Another example of a Jeep Train. This one is from St. Augustine.
Features Research Archives
1964 CJ-5 Tuxedo Park Brochure
This June 1964 brochure shows off both the standard CJ-5 and the Tux Park. I thought the wide array of tops and colors available was interesting.

3 Wheel APU Photo
This photo that Dan spotted shows an l-head powered 3-wheeled APU. I can’t remember seeing a bracket over the grille like that on other APUs.
CJ-5 “Action” Photos From 1955 Brochure
These photos came from a 1955 jeep family brochure introducing the CJ-5. What’s curious is that several photos show the shackles on the front springs located at the front (see the “mail carrier” photo). As most know, the earliest CJ-5s had shackles in the rear. So, I’m wondering if the CJ-5s in these photos were bodies put on CJ-3B chassis or whether they were prototype chassis.
Odd Vehicle
East Bay Times Article on 1942 GPW
The San Francisco area’s East Bay Times reported on Scott Steven’s 1942 GPW. Read all about it here: http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/12/05/me-my-car-42-jeep-as-spartan-as-they-come/
1960 DJ-3A Surrey Auctioned for $46,750
UPDATE: Sold for $46,750.
This 1960 DJ-3A Surrey will be auctioned in January of 2017 by Sotheby’s. The jeep is described as a “beautifully presented flawless restoration”. That statement is followed by a series of inaccurate statements regarding the history of DJ-3A, such as the DJ-3A was introduced in 1955 (nope 1956). You can see all the pics and information here:
As Colin pointed out to Sotheby’s, despite some great work on this, there are actually numerous flaws with this restoration:
- Front bumper is from a 1948-49 Willys Jeepster, way too wide for a DJ3A Surrey.
- Valance panel behind the front bumper is too long, as it has to cover the Willys Jeepster front bumper brackets.
- Air filter is from a 1945-1949 Willys CJ2A 4WD Jeep and is made by Oakes. The correct air filter should be either a small 7 inch dry air filter attached to the carburetor alone or a Donaldson oil bath air filter that attaches in the same position as the Oakes filter on this Jeep.
- The Fram oil filter is of the larger heavy duty unit, not the smaller one used by the civilian 4 cylinder Jeeps from 1946-1964.
- The windshield straps are incorrect, using webbed belts instead of vinyl with center buckle and three grommets, no additional adjusters on the straps at all.
- Windshield grab handles were chrome on Surreys, as were the side mirrors.
- The rear bumper is 1948-49 Willys Jeepster, has Willys Overland stamped into the center of the bumper and is too wide for a Surrey. Surrey chrome bumpers were plain, without the Willys Overland script. Willys dropped the Overland part of the scripting for the 1950 models, but kept the Willys script on the 1950-51 Jeepsters and station wagon rear bumpers from 1950 through 1963 when the last of the old square bodies were used and the new Wagoneer station wagon debuted.
- The speedometer reads in kilometers, rather than miles per hour. Surreys and all DJ3A Jeep speedometers read in miles per hour and calibrated from 0 through 9 after 1958. 0-8 for 1956- early 1958. Kilometers were used on export Jeeps.
CJ-5 Cufflinks/Tie Clip/Money Clip on eBay
Great set of items.
“Vintage Jeep CJ 5 or CJ 2A. Money clip, tie tack, and cufflinks. You get all of them in this auction.
They are in great condition.
Comes from a smoke free environment.”
Ron Day’s Photo from the Evergreen Aviation Museum
Ron shot this photo during a recent trip to Oregon’s Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. As you can see, since Ann’s and my visit two years ago, the jeep now has a trailer. Ron reports the museum has sold the B-17. So, if you want to see it there, you’d better hurry.
Jim Allen’s Look at the M-Series FCs
This is the third of three article Jim produced from his visit to Dan’s Military FC gathering. In it he takes a look at the M-Series jeeps.
http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/1611-forward-control-101-the-m-series/














