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Jeep Rustling by the Navy

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This article shares some of the jeep rustling that went on during WWII. One of protections against rustling that I’ve encountered is that driver’s would grab the rotor from the distributor to keep other military folks from stealing their jeeps.

Note that the ice cream story from yesterday has expanded to five gallons!

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Jeep lashed to Submarine Deck

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Yesterday I featured an ad that related a story about jeeps lashed to the decks of Submarines.

This article was published in the February 10, 1944 issue of the Eugene Register Guard:

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I found this article on page 5 of the January 10, 1944, edition of the Southeast Missourian Newspaper:

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And from page 2 of the February 10, 1944, issue of the Spokane Daily Chronicle:  1944-02-10-jeep-lashed-to-deck

 

 

And, on a note of trivia, I found this gem at an archived site:

In World War II, Burton Baskin of Baskin Robbins fame, was a quartermaster who began his ice cream career by trading a jeep for an ice cream freezer

Now, I don’t know if that’s true as I couldn’t verify it anywhere else, but a fun fact if true.

 
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1944 Photo of Jeeps from PM **SOLD**

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UPDATE: Was on eBay.  **SOLD**

This January 24, 1944 issue of the PM has a variety of stories, including a great photo of the Senegalese checking out some jeeps.

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“PM DAILY NEWSPAPER WORLD WAR II
70 th Birthday – Birth-Date – Special Occasion – Research
January 24, 1944
ORIGINAL WWII EDITION
20 PAGES, SIZE, 14 1/2″ x 11”
(Some dates in 1944 available, January – March – June – July – please contact us through eBay messaging with your requirements if not in our store)

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3 Willys World Newsletters on eBay

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3 issues of the Willys World Newsletter from 1987 are for sale on eBay.

“WILLYS WORLD NEWS LETTER
VOLUME 14 NUMBER 1
JANUARY – FEBRUARY 1987
VOLUME 14 NUMBER 2
MARCH – APRIL 1987
VOLUME 14 NUMBER 5
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 1987
ORIGINAL ISSUE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
THE WILLYS CLUB IS NOW DEFUNCT”

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Here are a few photos. From Volume 14 Number 1:
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From Volume 14 Number 2:
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From Volume 14 Number 5:
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Craig’s Pic of the Week: Pepsi Surrey Madness

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I had no idea there were this many Pepsi Surreys produced.  I can’t believe someone didn’t get this photo in color. Eighteen of these were sent to Tulsa. I can’t imagine there aren’t a few stragglers still in the area. This photo is from the March 1960 issue of Jeeps News.

Oklahoma Pepsi Surreys

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Santa Driving a Follow-Me Jeep out of a Glider

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This photo was published in the December 1978 issue of the Silent Wings Newsletter. Santa was exiting a Waco CG13. Read more here and look for December 2013.

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1956 Article About Fleet Sales

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This April 1956 article from Willys News highlights the importance of fleet sales to an Oklahoma dealer.

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1978 Issue of the Jeep Line on eBay

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Here’s a rare newsletter.

“Here is a vintage 1978, The Jeep Line Newsletter, from Toledo Ohio, Volume 2, number 2. The newsletter is in very good condition. There are a couple of small pen marks on the back page. It is complete with 8 pages in it. Sorry about the reflection from the light. I do ship internationally. Please email me with any questions.”

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Pic of the Week: The FC Line Painter

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Craig sent this scan from a Willys News article (though we are uncertain of the exact issue). It shows a DRW FC-170 with some special street painting equipment.

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1947 Australian Newspaper Article

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Here’s a 1947 short story in “The Land” about the importance of the ubiquitous jeep to at least one farm in Australia. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page11396417

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April 14, 1944 Article from London News on eBay

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Here’s a great shot of a jeep on rails from the April 14, 1944 issue of Illustrated London News.

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January 1968 School Bulletin Article

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I found this jeep related article in a School Bulletin from 1968. Not a lot of information, but I thought it was interesting it was there in the first place. It documents a trip into the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico.

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1942 LA Times Article about Guadalcanal on eBay

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This article from August 31, 1942, shows jeeps and GIs in Guadalcanal. Below is the top portion of the page. There is more to the article.

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1943 Issue of London News Includes GPA Article on eBay

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It may only be one page, but the May 1, 1943, issue of Illustrated London News includes a full page of Ford GPA pictures.

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Craig’s Pic of the Week: The Teahouse of the August Moon

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Craig scanned this photo from an issue of Jeep News. It was take at the set of “The Teahouse of the August Moon“. I’ve never heard of the movie, but it’s rated pretty well at imbd. You’ll likely recognize Glenn Ford, driving the jeep, and Marlon Brando, pointing at something.  It looks like a Ford GPW based on the bumper.

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Craig’s Pic of the Week: Low-Cost Dealer Signs

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Craig found this article in the August 1956 issue of Jeep News.  A pair of signs only cost $7.00 at the time.

1956 August issue Road Sign

 
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Railway Age article highlights the Usefulness of a Jeep

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This article for sale on eBay comes from the October 9, 1949, issue of Railway Age.  It shows four different pictures of a jeep doing different railroad related tasks.

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1964 Jeep Derby at T. or C., New Mexico

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I just ran across this article about the 1964 Jeep Derby on my computer. It’s pretty interesting. I have several other Jeep Derby articles in magazines that I still need to scan.

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Bob’s Photo of the Valstrey Willys Dealership

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Bob bought this photo at an antique store a couple days ago. Visible in it are trailers, a wagon, and a couple flatties. The sign appears to read  “145 e. werrick rd, tel. Valley stream 3638”

After some googling, Bob and I determined there was a Valstrey Service Corporation at 145 E. Merrick in Freeport, NY, which is very close the town of Valley Stream, NY. Further research yielded a newspaper ad out of the Brooklyn Eagle (Jan. 22nd 1950, pg 15) showing the Valstrey Service Corp from the address above in a Willys Advertisement (see below).

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Craig’s Pic of the Week: Sahara CJ-3B

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Craig scanned this from a June 1957 issue of Willys News.

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March 22, 1945 India-Burma Theatre Roundup Photo

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From page 1 of the India-Burma Theatre Roundup Newspaper comes this unusual photo featuring a jeep and men loading and testing rockets juxtaposed with a picture of a jeep as ambulance.

http://cbi-theater-1.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-1/roundup/roundup032245.html

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Wire Photo of Training on eBay

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John spotted this photograph.  It includes a newspaper clipping to show that it was published.

“You are bidding on an original 8 X 10 Wire Photo of US Military Jeep & Cadets At Florida Military Academy St Pete. Photo is dated 3/6/49. Photo has slight wrinkles right edge. Jeep..”

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Aug 1961 Jeep Merchandiser Newsletter **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

“original non color folder , 8.5 x 11 folded , 17 x 11 unfolded , this is volume 1 #3 of “Jeep Merchandiser” . Published by the merchandising and advertising department for Jeep salesman.”


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Oct 1961 Jeep Merchandiser Newsletter **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

“original non color folder , 8.5 x 11 folded , 17 x 11 unfolded , this is volume 1 #4 of “Jeep Merchandiser” . Published by the merchandising and advertising department for Jeep salesman.”

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Craig’s Pic of the Week: Mighty Jeep in Steel Transport Service

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Craig’s pic this week comes from the August 1956 issue of Willys News

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