin Patchen.
Last year Verne Simons published three articles at Four Wheeler.com with jeep camping photos. The photographer for some of these was Marvin Patchen. Apparently some were also published in a 1959 Motor Life Magazine article (I believe it was April 1959 — I will know for sure soon). There are some great photos. Click on the links below to see them.
Photos from the first two links were taken during a Chuckwalla Jeep Club Trip from Hemet to Borrego Springs.
Part 1: http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/1403-vintage-expedition-trailer-camping-part-1-march-2014-vault/ (Eric Rickman photos)
Part 2: http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/1404-camping-part-2-april-2014-vintage-vault Marvin Patchen photos)
In an article titled “Old-School Camping Extravaganza” from September 2014, Verne shares some more photos. http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/1409-old-school-camping-extravaganza-vintage-vault/
Robin shares this photo and caption. It describes the close combat course in North Carolina.
Sometimes, you have to sacrifice the jeep! This photo was taken in Fulda Gap, Germany.
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