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UPDATE: February 1960 Jeep News

August 14, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features • TAGS: , . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE II: wilpenney brought up an important point. Page 2 of the Feb 1960 issue of Jeep News (shown at bottom) distinguishes between the “Ashtray”, with the semi-circle whirly part that includes cigarette holders, and the “Hostess Tray”, which lacks the semi-circle part. (Perhaps I am the only person who didn’t realize the difference — I was calling them both ashtrays?)

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UPDATE: These two February 1960 documents reference the “Corner the Market” contest also referenced by the February 1960 issue of Jeep News, as well as the January 1960 issue and the April 1960 issue (I don’t have the March issue).

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Originally Published June 03, 2020:

This issue of Willys News shows that Jeep dealers were experience continued growth. This issue also suggests that the ashtrays and cuff-tie-links were introduced in 1960. Anyone have the full page 1959 Nieman Marcus catalog ad of the newly introduced DJ-3A Surrey mentioned on the last page?

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Jeep Transformers

August 14, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Features, videos This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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At the bottom of this post is the Bumblebee jeep that became a transformer in one of the transformer movies. A couple days ago, Frank sent me another example (only an image) of a transformer jeep, which led men to a few more as well. I don’t know who created this wagon–>transformer image, but here is a link to where I found a copy: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/290904457152965781/

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And then there is this one. It seems to be a Mitsubishi-jeep–>transformer:

 

 

And, we have this one with a newer jeep:

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And, if you got to this link, you can see even more of them. I had no idea!

 

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August 24, 2019: Tim discovered that this is back up for sale. The auction is set for August 31, 2019. Starting price is $20,000.

https://www.auctionzip.com/auction-lot/Bumblebee-2018-Screen-Used-Hero-Willys-Jeep-W-L_A3540B7B53

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Previous post from August 2018 with updates:

On August 25th, the jeep (GPW frame with MB body?) used in the upcoming Transformers was up for auction. It’s unclear whether it sold or not (I suspect not). The starting bid at that time was $19,000.

As you can see in the pics, this MB isn’t all stock. It appears to have a GPW front crossmember. Another pic, from the top rear, suggests it has MB toolboxes.

In the movie, the Bumblebee character starts off as a jeep, but soon becomes a VW, remaining a VW for the remainder of the movie.
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Ponca City, OK, Sedan Delivery at Willy’s Car Wash

August 11, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Tim shared these photos from Willy’s Car Wash (). The sedan delivery wagon appears to be an advertising element. Apparently, the business also had a dog wash station? After looking at Google Earth (see bottom pics), this place seems worth a visit if I’m ever nearby!

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I found this imagine online.

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Here are two images from Google Earth:

 

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Racer Updates

August 11, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Builds, Features • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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I’ve made some assembly progress. The tank is installed and hooked up (which took me a short while to remember exactly how I fit it into that tight space, lol), the battery is setup, the upper wiring is in place, the rear sway bar is installed, the rear lights are installed and wired and the gauges are in place.

Currently, I am focused on setting up the wiring. I saved the previous wiring, since little will electrically, so it shouldn’t take too long to alter some wire distances. 
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Summer 2023 Dispatcher Magazine

August 11, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Features, Magazine This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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The Summer 2023 issue of Dispatcher Magazine arrived in my mailbox yesterday. That cover photo is beautiful (much better than my lousy scan would suggest). The issue includes an unknown-to-me story of how the Olympics helped sell the Jeep Comanche. 
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Daniel Strohl’s Last Article with Hemmings

August 11, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Bill shared Daniel Strohl’s last article for Hemmings, which is less an article and more of a wish list of articles he had hoped to write, but, for various reasons, couldn’t. One of those article was the FC-150 Commuter Van, but he never uncovered it. You can read his “Untold Auto Stories” below:

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/untold-auto-stories/

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10 Unreliable Post 2000 Jeeps

August 9, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Bill shared this article about some modern-day jeeps you might not want to purchase. I really can’t say how accurate most of this article is, as I’ve never owned or driven any of these.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos-suvs/10-unreliable-jeeps-we-wouldn-t-waste-our-money-on/ar-AA18e8tM?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f47c4800ea484a36b6e4bbc8b304d09e&ei=21

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This is wrongly captioned as a 2015 Wrangler in the article.

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