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Fine Art Jeep Model on eBay

April 8, 2017 • CATEGORIES: Features, Models This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Harry Neilson’s brother James is selling his “Fine Art Model” 1/8 Willys on eBay. According to Harry, there were only 250 of these models made by this commpany and the model is regarded as the finest, most proportionately correct scale Willys. Here are more about the fine art jeeps here: http://www.fineartmodels.com/Jeep.html

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This sale is for a 1:8 scale Fine Art Models Willys MB Jeep produced in 1992. This model is number 60 of 250 ever produced. Numbers started at 20200900 as the hood marking and went up to 20201150. The model measures approximately 18″ long.

FAM’s model of the Willys Jeep is considered the most sought after miniature amongst Jeep enthusiasts for its attention to detail, proportions and gauges, and material usage in every respect.
Every part on these jeeps (as is the case with many of their other models) is manufactured by studying and measuring a dissasembled wartime vehicle. Parts are either soldered together or bolted; no glue is used. The sheet metal components on this vehicle are in formed brass, castings are bronze or white metal, the windshield, headlamps, parking lamps and instrument lenses are glass, shift boots and door straps are canvas, weather stripping is rubber or felt, and correct pattern Goodyear tires are made using their own molds in rubber. Continue reading →

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The Cam Tool Company’s Clary Flanges

April 7, 2017 • CATEGORIES: Features • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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clary-flange-hub2Born in 1893, Louie H. Ponnequin, a veteran of WWI, was fifty-five years old when he filed a patent in January 1948 for what appears to be the Clary Hubs. At the time, he was living in Hawaii, so it’s possible that being around the military bases there he saw a need for a simple free-spinning jeep hub. Though Arthur Warn invented his standard spinning hub cap a year earlier in 1947, there’s no evidence that Warn ever patented his “summer hub”.

The Clary Flange (a couple of these pics are seen in this thread, but I don’t know the original source):

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East Coast Willys Association

April 6, 2017 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Paul Ferrari is the new head of the East Coast Willys Association. He wanted to give an updated on the organization:

ecwa-logoWhat is the  ECWA? It’s been, and we hope to keep it up as a group of people with a passion for the Willys Jeep. An unofficial club, with a forum and Facebook presence,  where people can share Willys and Jeep info, stories and projects etc. The only rules are to have fun with your Jeep, help each other out, and treat each other with respect. We are hoping members will generate events like Jeep runs,  tech days etc.

You can find the ECWA on the web http://eastcoastwillys.proboards.com/forum & on Facebook

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Dual Wheel Adapters

April 5, 2017 • CATEGORIES: Features • TAGS: , . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: See more information on the Rapport, Flox Foy, and Welliver adapters here.

I’ve spent the past couple days working through the selective hub relationships between Free-Lock (Denver, CO), Dualmatic (Longmont, CO), Husky (Longmont, CO), White Manufacturing (Colorado Springs, CO), and Cutlas Tools & MFG (Vinton, IA). During that process, I ran across more information about dual wheel adapters for the jeep. I thought it might be worth listing the one’s that have been documented. Perhaps someone has more information??

1. Max Rappaport’s hubs: A patent on these hubs was filed in 1947 (awarded in 1953), making them the earliest known hubs. Max Rapportaport was the President of Northwestern Auto Parts Company (aka NAPCO).


Here is an example of them:

This December 1947 NAPCO ad promoted the hubs:

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This July 1948 Popular Mechanics ad might be advertising the same dual wheels, but rebranded as “Du All” Converters. The design looks very similar to the Rapport models:

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2. Welliver Jeep Dual Adapters No. 3000: These adapters were available by 1949 and sold by the Welliver Machine Shop. This April 1949 ad from Popular Mechanics provides a documented date.

Thanks to Stefano Oddo, we have this brochure regarding these adapters:

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3. Hickey Dual Adapters: Vic Hickey developed his higher compression head, giving jeeps a power upgrade option. Then, he designed a set of dual wheel adapters. The first documentation I could find on his adapters was this July 1952 article in Popular Science about his hubs.

1952-07-popular-science-hickey-dual-dually-adaptersThe next month, this ad appeared in the August 1952 issue of Popular Science:

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This Photobucket page has some good close up photos of the Hickey adapters. Continue reading →

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Today is Jeep 4×4 Day!

April 4, 2017 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Thanks go to Deborah for letting me know that April 4th is officially Jeep 4×4 Day (in the US).

According to http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/jeep-4×4-day-april-4/: “JEEP 4X4 DAY On 4/4, Jeep 4×4 Day launches us into adventure! Fresh air and warmer temperatures lure us outdoors, and what better way to experience the thrill of an excursion than in a Jeep 4×4.”

As wonderful as this sounds, Jeep shares this “special” day of April 4th with several other honorees, because April 4th is also:

  1. National Chicken Cordon Bleu Day
  2. National Hug a Newsperson Day
  3. National School Librarian Day
  4. National Walk Around Things Day
  5. SAAM Day of Action – First Tuesday in April
  6. National Equal Pay Day – A Tuesday in April – Changes Annually
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