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33rd Annual Spring WILLYS Jeep Reunion & Swap Meet – Ohio

January 28, 2026 • CATEGORIES: Event This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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33rd Annual Spring WILLYS Jeep Reunion & Swap Meet – Ohio

May 15 – 16, 2026

North Canton, Ohio

Please join us for the 33rd Annual Spring Willys Reunion being held on the grounds of the Hilton Garden Inn, North Canton, Ohio May 15-16, 2026.

As always, the show will feature vintage Willys Jeep vehicles, a large swap meet area where you can find a variety of new old stock and good used parts to help you restore your Jeep and keep it original and on the road for years to come.

Registration for the event  is just $15 no matter how many vehicles your bring, We kindly ask for $5 per person if you don’t bring a Jeep.

Vendor and Swap spaces along our new “Vendor Row” are $30 for all the space you need (Includes admission for 2 people). We please ask that you set up in this designated area to help keep this more organized and easy to bring in a vehicle for loading larger parts. (Please see a Reunion Staff Member before taking a space)

Friday and Saturday we will have special technical presentations taking place by Sal Walter from Vintage Jeeper , and Joe DeYoung of Mad City Manufacturing under the big top.

New last year was the Farm Jeep “playground” area where you can demonstrate what kind of farming you can do with a Jeep. Feel free to bring your jeep and implements to showcase. There is a marked area on the south end of the grounds for this. Ground contact and digging implements are welcome.

As always, our Friday night picnic will be held on site and is free for all  who registered for the show.

NEW THIS YEAR! >>>>>

The Saturday night banquet has been moved to Saturday afternoon (tentative 1 pm) and will be held It will be held in the main dining area of the hotel. It will include a main entree, sides, soft drinks and deserts. Tickets for the banquet will be $25 each.

The 50/50, raffle and door prize drawings will also take place during the banquet.

The hotel will be selling lunch Friday and dinner Saturday in main dining room.

Tentative Schedule:

Friday:

  • Registration opens
  • Door prize drawings throughout the day
  • Lunch available in the Hotel Dining Area
  • 12 pm Tech Talk
  • Friday afternoon pizza party
  • Jeep Ride to a determined destination

Saturday:

  • Registration opens
  • Door Prize drawings throughout the day.
  • 12 pm Tech Talk?
  • 1 pm Banquet and Raffle

We also invite you to come a day early and wheel with us at a location to be announced.

This is one show you really do not want to miss!
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Epic Willys Mini Race 10/18/2025 and Mason Dixon Jeep Gathering 10/19/2025

October 17, 2025 • CATEGORIES: Event, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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THIS WEEKEND

Epic Willys Mini Race 10/18/2025 and

Mason Dixon Jeep Gathering 10/19/2025

2 Events Next Weekend PA and MD fairly close to each other.

10/18/2025 Saturday
Epic Willys Mini Race
Gettysburg, PA

https://www.epicwillysminirace.com/about

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CsNqY2MLg/

10/19/2025 Sunday
Mason Dixon Jeep Gathering
Westminster, MD

Mason-Dixon Jeep Gathering

 

 

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9/11/01 Never Forget

September 11, 2025 • CATEGORIES: Event, News, Uncategorized This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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9/11/01 Never Forget

Here are a couple of activities that are going on to commemorate 9/11/01 please take sometime if able to remember and reflect on the events of that day or learn about them if too young.

Also please remember the support of everyone pulling together afterwards in the weeks and months following was really amazing. The Service Members who volunteered in the decades that followed and the First Responders and Volunteers who have passed and many to this day are sick with many illness from the recovery efforts.

