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Rod Taylor’s CJ-5 … Does it Have a Tux Package?

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John B. is a fan of Rod Taylor, an actor who starred in the short-lived 1971 TV series “Bearcats”, which John watched as a teen. I was six in 1971 and don’t remember ever watching it. Here’s an introduction to it:

The reason this top surfaced is because John sent me a photo showing Rod Taylor with a CJ-5. The question is, does it have a Tux package? It appears to have chrome hood latches and a chrome bumper, but the bumper is straight and not curved like a Tux Park package. Did the 1961-63 Tux Packages ever used a straight bumper like that?

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Gasoline Ration Book w/ Ford GP on Cover on eBay

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This Gasoline Ration Book prominently features a Ford GP-looking jeep.

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““Sinclair Oil Willys Jeep WWII Uncle Sam Gasoline Ration Book Alton IL. 4 X 2 inch paper folder/sleeve with mileage card and ration stamps. honest wear from use and age.”

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Postcard of Texas CJ-6 Hunting Jeep on eBay

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The CJ-6 shown on this postcard is described as the “typical hunting rig used throughout the Valley” and by valley they mean the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

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“Vintage Postcard – Hunter Hunting – Rifle – Jeep – Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas – TX
Standard Size Postcard
Condition – This is a vintage postcard. Please allow for age and wear.”

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Anyone Have Scans of These Jeep News Issues?

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The good news is that I won 10 issues of Jeep News 1959-1961 issues, which I will be publishing once I receive them.

The bad news is that I missed out on the four issues pictured below. I suspect the winner of these is a Surrey guy, as the Surrey, the Pepsi Surrey are mentioned in two of the four issues.

I was hoping that someone might have scans of any of these four issues they could send me???

The best way I have found to scan these is to use a phone scanning software like “Scannable” on the iPhone. It’s not perfect, but it does a very good job on flat scans and is super helpful with oversize (bigger than 8.5×11) images.

The first is the September-October 1959 Issue of Jeep News. One head line reads, “New Surrey Proves Popular Addition to ‘Jeep’ Family … 

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This March 1960 issue mentions the Pepsi-Cola Company and Surreys. I’m also interested in the 1960 Jeep Special Equipment story.

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This May-June 1960 issue highlights several different marketing documents (New parts-service mailers) and the product line changes story, which includes a reference to the one-piece windshields.

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Finally, this June-July 1961 issue appears to announce the new FJ-3As.

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Seven Issues of Jeep News on eBay

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No one bid on these the Jeep News issues last week, so they are once again for sale. You can view them on eBay here:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_dkr=1&iconV2Request=true&_blrs=recall_filtering&_ssn=penndiana&store_cat=0&store_name=penndianacollectables&_oac=1&_nkw=jeep%20news

Below are my links to my scans of each of the ebay issues in case you want to see more (the ebay auctions only show the top fold of the issue).

February 1960
August 1960
October 1960
December 1960

May 1961
August-September 1961
November 1961

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More Jeep Train Postcards

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1. This first image shows a Jeep Train in Oceanside, California, though I was unable to confirm “Old World Shop” was located in Oceanside.  It looks to be a CJ-5 with a modified windshield set up and a changed rear area.

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2. This postcard showing a CJ-5 pulling a long tram is from Lincoln, New Hampshire. It looks like some kind of “Smokey Bear” tram.

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3. There is supposed to be some form of jeep under this faux train-engine body. This photo was taken in Manhattan, Kansas. The postcard is available on eBay.

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