Maury spotted this cool ad.
“STUNNING 1944 JEEP AD WILLYS OVERLAND WWII ERA STORK DELIVERS BABIES ETHYL GAS
AD MEASURES 10″ X 13″ GOOD CONDITION.SOME SOILING.AD HAD 1″ TEAR WHICH I HAVE REPAIRED.”
Maury spotted this cool ad.
“STUNNING 1944 JEEP AD WILLYS OVERLAND WWII ERA STORK DELIVERS BABIES ETHYL GAS
AD MEASURES 10″ X 13″ GOOD CONDITION.SOME SOILING.AD HAD 1″ TEAR WHICH I HAVE REPAIRED.”
Bob Christy shared these photos from this year’s 2016 Reunion. It sounds like Nick’s Valentine APU was a big hit.
Niel shared these two pics of his 1970 Wagoneer (purchased off of eWillys) towing his 1968 Airstream. What a cool combo!
The folks hosting the Toledo Jeep Fest asked me to post this announcement. John shared this link about the event from Hemmings: http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2016/05/16/toledo-to-celebrate-willys-jeeps-75th-anniversary/?refer=news
Toledo Jeep Fest website (coming soon)
The Toledo Blade reported the change by the military from the square to the round nose.
A column written by John Marvin Rast for the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on May 30, 1942, demonstrates how convinced even the public was about the jeep’s potential.
This photo of an overturned jeep was published in the Sydney Morning Herald.