WEBCAST: THE PENTAGON 9/11 OBSERVANCE CEREMONY

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/36733

Additonal information on the Pentagon Memorial

https://pentagonmemorial.org/

 

Flight 93 Memorial

Flight 93 National Memorial YouTube Channel: The official live broadcast is provided by the National Park Service on its Flight 93 National Memorial YouTube channel. Past ceremonies are also available to watch on this channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYbf0OLHCQc

Additonal information on the Flight 93 Memorial

https://www.nps.gov/flni/planyourvisit/event-program.htm

https://www.nationalparks.org/explore/parks/flight-93-national-memorial

 

NYC 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

https://www.911memorial.org/

Watch the Commemoration Ceremony Live

The commemoration ceremony – marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks – will stream live from 8:40 a.m. until approximately 1:30 p.m.

https://911memorialmuseum.brightcovegallery.com/

https://www.911memorial.org/visit/memorial/tribute-light

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29th Annual Fall WILLYS Jeep Reunion & Swap Meet – Missouri September 5-6, 2025

September 4, 2025 • CATEGORIES: Event This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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TOMORROW!!!!

If you have not made your reservations yet please do that ASAP. A lot of planning goes into this each year, so please remember to support all The Willys Reunion folks, sponsors and vendors who make these great events possible.

29th Annual Fall WILLYS Jeep Reunion & Swap Meet – Missouri

September 5-6, 2025

Fulton, Missouri

For Information Contact

Art or Darlene Gloss
(573) 491-9921
4wdjeep@mail.com

Jeff Petrowich
(217) 246-5438
jpet@willysreunion.com

Please Visit Our Website:

http://www.willysreunion.com/fwr25.htm

Join us once again at the Auto World Museum 200 Peacock Drive in Fulton, Missouri for this year’s Fall Willys Reunion. Bring your Willys or Jeep to be displayed with other Willys from around the Midwest and check out the fabulous vintage car display at the museum. All reunion activity including the Saturday evening banquet will be held in this nostalgic facility.

Make your reservations today and mention that you are with the Fall Willys Jeep Reunion to receive the special room rate.  

A block of rooms have been reserved for the Willys Jeep Reunion …Reservations must be made by August 18th…

* Rick and Tom Primmer will give a power point presentation Friday and Saturday afternoon on the development and restoration of the Surrey Jeep.

Please be sure to spread the news!

For those who like off-road adventure, you are invited to come to Vandyz Offroad Park in Fulton, MO on Friday evening. The park offers adventure for stock and (not so stock) Willys. Even if you prefer not to take your vintage jeep, there will likely be someone with an empty seat.

Contact: jpet@willysreunion.com for more information. Might go Thursday evening too!

Something for the ladies too!

Columbia Mall
2300 Bernadette Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 445-8458

Osage Beach Premium Outlets
4540 Osage Beach Parkway
Osage Beach, MO 65065
(573) 348-2065

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Antique Off Road and Willys Jeep Show August 9th and 10th  at AOAA Coal Township, PA

August 9, 2025 • CATEGORIES: Event This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Antique Off Road and Willys Jeep Show August 9th and 10th  at AOAA Coal Township, PA

Mike from OK4WD sent me this over from Kyle at Off Road Consulting.

Kyle and Off Road Consulting are having a show in Coal Township, PA on August 9th and 10th.

August 9th and 10th 9AM-3PM

Saturday there will be historic locations to drive and recreate old photos and trail rides.

Sunday it will be a show/shine/rust with swap meet.

Open to all Willys, Jeeps, AMC Jeeps, Off Road Racers, Off Road Vehicles, and others from 1986 and prior years.

Scavenger Event rules coming soon.

All AOAA Park Rules Apply!

https://www.aoaatrails.com/get-started

*Construction Detour Information*

The SR 125 Culvert Crossing project detour has been rescheduled. Detour implementation begins July 14, 2025!
Detour Route on MAPS


Please bring the following with you to check-in at the Welcome Center:

– Complete the online waiver before coming to the trailhead.

– Provide photo ID upon arrival. Under the age of 18 must provide legal  guardian’s consent.

**Any rider 17 years of age and under MUST be accompanied by an adult! No exceptions!**

–  ALL ATV, SxS, Dirt Bike riders must wear a  D.O.T. Certified helmet and protective eye wear         (goggles, face shield, glasses, etc.). NO BICYCLE HELMETS OR ACTION SPORTS HELMETS OR     NOVELTY HELMETS! NO EXCEPTIONS!!
– It is recommended that full-size vehicles travel the trails in groups of two or more vehicles.

– While riding; At least one person in each group must have a charged and working cell phone in their possession.

