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Importantly, the allure of buying a project jeep can be romantic. The reality of restoring a jeep can be quite different, expensive and overwhelming without the right tools and resources. So, tread carefully when purchasing a "project". If you have any concerns about buying a vintage jeep, or run across a scam, feel free to contact me for help, comments or concerns .
Leave is to David Tracy to try and get a CJ-3B running in anticipation of his wedding. He must have a patient bride! Thanks to Bill for sharing this story.
UPDATE: eBay has a rare color photographic slide depicting a DJ-5 Gala/Surrey like the one shown in the Hawaii ad at the bottom.
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Originally Published May 21, 2020: During the late 1960s, a couple different Jeep dealers in Hawaii offered DJ-5 Jeep Galas for sale. There were at least two different styles of ads published. The Gala was a Surrey that was sold by the export arm of the company.
In 1967, a Kaiser-Jeep dealership owned by Von Hamm-Young Mercantile, flew the 1968 model of the DJ-5 Gala Jeep to Hawaii. From the story below, it would seem that this may have been the first example of a DJ-5 Gala Jeep arriving in Hawaii. Note that the photo’s caption only describes this jeep as a Gala.
Over the next two years, the dealer published ads hoping to spur sales. We’ll likely never know how successful sales were, but I’d suspect not too many were sold.
1) The first ad appeared between April and September of 1968. The example shown below was published in the May 30, 1968, issue of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. There are a variety of things that struck me with this ad. First, it’s the first ad I’ve seen for a DJ-5 Surrey/Gala. Second, it is advertised as a “Surrey Gala”, rather than one or the other. Third, it came in six different color schemes. Fourth, later in the year (specifically September 24th in the Hawaii Tribune Herald), Big Island Rambler was the dealer name at the bottom of the ad, with no specific link made to Von Hamm-Young.
Apart from all those points, it’s generally just an odd ad for a vehicle!
2) This ad appeared multiple times, but only during April of 1969 (I could find no other ads for any other month in 1969), isn’t quite as odd as the 1968 campaign. The ad also doesn’t mention the multiple package options. This particular example was published in the April 4th, 1969, issue of the Honolulu Advertiser.
UPDATE: I ran across this photographic slide of a jeep train on eBay that looks identical to one that ran in the Flamingo Botanical Gardens (see postcard below). The problem is that the CJ-5 bears a Chevron Island plate, an island that is along the Gold Coast of Australia. Was Chevron Island a term used in Florida?
Here’s the post card (available on eBay):
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Originally posted January 14, 2013: Craig spotted a postcard on eBay about a jeep train in Flamingo, FL. Some additional investigation revealed the train was located at the Flamingo Botanical Gardens. It looks like they still use a CJ-5 to pull the jeep train! A tour leaves every hour, on the hour, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
“Flamingo Gardens is a 60 acre not-for-profit attraction with a wildlife sanctuary, aviary, and botanical garden. The Gardens were originally the property of Floyd L. and Jane Wray, who in 1933 built a home and citrus grove on what was then the edge of the Everglades, where they started a botanical collection of tropical and subtropical fruit trees and shrubs.”
From the website:
Here are historical photos of the jeep train:
Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/92849:
State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/131421:
I thought this collection of dash plates was interesting. Jeep Rodeos, Ice Races, Jamboree, and more. Colorado was a happening jeep place circa 1970!
View all the information on eBay
“Vintage Colorado event plaques from the 1960’s attached to a vintage CJ glove box door.”
Here are three photos of working jeeps available on eBay.
1) CAMBRIDGE, MA Fire Apparatus SLIDE: LIGHTING UNIT-2:
2) 1961 Slide NIPSCO Northern Indiana Public Service wagon:
3) CJ-5 Unloading Circus Wagon Train 1980s:
4) 1961 Colorado Tour Jeep CJ-5: I’m unclear if this is a San Juan Scenic Tour Jeep or someone else running a tour. Davis tours was over by 1961.
Bill shared this video from FRAME of MD Juan’s parts production line.
The 2025 Holy Toledo Calendar is now available for purchase. You can buy the online here: https://www.dispatchermagazine.com/calendars/2025-holy-toledo-wall-calendar.
Steve shared this swamp buggy racing video. At the 3:17 mark are some flat fenders, but they are quite a bit slower than those specially built buggies.
Daniel’s neighbor in Germany has decided to sell his stainless flat fender jeep. Shipping is available. For more information, you can contact Daniel at kontakt @ langkau-automotive.de (remove spaces from around the @) and he can field initial questions.
“It has a galvanized CJ5 Frame, 3.8l AMC Engine, dana30 disc front, D44 30 Spline rear, power steering, power brakes.
Price $25K
Location Düsseldorf / Germany”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $3000
(07/01/2023) While it has three doors, according to the seller it does not appear to be a hyrail or Fairmont build. So, the history of it isn’t clear.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2011764609239464
“Very rare 1951 Willys wagon with the third door passenger side. It’s not a railroad. Or Fairmont built There are no holes in the floor for the towers.  so if you know anybody or any company who needs a Sema build that was my plans”
