Mario posted on Facebook this great ad for American Central Manufacturing.
Features Research Archives
1944 Photo of Jeep Stuck in New Guinea
Certainly it isn’t the first jeep to be stuck in New Guinea! This photo included a February 25, 1944, article from the Healdsburg Tribune that updated on New Guinea operations.


Fairchild Gardens Jeep Train Postcard on eBay
UPDATE: Still available.
(05/20/2019) This jeep-train carried visitors through Fairchild Gardens.
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“Postcard Florida CJ-5 Rambler Jeep Fairchild Tropical Garden”
1962 Photo of Men Who Completed Hemet Run
This April 20, 1962, article in the La Habra Star highlighted Sam Winner, Frances Hughes, and Cruz Gomez, who had recently completed the two-day, 300 mile Hemet Run and camp-out. The planned to followed that up with the Indio Jeep Run in May.
1943 Photo of Jeep & Grumman aboard Carrier
Good photo of a stripped(?) jeep maneuvering a Hellcat aboard an aircraft carrier.
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“1943 Press Photo Jeep toying US Navy Hellcat aboard an aircraft carrier. This is an original press photo. Autos – Jeeps – Somewhere off Wake Island – They say there’s nothing new under the sun, but here’s a picture of a Jeep, familiar to all as one of the most useful of the many instruments used in this war to date, at a novel task – that of jockeying a “Hellcat” aboard a carrier. This was one of the “flat tops” used to pummel the Japanese on Wake Island, October 5-6. Note two other similar ships in the distance Photo measures 8.5 x 6.5 inches. Photo is dated 10-15-1943.”
Yellow Fleet, Black Bear Pass, CJ-6 Postcard on eBay
I wonder if all the Yellow Fleet rental jeeps were painted light yellow like this one? I’m guessing the color of the photo might be off a little, which gives the CJ-6 a bit of a green tint. This was taken by Bob Petley.
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“Colorado Jeep Trail Telluride Ouray CO Tomboy Road Jeep Rentals Advertising Black Bear Jeep Road Vintage Postcard”
Black Bear Pass, CJ-6 Postcard on eBay
This image was taken by Bob Petley also, perhaps on the same trip as the image above.
CJ-7 Pulling a Trolley in Delaware
This trolley used to be towed by a CJ-7 along Rehoboth Beach, North Shores, and Dewey Beach in Delaware.
Jeep Parts Themed Toy Wagon
Maury and I thought this jeep bank was interesting. It is a Willys-Motors-parts-department-themed wagon that is listed as a ‘1953’. It was sold on eBay and now documented at WorthPoint. Anyone seen others of these?
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/liberty-classics-1953-jeep-willys-491185253
1994 Le Journal de Spirou Christmas Cover
TJ shared this wonderful illustration shared by the French company of Jeepstock.