– We ask that you download the app OnX off road or Polaris ride command on your cell phone. Once downloaded, search for Official AOAA Eastern and Western Reserve maps

FULL-SIZE VEHICLES SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:

  • All full-size vehicles must have the following: MUST TRAVEL IN GROUPS OF TWO OR MORE
  • Proper roll-over protection to include the passengers.
  • Battery tie down (no bungee cords).
  • Seat belts for everyone in the vehicles, fire extinguisher and trash bag for liquid spills.
  • At least one tow point (example: tow hook or receiver hitch)
  • Front and rear tow points are mandatory for the harder trails along with a winch and locker.

If you have more events like this to share please send them over to info@ewillys.com

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Jeep Day July 18th Happy 80th Birthday to the Civilian Jeep

July 18, 2025 • CATEGORIES: Event • TAGS: , . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Jeep Day July 18th Happy 80th Birthday to the Civilian Jeep

If you know of any events please pass them on happy to post them up, this was sent over by Barry at FarmJeep! Thanks, Barry!

Happy 80th Birthday to the civilian Jeep

“The third week of July 1945 forever changed vehicle history as Willys-Overland made the grand public debut of the civilian Jeep and thereby unofficially launched the Sport Utility Vehicle market. A mass-produced, four-wheel drive, multi-purpose vehicle would now be available for the average consumer. Wednesday, July 18, was the official introduction date, which Willys proclaimed to be “Jeep Day.” So wrote Bill Norris in the Summer 2020 issue of The Dispatcher   (https://www.dispatchermagazine.com/) magazine. You can read the entire article here (https://www.farmjeep.com/farm-jeep-history/willys-farm-jeep-history/jeep-day/).

It appears the current owners of the Jeep brand have forgotten this milestone. At least I haven’t seen anything in the media – yet. Perhaps they are waiting for the actual day. You would think this would be a marketer’s dream.  Few companies can boast such success.

For our part, we plan to spread the word on social media and elsewhere that July 18th is “Jeep Day.” A day to go for a drive in your Jeep, take your Jeep to work, or celebrate your Jeep in any way you choose.

Tim: Here are a few pictures from some of the newspaper releases, this is from Fort Worth, TX 7-19-1945. It was pretty big news across the nation on the release of these.

 

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1954 Model M38-CJ3A $3,500 Parrish, AL ESTATE SALE 7-10 to 7-12

July 11, 2025 • CATEGORIES: Auctions, CJ-3A, Event, M-38 This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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1954 Model M38-CJ3A $3,500 Parrish, AL ESTATE SALE 7-10 to 7-12

Time sensitive on this one and it may not be there, but listed as a M38-A1, it might be a CJ3B with the spare on the side and the headlights look fancy, but it looks to have a full floating rear out back and the hoop deal on the side of the tub, if anyone goes let us know what you find here.

Information from seller:

This is part of an estate, so please see the blue photo.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1GUCDJ1P4u/

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Willys Jeep Rally Recap 2025

June 13, 2025 • CATEGORIES: Event This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Barry from Farm Jeep sent over a quick summary and link to this video that shows a bunch of stuff from this years, Willys Jeep Rally, it looked like it was a really good time.

Took a bit to catch up and post this for everyone.

To check out more stuff about the Farm Jeeps, head over to his site.

Welcome to Farm Jeep!

 

From Barry:

This year’s show was bigger than ever, despite a rainy start.  Friday came with intermittent showers during the morning, forcing the cancellation of the farm demonstration.  There were plenty of shelters to allow exhibitors and visitors to mingle and carry on discussions.

Day 2 dawned bright and sunny. @someplaceoranother has posted a video of the day 2 activities starting with the down-sized farm demonstration.

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2025 The Great Willys Picnic Pictures

June 11, 2025 • CATEGORIES: Event This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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The Great Willys Picnic was just that pretty great!  Drive out went well caught up with some old friends and met a bunch of new folks, was really a nice day. Rained just a tad on the way home but overall was a wonderful day. Check out these photos I took at the event. If you are in the area next year or wanted to take a road trip it’s a worthwhile event for the family.

 

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