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I didn’t get a whole lot done the last few days, as Dad is needing more assistance. No time to do updates for Thursday, but perhaps this 1 hour video from WheelsTV will fill the void. I’ve only seen the first 15 minutes, but it looks promising thus far.
I did spot at least one item that was incorrect. While discussing the first BRC at Holabird, between 15:59 and 16:20 pictures of a BRC-60 are mistakenly shown.
Steve let me know about Metal Earth’s metal jeep DIY kits. I knew about the B-2 model (Ann has one), but didn’t know about the jeep.
Midwest Jeep Willys republished this promotional video titled: Workhorses of Industry. Thanks to Blaine for spotting it.
I”ve never documented one of these.
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“Vintage April 6 1945 Army Day Review RARE Roosevelt, Eisenhower, MacArthur, Patton
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I bet not too many of these postcards were made.
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“Our large front and back scans show you the exact condition of this postcard. Size: Approx. 5.5″ x 3.5”
UPDATE: Someone pointed me in the direction of this Walter Baumhofer CJ-3B calendar image (I can’t remember who, but please take credit in the comments).
There’ s no name associated with this one. At 16″ x 12″, it’s a little smaller than Emmett Watson’s “Jeepers” print. You can see more of Walter’s work over at the CJ-3B page.
Original Post (11/19/2018): Robin recently purchased this Walter M. Baumhofer illustration at an auction. It’s titled “Self Appreciation”. According to intelligentcollector.com, Walter was one of the most prolific Adventure Pulp artists out there. Among other prolific pulp adventure artists mention in the article is Emmett Watson.
Funny how both Emmett’s illustration Jeepers and Walter’s image has two men, a jeep, a tent, a red blanket, and three bears. I find that a big coincidence.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
This is a nice one. With shipping, this is under $10. It’s 11″x 8.5″.
“Today I offer for an RJ’s of VARINA EASTERN TIME, BUY IT NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE SALE is a LARGE, 8.5″ x 11″, VINTAGE 1951 WILLYS STATION WAGON DEALER POSTCARD, RYSON MOTORS of DOVER, NEW JERSEY”
I’m in Seattle for a few days helping my parents. Updates resume Monday.
“They Shall Not Grow Old” is the name of this unusual WWI documentary directed by Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings, etc) that’s being released to some theaters. It’s all made using restored/repair actual footage of WWI. They also employed professional lip readers in the hope of capturing the dialogue seen in the video clips. It’s all wound together with interviews of WWI soldiers in the 1960s/1970s.
Here’s a trailer for the movie:
And here’s a part that shows what the British troops though of German Soldiers:
Joe-in-Mesa’s daughter’s boyfriend’s father (way to suck him in Joe!) took this photo of a 1943 GPW dedicated to the memory of the Echeverria Field near Wickenburg, Arizona, and donated to the Wickenburg VFW. Obviously, it’s not a perfectly restored vehicle, but it does help provide a tangible memory for VFW visitors.
Joe searched and found a few more photos online:
Here’s the VFW where the jeep is located, though Google did not capture the jeep outside:
Here is some location information about the air field. The location was not available via Google maps, so this is a hacked together location image:
1951 view of the former air field:
Some related links:
Check out Derek’s Christmas Village article that features a jeep that seems a combination of a CJ-3B and a DJ-3A.
http://cj3b.info/Toys/ChristmasVillage.html
For comparison, here’s a recreated DJ-3A soft top:
