Marty gave me a heads up about this barrel racing event at the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds. He’ll be racing with the racer he just purchased. Good luck!
Event Research Archives
1st Annual NCFFC Southern Jeep Meet October 27th, 2012
The President of the Tennessee Flat Fender Club William Dabney just dropped me an email saying the North Carolina Flat Fenders Club (NCFFC) has announced the 1st Annual NCFFC Southern Jeep Meet October 27th, 2012 at Freeborne’s Eatery and Lodge: 14300 Nc Highway 18 S, Laurel Springs, NC. It’s great to see the growth of Jeep meets!
2012 Bantam Festival Update
I had hope to get out there for this years festival, but my kids visit has shifted to August. We’ll try for next year!
December 1982 Offroad Magazine on eBay
Here’s a nice looking race flattie that appears on the cover of Offroad Magazine and taken at Gravelrama. Gravelrama is held in Ohio and has been since its inception in 1971. The Magazine is currently listed on eBay for $15.
Here’s a nice looking CJ-3B Hill Climber and Drag Jeep. You can see more vintage photos here.
Pictures from the Willys America BBQ and Caravan July 7th @ Cazadero, CA
UPDATE: Dan posted a whole bunch of photographs from the Willys America BBQ and the Caravan on July 7th at the oldwillysforum. Sure looks like it was fun. Here are three photos:
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Military Vehicle Rally in Edmonton, Canada July 6th, 2012
Mark just forwarded this to me. The Prospectors Pro Minor League Baseball team is holding aMilitary Vehicle Rally that includes free entrance to the game. If you are interesting, read the information below.
PIctures from the Great Willys Picnic 2012
Mark from sellajeep.com took a variety of pictures and a couple great videos from last month’s Great Willys Picnic. If you’ve never seen a working saw driven by a PTO, then check out his page:
http://sellajeep.com/ShowsEvents/gwp2012/gwp2012.html
Here’s a line up of some of the jeeps:
This truck has an neat paint job:
This is a picture of the pto driven saw:
This is a rare CJ-5 factory compressor:
Auto Show in Costa Rica
This past weekend Gustavo and his CJ-3A participated in a vintage car show in Costa Rica. He took some pics for us.
He writes, “Last weekend I was invited by the Costa Rican Antique Car Club to an Expo they organized and I wanted to share some pictures with you guys. There were around a hundred different cars, from Fords Model T up to a DeLorean, and obviously Jeeps where there, including my 1949 CJ-3A. It was a great Jeep weekend. The 1932 Hot Rod was Meguiars Car of the Year (at Costa Rica) and they are taking it to SEMA.”
These first pics are of the jeeps. More pics of the car show are on the next page. Gustavo’s is the blue CJ-3A.
Pictures from the 2012 Willys Picnic
Bill, from Lime Street Carriages, posted some pics of last weekend’s 2o12 Willys Picnic on his Face book page. He wrote, “I think there were 76-77 Jeeps there this year and the weather was great (hot). My group took 6 Jeeps up from Lancaster (68 mi each way) and next year we’ll have more!
2012 Great Willys Picnic in Kempton, Pa June 10th
The Great Willys Picnic Show and Swap Meet: learn more here http://www.cj3a.info/picnic/
June 10, 2012 from 9 am – 4 pm at the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern Railroad, located in Kempton, Pennsylvania
It’s time to plan for the 13th annual Great Willys Picnic, Car Show and Swap Meet. All vehicles are welcome: stock, modified, projects, CJs, Wagons, Trucks, Jeepsters, Military, Cars and even GPWs! Every pre-1970 Willys vehicle is eligible to win door prizes. This show has grown into the largest Northeast Willys event. Over 45 vehicles and hundreds of enthusiasts were present at last year’s picnic. There is plenty of space for selling your spare parts in the swap meet area. Bring your Willys memorabilia and interesting parts for show and tell. Be sure to arrive early because at 3:00 PM the door prize winners are announced and awarded. Bring your own picnic lunch or purchase food at the refreshment stand.
The Picnic will be held on the grounds of the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern Railroad located in the scenic village of Kempton, Pennsylvania. This is a great setting to display our classic Willys vehicles, as well as entertainment for the entire family. Also on-site is the Schuykill & Lehigh Model Railroad Club’s HO model train display.
As always the Willys Picnic, Show and Swap is free. Plan to take the optional train ride for a very reasonable fee.
More Food at this Year’s Bantam Festival
One of the updates in the May newsletter from the Bantam Festival folks is that there will be more food. Since I like food, I have to say I’m all in favor of that!
You can read more on the latest at the Bantam Jeep Festival Site
2012 Memorial Day Parade in Yakima, Wa …. Happy Memorial Day
I hope everyone is enjoying Memorial Day Parade. A big thanks to all the veterans out there and the ones that have passed. I shall make sure to give my vet an extra kiss tomorrow, after all, sacrifices must be made 🙂 !
Thanks to Tony for forwarding these pictures of the Memorial Day Parade in Yakima, Wa. Tony writes, ” The first M38 belongs to Randy Adams. The next 3 are mine and the M38 A1 aim driving. I am taking it to Dawson Creek and will be doing the Trail of 42 w/converto trailer.”


























