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1943 Photo of Roosevelt in Casablanca on eBay

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Note the modified side entrance of this jeep on the February 2, 1943, photo of President Roosevelt.

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Coca-Cola-Themed FC-170(?)

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Blaine shared this modified FC-170 (or is it an FC van?) with a Coca-Cola theme. Anyone have more info about it? It was posted to Pinterest.

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Updates Resume Thursday

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Tuesday’s funeral went well. My oldest son Karson and I drove Patterson (1956 DJ-3A) to the service as a nod to dad. No time for updates until Thursday morning.

Naturally, no funeral is complete without a quick engine check on the jeep …

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1950 Mechanical Bola Patent

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A patent for a Mechanical Bola was patented on September 23, 1952, by B.D. Manning with the purpose of helping a single person rope and manage cattle. The drawing reminds me of the early modified Texas hunting jeeps like this one.

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“A peculiar trait of such cattle is their curiosity with respect to motor vehicles. They soon become accustomed to jeeps, for example, and will come up to examine one, particularly if the motor is running. One can drive right up to a bunch of cattle in a jeep, without any of them taking the trouble to move, so long as the driverstays in the car.

With the device of my invention attached to aj eep or other auto vehicle, it is a simple matter to capture a single animal without waste of time, or if it becomes necessary to inspect or treat a large number of cattle for Screw-Worm or other disease, this may be done expeditiously, for if the rest runoff at the casting of one animal curiosity brings them back shortly if the driver moves his vehicle about a bit.”

 

 
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Willys Production Employee Award Pin on eBay

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Anyone familiar with these pins? Asking price is $295.

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“gold filled sterling silver. working screw pin back”

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1944 Photo of Jeep in Which a Nurse was Wounded on eBay

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A nurse was wounded in this jeep on Saipan in 1944.

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“ORIGINAL WWII PHOTO – ORIGINAL TO THE TIME – NOT A COPY, SCAN, OR REPRO
QUANTITY: 1 – See the other original WWI & WWII photos that I have listed.
ITEM: Original WWII CONFIDENTIAL photo of Jeep that US Army Nurse 2nd Lt. Helen Lynch was wounded in on Saipan, 1944. Part of a large group of original PTO photos that I am listing. Most are of the Invasion and Occupation of Saipan and a few are of Tinian.

DATE: 1944 – photo does not glow under a black light.
SIZE: 3.75″ x 5”
CONDITION: Very Good; See scans..
BACK: Has paper tag with hand-typed description. Stamped “CONFIDENTIAL”. See last scan.”

 
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Jeep Pics From Ebay

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

Here are an assortment of jeep-related pics on eBay

  1. British Airborne jeep with littler attached. This is a negative. Seller has other, similar negatives.
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  2. Person in jeep.
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  3. 1945 Photo of USMC jeep. This photo comes from a scrapbook that includes a history of its owner, Marine Captain Lewis Brazeal:
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  4. 1944 Photo of US Navy Officer in Penarth, Wales, with Welsh Terror on the jeep hood.
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Thermos Powered Jeep Production

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This ad by the American Thermos Bottle Company was published in the May 22, 1943, issue of the Saturday Evening Post. I believe the takeaway from this ad is, If Thermos products are good enough for workers building jeeps, than they are good enough for the average American. However, there seems to be a lack of evidence that Willys and Ford employees were using Thermos products.

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Just a Few Updates Today

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Updates will resume Saturday, then get interrupted again by a return to Seattle with my kids for Tuesday’s funeral. After April 3rd things should return to normal.

I discovered after dad’s passing that he had saved (thanks to his mother) most of the letters he sent home while he was in the Navy (1952-1955). I spent the last two days reading and scanning them. So, I ran out of time yesterday for most updates.

When he entered the Navy, Dad owned (most likely) a WWII jeep that he drove all over, including up to Brighton to ski (which is still a ski area above Salt Lake … the letters detail just how ski crazy he was .. and, he would work at Brighton after his Navy stint). Anyway, he left the jeep in the care of his parents and two brothers. In various letters, he advised them to be careful with it, to run it, to maintain it, and finally, as this letter shows, he asked them “Don’t wreck my jeep.” … a few months later, my grandfather sold the jeep for a Dodge PowerWagon, with dad’s blessing.

The account below was during his second week of basic training in San Diego. He was 19 at the time:

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The letter reads,

Dear Mom,

We have started on our second week and things are still a little hard. I got your letter about the electric razor and stamps. You can send me both of them. Also, you can send me some cookies and candy. I am glad to hear about Carl, give him my best. I hope the weather is better out there than down here. It is hot in the day and cold at night. Say hello to everyone for me,

Love Karl

P.S. Don’t wreck my jeep .. write soon.

 

 

 
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2019 FC-Roundup is This Weekend

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The 2019 FC Roundup in Phoenix is this weekend. We had planned to do a surprise appearance by flying into the event this year, but dad’s surprise exit shuttered those plans. Since next year is the last year, I have let Ann know that we will be down there no matter what.

I brazenly borrowed these pics from Steve Elkins, who posted about the early arrivals on Facebook.

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