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I’m guessing this photo was part of the 1955 CJ-5 introduction?
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“Vintage Jeep Vehicles News & Photos Press Photo KAISER JEEP CORPORATION”
Is that the “Safari” windshield or just a plain split version?
Yep, it looks to me like a ventilating windshield. One clue is the hinges on the sides.
Didn’t they wait to use Kaiser Jeep name until the sixties?
I was wondering about that stamp, too. My guess is that the photo was stamped during the Kaiser Jeep era? For what reason, I couldn’t say, unless someone requested a press photo of the CJ-5 during the mid 60s, so Kaiser Jeep sent the above pic with the stamp.
I have an ad for “‘Jeep’ Agricultural Implements” (https://www.farmjeep.com/2015/08/06/plows-and-more-plows-at-least-in-printed-ads/) from 1955/56 that shows a CJ5 (maybe the same one) with a split windshield. The Early CJ5 folks said it was probably a prototype.
I found that an odd combination, one-bottom plow on the Monroe lift and a sweeper on the front. Anyway, the Monroe lift was gone after 1956 or so, replaced by the Stratton lift.