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M-151 Updated Jeep Government Contract Proposal on eBay

July 29, 2016 • CATEGORIES: Books, Features, M-151 This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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For M-151 folks this should be an interesting document.

“Here I have a prohibitively RARE
(1 of only 4 Copies Made)
Updated Proposal by Kaiser / Willys Motors
Proposal for the M151 Jeep Government Contract.
Check out the photos and you will note that this books consists of

A Leather Cover containing:
An introductory letter indicating that this was introduced “in Quadruplilcate” notes addressing issues with the original proposal including dates of telegraphs sent in reference to this publication.

This letter has bee added to the original Proposal as the first page in a comb-style binder. This is turn is inserted into the leather cover.

PROPOSAL
TRUCK, UTILITY, ¼ TON, 4×4, M151
IFB AMC-20-113-63-0055(T)
STEP I

KAISER WILLYS MOTORS
WILLYS MOTORS INC OCTOBER 1962
Book is approximately 60 pages.
Leather cover measures about 11 ½ x 9 inches”

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Heinz Spotted this Jeep near Suzhayn, Germany

July 25, 2016 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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I have a habit of infecting family members with the Willys sickness. This causes them to be always on the lookout for jeeps. A few months ago a distant German relative contacted me. Since that time we’ve been sharing bits of family into. I don’t remember mentioning eWillys to him at all, but somehow he knew, because he recently sent this photo while visiting Sulzhayn, Germany. 🙂

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1964 Photo of CJ-3A w/ Full Floating Hubs on eBay

July 25, 2016 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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I thought this 1964 photo of what appears to be a stock CJ-3A somewhere in southeast Asia with full-floating rear hubs was surprising to see. Is this something that Willys Export offered?

“Vintage photo of A jeep driver looking back towards the group of people,1964.
Size of photo 9,6″x7,1″ inches”

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DJ-3A Galas & Frank M. Brandstetter

July 24, 2016 • CATEGORIES: Books, Features • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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I recently ordered a biography called Brandy: Our Man in Acapulco as part of some research into DJs at the Las Brisas Resort in Acapulco. I was surprised to see the cover included a color photo, one I’ve never seen, of nine DJ-5 surrey/galas in Las Brisas. There’s an entire chapter on Las Brisas, so I’m hoping for some good research information.

I’ve only gone through the book briefly, but the book credits Brandsetter with taking over Las Brisas in 1959 and turning it into the world’s top resort by 1972. They also claim Frank instituted the resort’s no tipping policy, but that policy was actually implemented by founder Juan March and existed for more than a year before Brandsetter entered the picture as evidenced in a Feb. 28, 1958 Milwaukee Sentinel article. There is an entire chapter devoted to Brandy and Las Brisas, so hopefully there will be some interesting tidbits and research vectors.

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Article from 1958:

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