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This Roberto Flores illustration was commissioned by Mike Hardesty, for http://www.jeepchasm.com/
See the entire process at Roberto’s website.
Unlike the advertising by Willys Overland, this ad by New York City based A.W. Pickett is sedate and forgettable.
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I”m not sure what these ads were used for, but I found them on Advertolog.com. They were released during 2001 by Ogilvy & Mather Frankfurt for the Chrysler company in Germany.
http://www.advertolog.com/jeep/print-outdoor/least-popular-imported-car-2897855/
http://www.advertolog.com/jeep/print-outdoor/minor-landmine-damage-3608705/
UPDATE: Brochure sold on eBay.
I spotted this 1960 Catalog from Berg’s Truck and Parts Company tonight. Hyman Berg, a Ukrainian by emigre, was possibly the first distributor of Willys Parts (though I have no information that definitively backs this claim). Mr. Berg founded the international truck and jeep parts company in the 1940s. In the 1950s, he founded Amsco Parts Co. Both were at 1608 S. Wabash, Chicago, Illinois. Apparently, JC Whitneys was right down the street from Bergs for some period of time. According to Berg’s grandson, the family was immersed in Marketing for decades, hence the decision by Hy to be known as the “King of Jeeps”.
In addition, as suggested by this G503 thread, Hy sold Sears Jeep parts and also sold Jeep parts to the Phillipines. He bought some early prototype jeeps and housed them at this same location, which is where this photograph was taken. There is more information about Berg here, too, from G503.
Hyman Berg died in 1986 at the age of 75.
The CJ-3B Page has a cover of a 1958 Catalog.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
There’s a neat drawing of a dealership on the back of this program. The Schotts owned a Willys Dealership (more than 1?). This is the same Schotts that would eventually own the Cincinnati Reds. There are a few items from their dealership still around, including this altoy jeepster and this ashtray plate.
Here are two New Yorker Magazines with jeeps on the cover.
The first one is from May 27th, 1944. View the Magazine information on eBay
This picture appeared on the cover of the March 11, 1944, of New Yorker Magazine. View the Magazine information on eBay
I looked up the artist’s name, Pettinato, but couldn’t find anything else by him/her. The body style seemed like a Ford Pygmy to me.
“Newly printed photo poster on the highest quality photographic paper . Photo poster size is 16 inches x 20 inches , image size may be slightly smaller . Please see scan for exact image . This beautiful poster is a great item to frame and display on your wall! It will fit in a commonly available 16 inch x 20 inch frame.”
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Here’s a rarely seen WW2 poster with a jeep that Alex shared.
Alex forwarded me a variety of Joe Dope posters from WWII. I posted a couple several years ago, but didn’t realize how many others there were.
Roberto forwarded this to me the other day. My french is rusty, so feel free to translate.
