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DJ-3A Galas & Frank M. Brandstetter

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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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More Pics From Charles

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The first four photos are from WWII:

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‘you are now entering germany ‘ a us soldier made a sign on the hood of a jeep (border germany)

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germany 1945 – 2nd arm div

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battle of the bulge – hotel is still existing

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original pic -battle of the bulge – 101th airborne div

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Photo of Jeep Pulling Freight Cars in India on eBay

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Undated newspaper archive photo. Note the blimp overhead.

“Vintage photo of Jeep hauls freight in India.
Size of photo 6.4″ x 4.7″ inches
Jeep hauls freight in India. A rugged U.S.
Army jeep, versatile scout car used for many purposes, pulls wagons on a railroad siding in
India where U.S. Army service forces are handling supplies just received from U.S. The bantam
car weighs less than a ton while the wagons have a capacity of 20 tons each. people, men, jeep,”

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Ramsey Electric Winch Question

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Anyone know much about this type of electric Ramsey winch? Joe’s got one he wants to sell and can’t find any information on it and neither could I.

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Don Cafe’s 3B in New York City

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Heading to New York City? Well make sure to stop at the southwestern corner of Central Park and visit Don Cafe’s espresso jeep. This is exactly what I asked (ordered?) Tommy and Holly Lansidel, my niece and nephew, who recently visited New York City and took these photos.

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Fabio Antonio Arbelaez, one of the people behind Don Cafe and its coffee products, is from Colombia. His great grandfather was the first Arriero (horseman) to cross Andes Mountains. He made the journey with his 60 mules. When he was on the top of the Andes he was amazed by the beautiful green of the valley of Quindio (It looks just like Kona Hawaii). He decided to settle there. He established 22 coffee, Cocoa, sugar cane, plantain and yuca Farms of which Fabio’s family still owns eleven. It has been a family business for over 150 years.

For now, you can find Don Cafe’s jeep at the location below. However, don’t be surprised to see more jeeps serving coffee in New York City and other American cities. You can also keep track of the company on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DonCafeProducts/

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Jeeps in the Wild

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Yesterday, while driving through East Wenatchee, Washington, I spotted this unusual looking flattie. I only had my cell phone, so the pic isn’t the best (and had to brave traffic just to get this photo — only got honked at once) 🙂 Based on what I could see from a slightly different angle (which I couldn’t photograph), I think it is a jeep body on a truck chassis:

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This snow plow jeep is still parked in the same spot we saw it in 2013:

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A couple days ago I saw this nice CJ-3B in Pasco.

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