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1951 Photo of Troops Pushing Jeep Over Hill on eBay

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That looks like an uphill slog!

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“1951 Press Photo United Nations troops push jeep over hill during Korean War. This is an original press photo. The powerful jeep was unable to negotiate a muddy hill, so manpower took over. United Nations troops pushed the jeep and a trailer up the hill. About two dozen men helped. — Korean War – Troops U.S. – Living & Weather conditions Photo measures 9 x 6.5 inches. Photo is dated 11-08-1951.”

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Just a Few Updates Sunday

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Happy Father’s Day! Just a few updates today.

This story hit the news over the weekend. It’s a heartwarming, yet sad story.

 
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Candy Bomber Returns to Wiesbaden

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My German cousin Heinz shared this story of the 98 year-old “Candy Bomber” returning to Wiesbaden.

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/326606/halvorsen-children-berlin-valued-freedom-above-all

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Puget Sound Boondockers Club Patch

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Brandon bought this cool, vintage jeep club patch from the late 1960s/early 1970s at an estate sale. I can’t remember ever seeing the club logo before, but the group is documented in the PNW4WDA Region One roster booklet from 1972.

As the image suggests, the Boondockers was a club based out of the south Puget Sound area of Washington, mostly Auburn. As of 1972 the club had 11 members, most of whom had CJ-5s.

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Pages From Mid-1960s Brian Chuchua’s Catalog

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UPDATE II: See more scans from this catalog here: http://www.ewillys.com/2019/07/27/brian-chuchua-catalog-pages/

UPDATE: More Scans from Brian Chuchua’s Catalog (the ones from the previous post are also included.

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The back cover notes that Brian Chuchua’s is a charter member of SEMA.
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This may be the earliest ad I’ve seen for fiberglass bodies. brian-chuchua-catalog-117pg4

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Photo with an Unusual Navy Hardtop

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This photo was on eBay and posted to the G503 Facebook page. It’s got an unusual hardtop. Some good headroom!

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Lawnmower Engines in M-38A1s

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John spotted this article on some unusual engine installations! Lawnmower engines in M-38A1s. Were these jeeps at the Great Willys Picnic?

https://jalopnik.com/this-wrenching-genius-installed-lawnmower-engines-into-1835417201

Here’s one example:

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FROM THE ARTICLE ON JALOPNIK: The [lawnmower] engine has been mounted onto some sort of platform, which is mounted to the frame. The 670cc unit sends power from its output shaft via two belts to an intermediate jackshaft, which then transfers power via two other belts to pulleys on the input shaft of the original T-90 three-speed manual transmission.

 
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1960 Jeep Family Cartoon Brochure w/ Woman

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UPDATE: Anyone have an original of this brochure? I’ve got someone who would like a scan of the page showing the woman. The pics below were part of an eBay auction and subsequent post from 2013 (I bid, but didn’t win the brochure).

“original part color catalog , 5.5 x 8 , 16 pages , interesting cartoon type catalog which concerns the word “Jeep” and its use as a registered trademark . Apparently the word “Jeep” was being commonly used generically to describe a Jeep type vehicle and the company thought it important enough to protect their property rights and trademark to produced this interesting catalog . It also lists countries around the world where “Jeep” has been registered .”

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All Breed Jeep Swap Meet Kingston, GA June 29th

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There’s a jeep swap meet in Kingston, Georgia, Saturday June 29th. I don’t know anything about it.

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“This is open to ANYONE OR ANYTHING Jeep related.
$20 bucks to set up and free to come look around.
Plenty of room. Rain or shine”

 
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Allstate Standard Cab Manual

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Maury discovered this instruction manual hidden inside one of his Sears Jeep Parts catalogs. A very useful find!

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