This is an original 8″ diameter sticker from the Lockeed Employees Recreation Club (LERC), located in Burbank, California. I don’t know how many jeep clubs were formed out of Lockeed, but there were several Seattle area jeep clubs with members from Boeing (the Wandering Willys Jeep Club was one).
“ONE 8” VINTAGE “MAVERICKS” 4WD CLUB VEHICLE
STICKER – LOCKHEED, BURBANK, CA – Circa 1968
★ 52 Year Old Never-Used Ephemera ~ Outdoor Sticker for Vehicle Front Quarter Panel ★
• Very, very rare collectible Lockheed, Burbank, CA ephemera! In fact, this is probably the only one left in the world!
• One (1) VINTAGE ORIGINAL “MAVERICKS” FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CLUB 8″ VEHICLE EMBLEM STICKER from the Lockheed Employees’ Recreational Club (L.E.R.C.) in Burbank, CA circa 1968. Never used. Still has it’s original kraft paper backing (for peel-&-stick) in very nice condition.
Age:
About 52 Years Old (although it has never been used, the adhesive is not guaranteed due to item’s age).
Original Use:
Typically these were placed on the 4WD vehicle’s front quarter panel to identify club membership.
L.E.R.C. = “Lockheed Employees’ Recreational Club” originally on Empire Road, Burbank, CA in the 1970’s.
Size:
About 8″ in diameter (see photo with measuring tape).
Note:
The ink on this decal is very heavy, almost with a brush texture (see photo #11), to be robust for outdoor use back in the day.
Details:
Has been stored in a file cabinet for about 40 years.
This is the ONLY one on eBay.
Very rare collectible Lockheed, Burbank, CA ephemera!
• Quote from the January 1968 Mavericks BULLHORN newsletter, the description of a four wheel drive club —”A bunch of damn fools driving out across the desert in a wide variety of corrupted vehicles looking for a place they can’t go so they can.” From back in the days when Joe Mokracek & Doug Carter were club presidents.
”A bunch of damn fools driving out across the desert in a wide variety of corrupted vehicles looking for a place they can’t go so they can.”
That’s funny.
I have an original patch, never used. Also other Mavericks Burbank memorabilia and collectibles.
I was a member back in the late 1960s – mid 1970s. My Dad, Bob Tyler was past President of Mavericks , great memories and I’m still continuing the tradition. Guess I’m one of those damn fools ! Love to get my hands on that sticker , Rob Tyler, Glendale, California
Rob: Thanks for sharing the memory. Glad to hear you are still continuing the tradition!
Dorana: That’s a neat bit of rare history! I have a little bit of history from our club (which is still in existence, but I am not a member). My kids aren’t interested in it, so don’t know where it will go after me.
David, Dorana… Any Memorabilia from the Maverick Days would greatly be appreciated, News Letters (Bull Horn) patches, stickers or just memories. My Dad just passed away and I want to do a tribute to him. He, Bill Gardner, Doug Carter, Boyd Austin, Mr. Skinner and so many others introduced me to off roading, exploring old ghost towns, mining camps and California history. I did the same for my sons and their friends via the Boy Scouts, now they plan the off-road treks for us old guys. And so it continues, some 60 years later.
Hello Rob,
My name is Chris Ogle. My dad was Ted Ogle he was the original artist for the Mavericks jeep club emblem. I too grew up in the jeep club and went on many weekend trips. We used to go to panamint Valley for Thanksgiving weekend to the dunes there just outside of death Valley. I remember the Skinners, they were nice people. Do you know Joe and Roberta Kent? They had a son, little Joe, and he had quite the jeep. His mom and dad had a black jeepster. well I hope this gets your attention and I hear back from you. Thanks, Chris.
When I was a kid growing up in Burbank, California my dad worked for Lockheed California. This is where the Mavericks jeep club became a club. Originally the club was the Lockheed Employee Recreational Club. It started with this name due to the fact that the meetings were held in a Lockheed building in Burbank. My dad was the artist who drew the Mavericks jeep club emblem with the bull driving the jeep. The idea came from the club in general because we all had Bull horns for horns in the jeeps.if your old enough you know what the bull horn sounds like. My dad, Ted Ogle has since passed away but my memories of my family going on jeep runs is the most memorable time with my family and the people in the culb. Some names of the original members were: Joe and Dotty Mocracek, Oscar Wright, Chick Mocracek, Chuck Clarke, and many others. I still have pictures and videos (8 mm ) of jeep club trips. I hope someone out there recognize these names or are descendents from people in this club. I would love to hear from you.
I will toss up a post on this for you, neat history, thanks for sharing some backstory on this.
Thanks,
Tim