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1963 “Fun in Acapulco” Movie w/ Elvis Presley

April 14, 2021 • CATEGORIES: DJ-3A, Old Images • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Pepperdine University’s Digital Archives includes a photo of Academy Award Winning Art Director Water Tyler in a DJ-3A Gala jeep. He was involved in a variety of movies from the 1940s through the 1970s. In this case he was working on the Elvis Presley movie “Fun in Acapulco“.
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Here’s the trailer for the movie, which includes a brief photo of a DJ-3A:

The Internet Movie Car Database also includes a photo from the movie that shows both a Gala and the DJ-3A-mobile cocktail bar:

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Was this movie the one that inspire Elvis to get himself a DJ-3A Surrey? Nope, according to the 3B page, he bought his famous Tropical Rose/Coral Mist 1960 DJ-3A from Sharp Motors in Memphis, prior to filming both “Fun in Acapulco” and “Blue Hawaii”.

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1965 DJ-3A JeepRod Titusville, FL **SOLD**

March 30, 2021 • CATEGORIES: DJ-3A, Jeep Rods • TAGS: , , . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: This has been relisted here.

Someone spent lots of time and money on this custom build.

“65 willys, custom frame. One off custom build. Only one in the world like it. Big block 454 with blower. 5 speed trans. Toyota rear end. 4 linked. Only a 2 year old build. Must go taking all offers I’m moving”

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1948 CJ-2A Laceyville, PA **Sold**

March 18, 2021 • CATEGORIES: CJ-2A, DJ-3A • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: **Sold** was $1000

(02/18/2021) This has a DJ-3A body on it.

“Year: 1946 Make: Jeep Model: Willys 1946 Cj-2a frame and drive train with a 1952 Dj tub. Engine will run but it needs a starter and generator rebuild beforehand. Frame has some rot on the inside. Tub has rust holes and body mounts are mostly gone.”

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Year? CJ-2A? Lancaster, OH **SOLD**

March 13, 2021 • CATEGORIES: CJ-2A, CJ-3A, DJ-3A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500.

(01/05/2021) Roger Martin shared this plow jeep. It’s got a CJ-5 hardtop and what looks to be a DJ windshield.

“Willys cj2a or 3a repowered with buick dauntless v6. Runs and drives. 4×4 works. Dualamatic locking hubs. Heated cab. Plow works. Be a good build project. Have extra parts available.”

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Winter Park Villager: A DJ-3A Surrey Pulling a Matching Trailer

March 10, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, DJ-3A, Features, Old News Articles, Postcards • TAGS: , . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE:  The two post cards at the bottom of this post were on eBay several years ago. I recently came across some newspaper clippings that give background about the Winter Park Villager tram’s purpose. The service began November 28, 1966, but I could not find an end-date.

This first article discusses the jeep tram’s beginnings:

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Article dated November 13, 1966, from the Orlando Sentinel

This next article notes that Monday, November 28th, as the launch date for the jeep tram service.

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Article dated December 1, 1966, from the Orlando Evening Star

This short article from March of 1967 describes some of the tram’s stops:

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March 03, 1967, in the Orlando Evening Star

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This Winter Park Villager shows a DJ-3A Surrey pulling a matching trailer in Winter Park, Florida. One of these postcards is currently on eBay.

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Here’s another view of the same combo. One of these postcards is currently on eBay

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1946 CJ-2A and 1959 (DJ-3A?) Agoura Hills, CA $2000

March 8, 2021 • CATEGORIES: CJ-2A, DJ-3A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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There could be some value here. No pics provided. The “59 Willys CJ2” could very well be a DJ-3A.

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/pts/d/agoura-hills-46-willys-cj2-59-cj2/7288207869.html

“i have a 46 willys cj2 with a small block chevy and 59 willys cj2 with the original flathead both need restoration $2000 for both.”

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DJ-3A Tops Bows and Clips Black Canyon City, AZ

February 26, 2021 • CATEGORIES: DJ-3A, Parts • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Still Available.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/pts/d/black-canyon-city-jeep-dispatch-dj3a/7278137833.html

The top bows are $700 a set. A price for the top clips were not included. Both the both bows and the clips are for the DJ-3A convertible model (solid back and CJ-3B-like windshield with twist-knobs across the top). The seller only has a few sets made. He notes that he isn’t making any money on them and has been more than willing to share information on the insights he gains trying to make his top.

The soft top is something custom the seller had made by an upholsterer. It took him some work to redesign and properly fit the top so that it would fold up and connect to the windshield properly, yet also fold down and attach to the body.

Here is pic of the reproduction bows vs. the original black bows:

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