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Jeep Salesmen Learn about Jeeps

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This May 1955 Willys News article shared the salesmen’s experience learning more about the vehicles they were selling.

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Jumping Jeeps in Palestine

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A photo in the 1947 issue of Chicago Tribune shows the Brits must have gotten bored, so they started jumping jeeps with motorcycles.

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1947/09/16/page/33/article/1-walk-spoils-peoria-girls-perfect-game

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FC-Photos from the Chicago Tribune Archives

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I found two Forward Control photos in the Chicago Tribune archives.

1) This is from December 5, 1956:

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2) This is from January 5, 1958:

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Willys Convertible Jeep Article

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I found a 1961 article in the Chicago Tribune announcing the Willys Convertible Jeep. In actuality, it’s an announcement of the Tuxedo Park series of CJ-5. Interesting that it was positioned as a convertible.

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1961/08/13/page/45/article/c-e-i-looks-to-l-n-for-merger-bid

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Jeep Saves Money and Time on Texas Ranch

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This article from April 1956 highlights the time and money savings the jeep provided a ranch in Texas.

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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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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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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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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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Carolina Tool Company’s Testimonial

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This 1956 testimonial by the Carolina Tool Company was published in the May 1956 issue of Willys News.

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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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1955 Jeep Idea Contest

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These Jeep ideas were produced as part of a 1955 Jeep Idea Contest published in the May 1955 issue of Willys News. I sure wish I could find a photo of the jeep-pulled seaplane launcher!

1955-05-willys-news-unusual-uses-for-jeeps-pg2This gravity dump box idea featured in the June 1955 issue of Willys News:

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Sept/Oct 1955 Willys News on eBay

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Here’s a rare issue of Willys News on eBay. Looks like it has some good stories and photos.

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June/July 1955 Issue of Willys News on eBay

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Another good series of articles.

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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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Paying for a Stolen Jeep in 1944

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Steve found this unusual article about a soldier that lost his jeep and trailer. As punishment, his pay was docked by the cost of the jeep. Here’s a link to the original article.

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But, not everyone played by the book. Here’s a story Steve found about a soldier who wasn’t going to put up with following the rules. It was copied and posted here: http://www.ww2f.com/topic/18434-paris-soldiers-vs-combat-soldiers/

A Soldier Strips the Romance out of Life at War
Post #188 Note:- Gen. J.C.H.Lee was known to Combat GIs as 
J***S C****T Himself!! Not affectionately!!

A few days after I made the above post I recalled an incident
I was involved in Paris that showed the real difference between
their life and it’s absurdity that the Army allowed to exist.

A man in our unit was located by the Red Cross so that he
could be returned home as one of his brothers was KIA and
another lost his right arm and since the family was a farming
family he was needed more there than in the ETO.

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1956 Photo of a Miniature Dealer Jeep

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The June/July 1956 issue of Willys News shared a photo of this mini jeep from Dana Motors in North Sacramento, California.

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Herding Buffalo at Custer State Park

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UPDATE: This post originally featured the press photo at the bottom. Adding to the information, I discovered an article from the May 1956 issue of Willys News discussing how the buffalo were more patiently herded by jeeps than by horses.

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According to this 1951 press release, this jeep was used to round up twelve buffalo. They were shipped to Chicago for an international livestock exhibition. The watermark kind of obscures the jeep.

“You are bidding on an original press photo of Jeep Beside Buffalo in Custer State Park South Dakota. Photo has newspaper marks & waving right edge Photo measures 7 x 9 inches and is dated 11/27/1951.”

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DJ-3A Dispatchers Replacing Scooters

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This June 1956 issue of Willys News covers the increasing role of DJs and delivery vehicles.

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Vintage Colorado ‘Safari’ Article

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The May 1955 issue of Willys News featured this article about a Colorado Jeep trip.

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Mobile Border Control Searchlight Jeep

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This article about the creation of mobile border control searchlight jeeps was published in the April 1956 issue of Willys News. A similar article with additional photos appeared in the February 1956 issue of Globetrotter.

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