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Several Good Jeep Photos on eBay

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“WWII PHOTO MB – GPW Jeep on a railroad car. This is a nice sharp original 3.0″ x 2.0″ photo in excellent condition.”

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Photo of Jeep and Soldier at Barksdale Field on eBay

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Marc spotted this one.

“#9 WWII JEEP Photo of the 335th Bomb Group R.T.U. School Barksdale Field, LA 1943 (MB – GPW JEEP). This is a sharp original 4″ x 5″ photo in excellent condition.”

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Catching a Big Cougar at The Dalles, Oregon

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This June 1955 photo shows the huge cougar caught by four hunters using Willys Trucks and Wagons.

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1952 Motor Trend Article on eBay

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Marc discovered this February 1952 Motor Trend article for sale on eBay. You can find full Motor Trend issues on eBay.

” A vintage original MOTOR TREND article from February, 1952 entitled ” MAN BEATS JEEP…and the Jeep comes back for more ” By Eric Rickman…Photos by Tom Medley. 3 pages, each measures 8″ X 11″, in good condition (examine scans before bidding). Scans show both sides of all the pages. Copy reads in part: ” We don’t plan to add Motor Trials of utility vehicles to our format…it’s one man’s impression of one of the world’s most useful cars…””

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Photos of an Air Force CJ-3B Fire Jeep on eBay

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There are three different photos of this Air Force CJ-3B crash wagon / Fire Jeep being sold on eBay.

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Willys Demonstration Series: Seeing is Believing

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Nashville Willys Dealer Neely B. Coble launched a demonstration series to show just what jeeps were capable of doing. This June 1955 article highlights his effort.

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Old Photo of Bantam BRC-40 on eBay

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“WWII PHOTO Bantam BRC-40 Jeep w/GI. This is a nice sharp original 3.5″ x 2.5″ photo in excellent condition. ——I have other photos listed and will combine shipping. If you are the winning bidder on 2 or more photos wait for the invoice.”

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1955 Generator Test

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This June 1955 article highlights a 30-hour Jeep PTO generator test run.

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More Pics from Charles

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Here’s a bunch of photos Charles forwarded. Ann, I and the boys just returned from a two day trip to Olympic National Park. The story and pics on Thursday.

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When Jeeps are a Blast

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Let’s end the year on this cheery note. This article discussed the usefulness of jeeps following atomic bomb attacks and other, more natural disasters. It filled two pages of the June 1955 issue of Willys News. Given the ‘blast’ artistry in the middle of the article, it didn’t reformat for the web as easily as most articles.

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Jeeps and Joe’s Father and Grandfather

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Joe Snodgrass (aka Joe from Mesa) was visiting his folks for the holidays and had a chance to go through some old albums of his father’s and grandfather’s. He found a few jeeps.

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My Dad (CPL John W. Snodgrass) served in Kobe Japan as part of the Army of Occupation. This and the next two pics were taken in Kobe in 1947.

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Sergeant of the Guard, Security Guard” on the cowl, and another jeep among Quonset huts at Kobe.

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“Dan” from Milwaukee, an Army buddy of Joe’s father’..

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My Grandfather (Walter H. Snodgrass) served in the Philippines during WWII. Here’s a pic of LT Hitchcock, whom my grandfather knew from Ft. McDowell (Angel Island, in SF Bay), that he ran into there after the invasion.

 
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Mosquito Abatement Department Sales Article

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Mosquito abatement departments powered a large number of jeep sales. This June 1955 article highlights the sale of jeeps to the Chicago District’s South Cook County area.

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1944 Photo of Soldier Sleeping on Jeep

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Looks like a comfortable place to sleep to me.

“1944- U.S. soldier naps on hood of jeep 5 minutes away from the French invasion coast on D-Day.”

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7th Annual Truth or Consequences Race

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This article from the May 1956 issue of Willys News reports on the 7th Annual Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, jeep race.

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More Pics from Charles

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A variety of pics from difference eras.

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Florida State Road Commission’s Jeeps

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In 1956 the State of Florida’s Road Commission purchased a fleet of ten CJ-5s.

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1945 Photo of Early Jeep Sold to Russell Arundel on eBay

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The caption argues this jeep driven by orchard tree owner Russell Arundel was one of the first CJ-2As in the Virginia area.

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3 Photos of the 16th Constabulary on eBay

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Marc spotted these three photos showing jeeps and members of the 16th Constabulary. All are original photos. The photos were taken by Private Thomas L. Bombassi, SN 61127318, of Waturbury, Conn., who was in the 16th Constabulary Squadron that policed occupied Berlin, Germany in 1945-1946.

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Mr. And Mrs. Smith and Their Willys

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With Mrs. Maude Smith around, there was no call for Mr. Smith to learn to drive. Funny article published in the May 1956 issue of Willys News.

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Celebrating Monrovia Days

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This May 1955 issue of Willys News includes this photo celebrating Monrovia, California’s, Monrovia Days Parade. The city still holds the parade.

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Photo of Jeep Pulling Hay Wagon in Britain on eBay

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Neat photo.

“A vintage 1940’s wire photo depicting a Jeep performing non combat duties in England as it pulls farm equipment for British farmers. Original press stamp and caption with date are on the verso.”

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‘Lola’ Tackles the Borders of Texas

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This article from the June 1955 issue of Willys News shares the brief story of Frank Tolbert’s 5,000 mile trip around the state of Texas. Accompanying Frank were Frank, Jr., and a CJ-5 then named Lola.

I have found a series of articles published over successive weeks in the Dallas Morning News about their trip. However, I have to sign up and pay a fee to use it. Anyone have free access? I would like to see what the article say before having to buy anything.

To see the search snipped, go here: http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives/?p_product=DMEC&p_theme=histpaper&p_action=keyword 
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Limit by Date: 1955

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Santa Claus Delivers in a Jeep

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That’s a pile of presents!

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1954 Photos of Mobile Classroom Wagon

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UPDATE: These photos were on eBay.

Here are a few rare photos of a Mobile Classroom Wagon setup.

1 ” This is an original press photo. Inspect Mobile ClassroomPhoto measures 7.25 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 09-30-1954.”

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2. Interior shot. “1954 Press Photo Col. B.B. Matteur and Gerald Winfield look over Willys”

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United Nation Flat Fender Photos

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I have tried to do some searches for United Nation jeeps, but never had much luck. Apparently, Charles had much more luck. I would expect that most, if not all of these, are Hotchkiss made.

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