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1969 Photo from Jackson, Minnesota on eBay

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A M-38 carried sand bags to aid the fight against an April 1969 flood in Jackson, Minnesota.

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Willys Line @ an International Oil Show

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Willys made a showing at an international oil show. The Jeep-A-Trench and Jeep-A-Drill were particularly interesting to the participants. This appeared in the May 1955 issue of Willys News.

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1950 Photo of Royal Australian Regiment on eBay

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Love the hat.

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Feb 1956 Issue of Willys News on eBay

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At the bottom of the last photo check out the jeep with the cement mixer.

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1946 Photo of Modified Jeep in Germany

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This modified jeep reminds me a great deal of Wally Cohn’s jeep. The photos was posted on G503’s Facebook page.

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Photo of modified jeep from 1946 Germany

Wally Cohn’s modified sedan jeep. Kind of an original jeepster

 
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March 1956 Issue of Willys News on eBay

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One article covers a ground-rod driving unit installed on a truck.

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1945 Photo of Marines in the Solomon Islands

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on ebay

Looks like both jeeps no long have windshields.

“You are bidding on an original press photo featuring . Photo is 6” x 5” in size.”

 

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Feb 1957 Issue of Willys News on eBay

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The last photo shows a jeep setup to change traffic lanes.

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April 1957 Issue of Willys News on eBay

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This issue is the only one I’ve seen printed with a green header.

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Cousin Eddie’s Photos

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John shared these photos taken by his cousin Eddie.

“My cousin Eddie Bachmann got drafted in May 1944, ended up south of the battle of the Buldge around Hagenau, France, in january 1945 as a mortar man. The 42 Division went on to liberate Dachau in April 1945 and by mid summer were occupation troops in Zell am See, Austria. By that time he was a 6 stripe Sergeant and still only 18. Here are some photos of his buddies and Jeeps. He later became a Catholic priest.”

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Photo from Zell am Zee,, Austria, summer 1945, 42nd Division, RAINBOW DIVISION

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Photo from Zell am Zee,, Austria, summer 1945, 42nd Division, RAINBOW DIVISION

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Early march 1945

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winter 1945-46 Austria

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May 1957 Issue of Willys News on eBay

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This issue has some great stuff. Note the last page with the modified truck. I wished the photos were clearly.

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June 1955 Issue of Willys News on eBay

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This issue includes a testimonial about the Willys Sedan Delivery Jeeps.

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March 1955 Issue of Willys News on eBay

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One article highlights the use of Jeeps in Atomic tests.

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Photo in 1944 of Jeeps and Soldiers Mired in Mud on eBay

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That just doesn’t look fun.

“1944- U. S. soldiers are trying to push a mired Jeep through thick mud which passes as a road. [A second Jeep is behind this one and is mounting a cal. 50 machine gun on a pedestal mount.]”

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1948 Photo of CJ-2A Plowing in Bronxville on eBay

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The name of the jeep owner is on the side of the CJ-2A, but is obscured by the watermark.

“You are bidding on an original press photo of Vintage Jeep Clears Snow Bronxville NY . Photo has waving due to too much glue being used to apply the information sheet onto the back of the photo Photo measures 7 x 9 inches and is dated 1/26/1948.”

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More Pics From Charles

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Photo of Captain Watson w/ Jeep on eBay

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This jeep has an unusual hardtop.

“Lockheed P-38 pilot Captain Watson with a Jeep, part of the 1st Fighter Group.”

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Photo of Red Jeep at Lake on eBay

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I wish there was more information about this photo.

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1955 Sale of a CJ-3B Fire Jeep

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This CJ-3B Fire Jeep was featured in the May 1955 issue of Willys News

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1941 Photo of Bantam BRC-60s

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Not the best quality, but this first photo appeared in the February 13, 1941, issue of the Spokesman Review. The photo shows Bantam BRC-60s laying down a smokescreen. The caption calls the vehicles “midget trucks” and then claims the trucks are called “bugs” by the troops.

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However, by May 7th, 1941, the Spokesman Review was referring to the vehicle not as a truck, but as a command car called a “jeep”.

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1964 Photo of Sonny Childers in CJ-3A? on eBay

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This is a 1964 press photo. Should I know who Sonny Childers is (a quick google search wasn’t much help)? I think Sonny is in a CJ-3A with a 2A windshield. That’s only based on the 3A looking bumper and front frame rail.

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Year? CJ-6 Press Photo on eBay

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This news wire photo includes a CJ-6, but there’s no caption that describes the photo’s purpose.

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1944 Photo of MB Slat Grille on eBay

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This press photo shows an MB catching some big air. Despite the jeep’s early vintage, the date of the photograph is Feb 11, 1944. This photo has appeared in a variety of places, including on the cover of Jeep Genesis: The Rifkind Report book.

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Photo during the Liberation of Paris

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This unpublished Life Magazine photo was published by this site in 2010. During the liberation of Paris, German soldiers remained in the city, occasionally acting as snipers. In this photo, a French family seeks shelter next to a jeep form a sniper.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/25/liberation-of-paris-photo_n_694625.html

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The Royal Jeeps

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Marc spotted a 1962 photo of Queen Elizabeth on a CJ-3B inspecting troops in India with President Nehru. This press photo is currently available on eBay.

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(From 2012) Mitch forwarded this scanned photograph. It shows either Queen Elizabeth (or Princess Elizabeth) in a nicely modifiedMB/GPW. I’ve looked for other photographs of this jeep, but haven’t found any. I also have yet to discover what book this came from. If anyone could supply that information, it would be helpful! Here’s one of her in a more conventional WWII jeep.

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