Monthly Archives: February 2021

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1955 Photo of a Leb’s Restaurant Delivery Jeep

February 25, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images • TAGS: , . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Thanks to Mark for forwarding this additional info about Leb’s: http://sites.gsu.edu/historyofourstreets/category/lebs-restaurant/

This May 25, 1955, photo shows a CJ-3B with a Worman hardtop that’s splashed with Leb’s advertising. I can’t tell what the hood advertising states. The photo was taken outside the Bell Telephone Company in Atlanta, Georgia.

https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/lane/id/1427

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PHOTO CREDIT: Georgia State University Digital Collections 05/25/1955, Lane Brothers Photography.

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August 1949 Salesbuilder & May News Article

February 25, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Thanks to a May 27, 1949, article in the Rhinelander Daily News (Wisconsin), we now know that the Forestry Demonstration occurred on May 26th. There’s also more in-depth information on the event within the article.

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Originally Posted November 8, 2020: This August 1949, Volume 1, No. 6, Salesbuilder shows off the new 4WD wagon. There’s  a report about a Forest exhibition in May of 1949 near Eagle River, Wisconsin, where the fire jeeps showed their ability to get quickly to fires. The Jeepster’s new inline 6 gets a nod, as does the Bountiful Jeep Posse.

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1957 French Canadian Ad Featuring an FC-170 Stake Bed

February 25, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This is the last French Canadian ad. I don’t know in what publication is appeared. It’s interesting that it includes a Kaiser-Willys ad number at the lower left (KW-6100F)

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1951 CJ-3A Cohasset, MA $12,000

February 25, 2021 • CATEGORIES: CJ-3A • TAGS: , . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Appears in good shape.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/133443728658985

“1951 Jeep CJ3-A clean running classic.”

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Future of eWillys

February 24, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This is a tease …. Barring something unforeseen, our contract indicates this is the future of eWillys …. And, no that’s not a street, it’s the parking. When all is finalized, I will explain more.

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Alaska Road Trip Puzzle w/ Jeep

February 24, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Artists/Drawings, Features • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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My wife thought this puzzle was too good to pass up, given our 2017 Alaska Or Rust trip, so she surprised me with it. This puzzle is available through a variety of sellers (one of which is Amazon). The illustration was done by Ken Zella.

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1943 Article on FDR and Jeeps

February 24, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images, Old News Articles This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This article shows FDR in jeeps. It was published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune February 02, 1943.

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1955 Photo of Tornado Damaged Jeep … Udall, Kansas

February 24, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This may have been a CJ-3A. It lost a battle to a Kansas Tornado. The photo was taken on May 25, 1955, and is a part of the National Archives of Kansas.

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/283888 National Archives of Kansas 05/25/1955

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1974 DJ-5C Gainesville, GA **SOLD**

February 24, 2021 • CATEGORIES: DJ-5 & DJ-6 This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3000.

This looks in pretty good shape. There are a variety of DJ-5s on Facebook for sale, unlike Craigslist which doesn’t show any for the southeast region. Listing jeeps (and other items) on FB, and not Craigslist, continues to be the trend.

“This 1974 Jeep/Am General is powered by a 232 inline six with a Borg/Warren Automatic Transmission. Don’t have doors and no glass except in front window. Has 2 reconditioned seats and new mirrors. Does not have power steering or power brakes.”

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Year? Jeepney Philippines $80,000 (Scam?)

February 24, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Other 4x4s • TAGS: , . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Okay, it was listed in Alabama, but after some more research (thanks to Galen’s message) it is clear this should be listed in the Philippines. It may be a scam (with the scam the high price), but I can’t tell for sure …

I assume the seller is kidding when he writes “high performance machine”? I imagine the price is a placeholder?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/416858502958652

“Looking for a buyer good condition Jeep, high performance machine. Urgent reason for starting business only”

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