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1955 Article About Kid-Sized Truck

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This article appeared in the September/October 1955 Issue of Willys News.

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Wash Windshields to Earn Jeep Business

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Craig forwarded this November 1959 ‘Jeep Service and Parts News’ business tip for recruiting new clients for your jeep business.

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Lima’s “Jeep Day”

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This article appeared in The Lima News, out of Lima, Ohio.  Buy a bond and get a ride in a Jeep.  That sounds like it was worth the price!  I don’t see a year listed on the article.

 
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1955 CJ-3B Service Jeep Revenue Builder

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This 1955 article in the September/October issue of Willys News highlights how dealer Elmer Horstmeyer uses his service jeep to generate more revenue.

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1955 Article Train Wrecks Jeep

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The Ottawa Citizen published an article in March of 1955 about a jeep wrecked by a train. I think we can all agree that the moral of this story is to avoid trains when driving a jeep.

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Jeeps Dependable in Arctic Cold

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This May 1957 article from Willys News highlights the dependability of jeeps in cold weather.

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1970 Article About the Las Brisas Hotel

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In 1970 the Montreal Gazette published a story from Acapulco, Mexico, about the Las Brisas Hotel and its pink and white jeeps.

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1944 Article about Navy Jeep at Haskel University

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A February 9, 1944, issue of the Lawrence Journal-World featured a story about a US Navy jeep rides used to raise money for the purchase of jeeps for the military.

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1944 Photo of Abandoned Jeep in Germany

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The Spokane Daily Chronicle shared the sad photo of this abandoned jeep.

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1942 Photo of Soldiers in Egypt

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The June 28, 1942, issue of the Spokesman-Review featured this photo. It shows Master Sergeant Kindle Walston of Louisville, KY, driving his buddies in a jeep somewhere in Egypt.

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1943 Photo of Ford GPA in Tunisia

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This photo depicts a Seep acting as an ambulance in Tunisia. The photo was published on March, 29, 1943, in the Spokane Daily Chronicle.

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November 1953 Call of the Wild Jeep Article

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The November 1953 issue of Cars Magazine contained this two page article. Note the jeep on the lower right of page 2. See the rear extension box. It’s got a matching cover that connects with  soft top.

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This issue of Cars Magazine had a few more jeep references. Below are short descriptions  of an electric seep, a photo of right hand CJ-3Bs used by the Post Office, and a look at the rolligon.

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This short article shows one way to float a Mighty Mite.

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Jeep Causes Power Outage

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This 1964 article shares the unusual way a jeep caused a power outage. The story was reported in newspapers across the country.

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1946 Photo of Jeep from Manila

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This photo shows a MB/GPW that’s got a stretched rear. There’s no obvious indication an extension was tacked onto the back of a standard body. It was published in the May 7, 1946, issue of the Spokesman Review.

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1943 Photo of Jeep in Dakar

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This press photo from Dakar was published in the June, 4, 1943 issue of the Spokesman Review.

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1944 Photo of Jeep in Paris

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The Prescott Evening Courier published a photo and story about soldiers entering a freed Paris in 1942.

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1943 Photo of Mott School Kids w/ Jeep

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The 1943 Christmas Day issue of The Afro American featured a photo of kids from the Mott School in Washington surrounding a jeep that had been driven into the auditorium. The school had just concluded a war bond drive. There’s no mention of how successful the bond drive was.

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The Willys War News Vers 3, #3 **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** was on eBay

“VTG Willys War News July 16 1945 Special Postwar Preview Edition Jeep V3 #3 N”

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Tuesday’s Updates

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Tuesday’s updates will be arriving late morning (though check out the jeep in the post that follows this one), as will answers to many emails in my inbox. In the meantime, for you early risers who have suffered eWillys withdrawals, here’s an article on FCs to string you along.

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Second Annual Jeep Derby in T or C, NM

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The May 1957 issue of Willys News covered the 2nd Annual Jeep Derby in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Among the racers were Bud Jackson from the Hemet Jeep Club and Wally Klingele and Barney Nelson from the Yakima Ridge Runners. Klingele and Nelson drove their jeeps to the event! Only 14 of the 20 entrants completed the eighty mile race.

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‘Princess’ Elizabeth & SF Gate’s Slideshow Tribute to the Jeep

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The San Francisco Gate published this photo of Princess Elizabeth as part of a tribute to the jeep in 2014.

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In fact, even during her Honeymoon in 1947 Princess Elizabeth was driven by her husband Prince Phillip.

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See Pete for a Jeep in Omaha

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This May 1957 article highlights the successful slogan the Jacobson Motor Company of Omaha, Nebraska, used to attract buyers. Pete Comley, sales manager, came up with the slogan and added it to one of the company’s wagons.

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1953 Photo of Jeep Rodeo Training

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The June 24, 1953, issue of the Spokesman-Review featured a photo of Yakima Ridge Runners Chet Thompson and Wally Klingele of the Yakima Ridge Runners practicing for the July 4th jeep rodeo.

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1982 Photo of Jeep-Roping on a CJ-3B

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This cowboy preferred to rope a cow with a saddle mounted on a CJ-3B. I don’t know a whole lot about rodeo history, but according to the Lodi newspaper competitive jeep-roping occurred at least between 1952-1998. Below is an April 21, 1982, photo published in the Lodi News Sentinenl, the best photo evidence I could find of jeep-roping.

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Willys News Article on Modified Jeeps

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This May 1957 article shares two jeeps with unusual modifications.

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