Roberto always has a variety of flat fender items attached to shirts, pillows and more. He forwarded some more pics for us. You can always check Roberto’s store for more . You can also check his English language version of his website: http://www.robertoflores.com/ And this blog too: http://theoutliner.blogspot.com/.
Artists/Drawings Research Archives
Drawings by Fred Welborn
Here are several drawings by Fred Welborn that you can purchase. Click on the pics to learn more.
Here is a MB
Here is a M-38
“These are a pencil drawings on acid-free heavy paper. They are 9×12″, and are available as a print and the original drawings are for sale. Write me at art4veterans@aol.com We can discuss your interest in these drawings, as well as others in the history of the jeep series.”
Bill Mauldin Stamp
Randy forwarded me an announcement that Bill Mauldin has been honored with a stamp, shown below.
According to the email Randy sent me, “Mauldin, and his work, meant much to the millions of Americans who fought in World War II, and to those who had waited for them to come home. He was a kid cartoonist for Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper; Mauldin’s drawings of his muddy, exhausted, whisker-stubbled infantrymen Willie and Joe were the voice of truth about what it was like on the front lines.”
Here is a pic of the stamp, followed by Mauldin in a jeep.
Surfin’ Roberto’s Way
Just in time for some summer surfin, Roberto shares this older illustration of a CJ-3A sporting a surfboard with us. Thanks Roberto!
A Roberto Flores Illustration
Roberto Flores has an older illustration he’d like to share with us (thanks!). I managed to find a self-taken snapshot of myself, a handsome lad (well, that’s what mom always said) of 21 years, in a similar situation. I knew approximately where I was (in southeastern washington), but didn’t know exactly where I was, even with the help of the map and signs (pomerey, shown on the sign at the bottom, isn’t exactly a big town). So, I just tried driving with the early morning sun to my left so that I’d be heading south. Truth be told, I love being lost 🙂
Here’s Roberto’s drawing.
Here’s me, circa early November, 1985:
‘Willys Last Ride’ Photographed by Charles Jolliffe
Often mistaken for a ‘Willys’ (there goes the trademark …), this poor Ford M151 captured by Charles Jolliffe looks pretty beat up. Though image description notes, “This old Jeep is buried deep in the woods of Florida. I guess someone forgot where they parked. Limited Edition Series One- signed and numbered by artist“; I believe this M151 is actually hiding from it’s owner. Seriously, can you blame it?
Kris Kros’ Jeep Photos from Flickr
Here’s are some jeep photographs, and they are labeled as photographs, I ran across on Flickr created/photographed by Kris Kros. They are certainly heavily ‘enhanced’ and unusual!
Dinky little Delilah by Louisa Hennessey
Here’s a beautiful photograph of a MB named Delilah taken by Louisa Hennessey in Feb, 2009. It can be seen on Flickr.
A Few Images from a Modeling Contest in Spain
Roberto‘s friend Javier de Luelmo took a few images of a scale modeling contest held at Torrent, Valencia, Spain (9 to 11th April 2010). You’ll note Robert’s t-shirt design was a centerpiece!
Enter Pepsodent’s Contest and Win A Jeep!
From the Sunday News (and Duke University’s Digital Collection Archives) comes this October 7, 1945, contest advertisement. What I find very interesting is the color scheme. I do not recollect seeing any jeeps with this color scheme. Does anyone know if this was a custom color scheme of some kind for Pepsodent or simply an artist’s creative license?




















