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UPDATE: It’s been almost nine years since I posted a series of Testimonials to the early jeeps that were part of a very rare early sales book. Most, but not all, included images. A friend of mine shared them with me. You can see them all here: http://www.ewillys.com/tag/1946-testimonials/
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Originally Posted September 16, 2013:
Here are several examples from Police Departments from the sales book:
And from New York City:
UPDATE: The other day I realized that the jeep in this photo from a collection of early jeep information published in 2014 looks very similar to an illustrated jeep that appeared in a 1947 newspaper ad. Here’s the image and it’s associated testimonial:
Here’s the advertisement from the June 3, 1947, ad published in the Sullivan Daily Times, out of Sullivan, Indiana, that highlights the ability of the jeep to be an efficient, low-cost option as a road-service vehicle.
Charles Bachman wrote a testimonial for Willys-Overland for his Parkhurst Motors company out of Syracuse, New York. The accompanying photo is interesting as it has a mid-mounted spare tire.
This testimonial was dated October 31, 1946.
The writer of this testimonial must have had a very low numbered VEC.
Another satisfied customer.
This early Newgren explanation and product list appeared in a late 1940s sales book. The book also included a couple extra pages not specifically about Newgren that I’ve tacked on below. (The jeep could shell corn? I don’t think I’ve seen that attachment?)
Just this one update for Monday. It was published in a late 1940s sales book. One guy claims he hooked up his windshield wiper vacuum hose to his milking machine to streamlined the milking.
Have a great week!
The “it can do what others can’t” message of this testimonial pretty much defines the jeep’s niche at this point.
Not the most enthusiastic testimonial we’ve read for the new jeep!
Another satisfied customer.
The photo of the jeep underneath the letter shows it without bow holders, but with an extra spare tire carrier. Does this mean the country club ordered it this way? Were the bow holders ever installed? There have been a couple early 2As that appeared unrestored, but without bow holders. I’ve wondered if they could be ordered that way.
Bob Legee, of Unique Variety Service, a business that provided mowing, snow plowing, and other landscaping services, wrote this testimonial for Jeep in 1946.
In late 1946 radio station WSYR-FM out of Syracuse, New York, sent this testimonial for the jeep touting the ability of it to overcome the sometimes muddy terrain to reach the transmitter site.
This letter by David Mann about why he was buying a new jeep was included in a 1948 book for salesman.
These testimonials are from a Willys Overland Sales book dated 1946.
The testimonial is good, but the picture less so.
Davis Farm Contracting tried everything, but the proved the most satisfactory vehicle.
Here’s another testimonial, this time from Willys of Providence, Inc.
Here’s another testimonial, this time from a cemetery in Springfield, Massachusetts, that espouses the lawn-friendliness of the jeep.
Just a few updates today.
This photo is neat, but I wish the paper had been a little thicker so the words didn’t show through.
