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I can’t remember who shared this video (my apologies), but it’s nicely produced one. I’m might get a little geeky and quibble with some of the history as presented, but overall it’s a video about a guy who loves his jeep.
This was Rensselaer County’s emergency jeep.
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“1962 Press Photo Rensselaer County Sheriff’s emergency Jeep and boat, New York. This is an original press photo. New York – Eugene Rist, Deputy Sheriff and Rensselaer County Navigations Officer, with emergency jeep and boat – inhalator, 1st aid, grappling hooks, 2-way radio, 45 mph, covers 30 miles of Hudson River plus Burden Lake, Snyder Lake, Crystal Lake, Nassau Lake, Deykin Pond, Forest Lake, Long Pond, Glass Lake, and Crooked LakePhoto measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 05-17-1962.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
This looks like a neat photo. This ends in a couple hours (7:38 PST).
“1945 Press Photo Men driving a Jeep and an Amphib. This is an original press photo. You can get a Jeep–or an Amphib Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 09-23-1945.”
<– Day 1: Newfoundland 2019 (Or Rust) | Day 3 August 4th: Maine’ly Driving Late –>
The Ingram’s and Ogles won the Newfoundland 2019 (Or Rust) trip yesterday by reaching Newfoundland first on Saturday. The problem is, they reached the wrong Newfoundland … I don’t know how they found it, but apparently there’s a Newfoundland, Pennsylvania. Those folks from Paris (Paris, Illinois), weren’t messing around! Well played folks!
After celebrating their achievement, they left for Monticello, New York, where they joined most of the rest of the crew for the first group camp. Below we have Bill’s CJ-5 and trailer from Alaska Or Rust 2017.
Jim and ‘Kelvin’ will be bunking in Jim’s new camo-palace.
Joe’s tent is the same setup he used for Alaska Or Rust.
Russ has got himself a new trailer, with his rebuilt wagon well tested on the drive up to Monticello.
To the left is Roger Martin next to his 2A and on the right is his friend Don Ray, who just purchased that Mitsubishi 3B (he owns two others).
Roger filed this report with pics from his 2019 SouthWest Ohio FC Get-Together last weekend. Roger found himself very busy all weekend, so didn’t get as many photos of from Saturday as he’d hoped.
One of the special events this year was a 60 mile ride in Craig Brockhaus’ tour jeep along the Little Miami River, then down through the gorge at Fort Ancient. Roger notes that it was supposed to be just a short drive to get some ice cream … that’s what happens when Craigs is at the wheel!
This blue FC 170 on the trailer belongs to Willard Brown he bought it this past winter. It has twenty-nine thousand miles on it; the same families have had it since 1975. Previously, it was a water truck at the fairgrounds in Celina, Ohio.
In 2018, the Early Ford V-8 Museum tripled its size. Housed in an original deco-style dealership in Auburn, Indiana, it looks worth a stop on our next trip. We didn’t have time to stop at the old museum when we visited Auburn in 2013, but it sure looks worth a stop now. Anyone been there?
http://www.fordv8foundation.org
The NF Trip 2019 (Or Rust) | Day 2 Aug 3rd: Newfoundland Found, First Group Camp –>
Russ (at the wagon) and Joe Bee’s CJ-3B are filling up for their meeting with the group.
Over the last couple of days a group of intrepid explorers–tough, thoughtful, highly trained, without fear, able to withstand the worst summer conditions–have set out for the wilds of Newfoundland, Canada. Many of these brave souls participated in the 2017 Alaska Or Rust trip.
Having survived western Canada two years ago, they are ready to join forces once again to explore the wilds of eastern Canada. They are equipped only with the latest techo gadgets, GPS locators, and A/C units in their trailers, along with healthy doses of humor, Some are in classic jeeps and others in modern ones, but all have joined to share in the goal of adventure, friendship, and camaraderie.
This is a rough estimate of the Newfoundland trip. I don’t know what the final route will be.
Together, they’ll be exploring the other worldly area of Newfoundland, places with strange names, such as the unique town of Dildo, where they might just get a photo with Captain Dildo … yes, I kid you not.
Ann and I will not be joining them on this trip, so I’ll do my best to keep folks up-to-date on their travels. In fact, I haven’t been involved in the planning process, so I’ll only be learning where they are going as they travel. I also don’t know who all the participants will be.
Naturally, a trip like this can’t begin without some last minute heroics. This year’s award goes to Joe Bee, who worked his butt off to finish up engine and brake upgrades to Russ Lawton’s Wagon.
Bill Reiss also spent time checking over his Dually CJ-5, which turned out to be a good idea, as he discovered a tire-popper in one of his tires.
Here’s a nicely detailed look at the rebuilding of the Allstate Locking Hubs/aka Husky Hubs.
https://imageevent.com/dad2nick/allstatelockinghubs
I was reading one of Ernie Pyle’s books and ran across his description of Baron Rudolph Von Ripper, a man who probably would have fit in with Taratino’s Inglorious Bastards. I did a little research on him. He was a well regarded artist who developed a taste for warfare.
Read about Von Ripper here: https://www.historynet.com/von-ripper-painter-gun.htm (It’s worth a read … he had a fascinating life)
Here’s one of his works that include a jeep:
When Time Magazine named Hitler Man of the Year, the magazine used Von Ripper’s gruesome illustration; Von Ripper had some up-close experience with the SS and was as anti-Nazi as anyone.
Bernd was busy again using his CJ-5 to haul a repaired motor in Austria, then later carried garden material to the dump, while Dan used his jeep to tow his boat to Puget Sound for a ride around the south Sound area.
Bernd’s photos
Dan’s photos:
That is Mount Rainier in the background:
