Robin shares this photo and caption. It describes the close combat course in North Carolina.
Old Images Research Archives
Photo of Jeep Used as Baracade in Fulda Gap on ebay
Sometimes, you have to sacrifice the jeep! This photo was taken in Fulda Gap, Germany.
Pics From Charles
These are an assortment of WWII, 1950s Sahara and Algeria, and 1980 maneuvers in Belgium.
Frank and Helen Schreider in Willys News
The September 1957 issue of Willys News devoted a full page to Frank and Helen Schreider’s 20,000 mile trip from the Arctic Circle to the tip of South America.
Photo of Jeep Pulling Train Car on eBay
Thats some serious weight.
“eep Pulling Freight Car in Dakar WWII Dispatch Photo News Service
This is thin stock, put out by the Dispatch Photo News Service in New York during World War II. Measures roughly 10 3/4 x 12 1/2. Blank back. Has caption along the bottom telling about the picture. A friend told me this is offset lithography (dot pattern)”
Jeep Display at Grand Rapids Auto Show
Too bad this isn’t in color. Note the DJ-3A with the convertible top at the lower right. the photo was published in the February 1956 issue of Willys News.
1997 Story of the Jeep in the Toledo Blade
On April 20, 1997, the Toledo Blade devoted an entire section of its newspaper to the jeep history, going all the way back to the construction of the Jewel sewing machine factory in 1885. While it isn’t a perfect history (for example Jeep did not copyright the name JEEP in 1946, they tried, and failed, to trademark it at that time), it’s still interesting with some photos and a historical time line.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I2oxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6687%2C7138684
Wives Will Love Driving The New FC-150!
The Miami News reported in 1956 that wives will love driving the new FC-150. I wonder if anyone bothered to interview any wives on that topic . . .
1944 Photo of Jeeps — Mud — Burma on eBay
That’s some serious mud!
“WWII Line of U.S. Jeeps Bogged Down in Mud on Ledo Road in Burma Press Photo”
1943 Photo of Destroyed Jeep on eBay
Ouch!
“1943 Press Photo A destroyed American jeep after it hit a land mine, Navy beach”
The Rescued Film Project Archive
Buz sent me a note about the Rescued Film Project Archive. The Project finds undeveloped canisters of film and works to restore them. They have an online archives. Recently, they found thirty-one rolls from WW II. A few of those rolls include jeeps (seen below).
Check out this video about the WWII archive: http://vimeo.com/116735360
Australian Review of the 1958 CJ-3B
The August 11, 1958, issue of the Sydney Morning Herald featured a long review of the CJ-3B, whose parts were imported into Australia and then assembled there. You can review the article at Google news as it original appeared or read my re-arranged version (for space purposes) below. The reviewer’s biggest complaint was due to the way the jeep is converted from left to right-hand drive, leaving the gearshift to the left of the transfer case shifters.
388th Bomb Group Photo on eBay
Marc spotted this photo. Can anyone interpret the markings on this jeep?
“Original WWII photo of a Jeep from the 388th Bomb Group. Has a crease on the extreme right side. Measures 4.75″ x 4″.”
Photo of a Column of Jeeps in Sicily on eBay
Jeep-in-a-Scoop
Paul spotted this CJ-2A made tiny by the huge power shovel. He spotted the photo on ‘Just a Car Guy‘.
Jeeps Help Out Riding Club
More Pics from Charles
1945 Photo of GIs Fixing Tipped Jeep on eBay
Another example of rolling a jeep to fix it.
“1945- U.S. soldiers tip vehicle on its side to render “first aid” to an ailing jeep in the Ormoc sector of Leyte.”
1961 Photo of a DJ-3A Surrey on eBay
It’s marked July 1961.
“Original Vintage Color Snapshot Photo Man w/ Pink circa 1960 Willys Jeep Surrey Gala dated 1961 Size is 3.5×5″ inches.”
Actress Thelma Ritter in a CJ-5
We’ve seen a poorer quality version of this photo. Here’s a better scan of the June 1955 photo from Willys News with the caption in tact. Though the caption doesn’t mention the movie name, it probably refers to the movie released in 1956 called the Proud and Profane.
Obstacle Course Helps Dealer Sell Jeeps
A McHenry, Illinois, dealer created an obstacle course for potential buyers to test jeeps. The February 1956 issue of Willys News reported this.
Color Photos from World War II
Both Paul and Ted spotted this color Willys MA photo. It’s part of a collection of photos. You can see them below.
Pankey Motor Company Wagon
Photo of Bantam BRC-40 w/ Eddie Cantor on eBay
Great photo!
“1941- Because he was the first person to buy a defense savings bond at Treasury House in Rockefeller Plaza, actor Eddie Cantor was taken for a ride in an Army jeep. Shown here on the steps of the Bowery Savings Bank on 42nd Street.”
Photo of Stanley Smale’s Magnet-equipped Jeep on eBay
Here’s a 1949 photo of a CJ-2A equipped with a generator powering a magnet. It was developed by a truck driver named Stanley Smale.