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The February 1948 issue of Popular Science included a small blurb about this custom wood jeep out of Seattle built on a WW2 chassis.
Interesting sprayer setup.
“1963 Press Photo Poison for fire ants poured into sprayer attached to a Jeep.
This is an original press photo. Poison for fire ants poured into sprayer attached to a Jeep. Photo measures 8 x 10 inches. Photo is dated 01-06-1963.”
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David Tracy wrote a good piece of the engineering flaw(?) related to the WWII jeeps, specifically the installation of the bell crank on the axle and the problems it caused. He also does a good pointing out that there were alternatives to Willys’ steering system that were used by Bantam and Ford on their prototypes. I’m sure he would have liked an answer as to WHY Willys ended up using the system it did, but he doesn’t draw any conclusions.
You can read his article here: http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-legendary-world-war-ii-jeep-had-a-dangerous-enginee-1797186236
Bellcrank photo is from the G503 thread: https://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=96&t=224584&start=90
Blaine shared this video of a three-year-old assembling this mini-willys. Can anyone identify the language?
Cool Newgren color brochure.
“Up for auction without reserve is an old Single Sheet Double Sided Advertising Brochure for the Newgren Company. This company made Farm Implements and Accessories especially “Tailored” for Use with the Jeep equipped with the Monroe Hydraulic Lift. This brochure is specific to the Newgren Lift Stabilizer Kit For the Jeep. Form No. N-60A.”
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Nice color brochure of a Newgren sprayer.
“Up for auction without reserve is an old Single Sheet Double Sided Advertising Brochure for the Newgren Company. This company made Farm Implements and Accessories especially “Tailored” for Use with the Jeep. This brochure is specific to the Newgren Row Crop and Field Sprayer For the Jeep. Form No. N-184 9/48. Condition is good with light edge wear, tear and some creasing. This brochure is a hard to find farm Jeep advertising piece.”
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A 1952 article in the Toledo Blade shared the news that King Farouk had purchased 12 specially-built jeeps with red leather seats, white metal wheels, and other unique features.
Unfortunately, I cannot locate any photos for these 12 jeeps. I was able to find find this photo that shows Faourk riding in what appears to be a 1946ish CJ-2A.
From Wikipedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ModernEgypt,_Farouk_I_in_Military_Uniform,_DHP13655-10-17_01.jpg
Farouk collected a wide variety of cars, according to prewarcar.com. The lineup shown below are just a few of his cars and include a WWII jeep.
Just a carguy has a few pics of Farouk’s cars, too: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-farouk-car-collection.html
Summer may be winding down, but there are still a few jeep events taking place.
Learn more at the event’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1923084534577355/?fref=gc&hc_location=ufi
2. Southeast Willys Jeep Get Together: Saturday October 7th
Will Springer is hosting another Southeast Willys Jeep Get Together in Mills River, NC on the First Saturday in October.
Friday September 1st is the last day to order t-shirts! It’s only a week away – so order today. Click here …http://www.southeastwillysjeepgettogether.com/registration.html.Note: Registration will stay open until the last minute. We just need some time to order the t-shirts.
John shared this information. Y.P. Tom, pictured below, sounds like he had an interesting life story. Tex Hill is also pictured below.
This is a photo of Mary Tom O’Neil’s dad, circa 1942. He passed away in 1999. She lives in the Atlanta area. I had a great day with them and some other TWA people in the ’90s at Rheinbeck Airdrome, NY. Great WW2 stories!! The note and book page are self explanatory.
UPDATE: Below is a press photo related to the article at the bottom.
“1944 Press Photo Y-Force Operations Staff carrying parts of an disassembled jeep
This is an original press photo. Y-Force Operation Staff, China. American lend-lease jeep, disassembled on one side of a Chinese mountain, are brought over mountain trails to the Burma Road for assembly. Standing beside the road is Capt. Lui An, Chinese Foreign Affairs Bureau, attached to one of the units of the American Y-Force Operations Staff as an interpreter. Major Shing Chin of the 11th Army Group, Chinese Expeditionary Force, walks behind jeep body. The jeep on being reassembled after its parts had been carried on the backs of soldier to the point of assembly on the Burma Road, was delivered to Lieut. Gen. Soong Hei-Lien, Commanding General of the Chinese 11th Army Group, to be used in testing roads over which captured Japanese vehicles were to be driven. Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 11-12-1944.”
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Related Article published in 2011:
I ran across this article online here.
Chinese Take the Bull (Jeep) By The Horns
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