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Cool postcard. Nice shot of the Auburn Machine Works in the background.
“VINTAGE POSTCARD ADVERTISING JEEP-A-TRENCH TRUCK/CAR AUBURN NEBRASKA NICE!!!”
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In a seasonally perfect topic, Tim forwarded this link that included a video that has some vintage video of jeeps moving snow with Meyer plows. The video notes that Meyer has been selling plows since World War II. I happened upon a second Meyer video on youtube, featuring 1960s innovations. Finally, below the videos are four pages from a 1947 special equipment book showing early Meyer ads.
http://www.smithbrothersservices.com/meyer-drive-pro-plow-jeep-wrangler-install-picture-page.html
Video from the page above:
A video of Meyer products from the 1960s featuring a wagon and an FC using a plow:
1947 Special Equipment ads for Meyer products:
Dan shared scans of a Traveller brochure he spotted on eBay.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
Here’s a cool FC item.
“Kaiser jeep willys jeep forward control. This is a very rare whirl away ashtray jeep dealer promotion item. Purchased from estate of a man who owned a jeep dealership for many years. It is a chrome ashtray with a jeep fc on top. I have done a lot of research and only found one similar which had a cj3b on it. These were only sold to dealerships. And the fc was only made for a few years. You may never see another one. Looks like it will shine up nice . I lest the dirt and grime on it. A bit of rust where the ashes sat. Ask questions look photos over well.”
It has a good starting price.
” Super Rare 1961 JEEP Willys Government Sales Binder with lots of interesting pics, diagrams, brochures, specs and more. Excellent condition”
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This 1964 Ad appeared in the Toledo Blade newspaper.
Frank Haagen & Son was an Ellensburg, Washington, Jeep dealer. It was published November 16, 1953, in the Ellensburg Daily Record.
On July 12,1947, Lewiston Evening Journal out of Maine published this neat ad. Several other newspapers across the US also published the ad.
There’s lots of comic books and military items at this auction. The lot of Willys brochures looks interesting, especially that Willys Export Vehicle Program brochure.
“Military, Comics, Coin and Ephemera Auction
Sun. November 22nd
1:00pm, Doors Open at 11am
HARRIS BROS. AUCTIONS
G-4150 VAN SLYKE RD.
FLINT, MI 48507”
http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctionview.cgi?lid=2619929&kwd=willys&zip=&category=0
This CJ-6ish jeep has no fuel inlet on the driver’s side. It also appears to have some kind of Tuxedo Park package (front bumper for example). Price is a crazy $99! It’s listed as a 1958 CJ-3B brochure.
“Original part color folder , 7.5 x 10.5 folded , 15 x 10.5 unfolded , has 2 horizontal folds , text in Chinese and English .”
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