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Dispatcher Magazine Summer 2024 Has Arrived

August 19, 2024 • CATEGORIES: Features, Magazine • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This summer’s Dispatcher Magazine included some highlights from the Great Willys Picnic, the Willys Rally, and the Spring Willys Reunion. It also included histories of AM General and the Willy 6×6, plus articles on block crack repairs and the Jeep Guy’s Museum, whose billboard we saw as we drove north through Utah, though we didn’t stop because 1) we were on a time crunch and 2) we didn’t know if the parking lot could accommodate the coach.2024-summer-dispatcher-mag1 2024-summer-dispatcher-mag2 2024-summer-dispatcher-mag3 2024-summer-dispatcher-mag4

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Next Updates Aug 20?

August 13, 2024 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Just a heads up, we will be leaving Thursday for the PNW4WDA Summer Convention in Ethyl, WA, but still have a variety of things to accomplish, so there might not be any updates until early next week. It depends on connectivity (seems like there was some the last time I was there).

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Video 2022 Namibia Flatfender Adventure

August 13, 2024 • CATEGORIES: Features, International, videos This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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You may remember that in early 2020, just before the first Covid surge, I’d been invited to join Claus and several of his friends on a flat fender trip through the southwestern African country of Namibia. I missed out on that opportunity, not only due to Covid, but also a whole range of family health issues made any type of extended journey impossible.

In 2022, Claus and his friends completed a tour of Namibia, with an excellent videographer in tow. The resulting montage from that trip has been wound into an excellent video. It looks like quite an adventure over some amazing scenery! Thanks for sharing Claus!

The video is blocked from being viewed remotely, so click on the image to go to YouTube. The video is 36 minutes long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9D2ZFnWOBQ

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1950s South African Angus Fire Jeep Brochure

August 12, 2024 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features, International This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This rare brochure for an Angus “Invincible” Fire Engines was produced for South Africa. I looked for an example of an Angus Willys Fire engine jeep, but could not locate any examples. I had hoped this brochure had more images, but there’s only the one image on the cover.south-africa-angus-willys-fire-jeep-brochure1-lores

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Hawaii-Style MB/GPW Body Apache Junction, AZ $800

August 12, 2024 • CATEGORIES: Features, MB, Parts • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Price dropped to $800.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2459849277550114

Joe-in-Mesa’s friend Keith shared pics of this Hawaii-Style looking jeep. Keith is willing to sell it, but also wants to learn more about it.

To me, it looks like something someone brought to the US Mainland from Hawaii. You can compare this to the others we have documented here: http://www.ewillys.com/tag/hawaii-body/

If you have interest in it, feel free to email me and I’ll pass along Kieth’s info: d@deilers.com.

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eWillys Mobile HQ

August 9, 2024 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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On Wednesday, Ann and I returned from a very quick trip to St. George, where we purchased a 2003 Alpine 38′ Motor Coach with three slides. While I had my reservations about purchasing a vehicle like this, then driving 1000 miles in it, the rig performed flawlessly. We couldn’t have asked for more from it. Still, there’s a bunch of things we need to learn. Here are some pics.

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So, how did we arrive at choosing an Alpine? Well, that’s a bit of a story …  Continue reading →

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May 1956 Willys Service and Parts News

August 9, 2024 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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After a few dud issues, this one has a few interesting items. Page two devotes almost half a page to Vacuum Power Brake Kits, like the kind that was installed on the DJ-3A when we bought it. This article shows that their installation was more common than I suspected.

On page four, there’s an article about the new “Fresh-Air” heater and cab ventilator and some of its advantages, along with a kit number. Also on page four, there’s an interesting article about the top bow rear brackets. First, their installation was cancelled in late 1955, but then Willys reversed that decision and added them again. So, there are some stock models made 1955 that didn’t have them.

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Old Photo with Jeep Pulling Floats

August 9, 2024 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images • TAGS: , , . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Roberto Flores shared this image from another group of an older jeep pulling floats. The hardtop is unusual and was usually seen in Europe, but it’s my guess that this was taken in California somewhere. I was able to use Google search to locate the same pic on Jalopy Journal.

https://www.facebook.com/RobertoFloresCartoonist/posts/pfbid0ZC2Nw6vQDX5Yx33kAHY8tLJ28sWcxUknxLMifPtPwWxkzGCDgu1CjKd9JiAt9onHl

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