Great photo!
“1941- Troops at Fort Benning in Bantam prototype pre-Willys jeep armed with 30 caliber and 50 caliber machine guns.”
Great photo!
“1941- Troops at Fort Benning in Bantam prototype pre-Willys jeep armed with 30 caliber and 50 caliber machine guns.”
The lead jeep has an interesting top that extends over the back.
“1951 KOREAN WAR Jeeps Plow Wonju-Hoengsong Battlefield Press Photo”
This June 1956 photo from Willys News shows Harry Oliver delivering the Desert Rat Scrapbook newspaper. It turns out the Desert Rat has quite a history!
This cover from June 1955 American Poultry Journal Magazine shows a unique Willys attachment. The April 1955 issue of Willys News featured the entire story and pics from this magazine.
At the time of this photo the American Mosquito Control Association owned more than 3000 jeeps, making it one of the biggest jeep customers.
Tim visited the WWII National Memorial in Washington, DC, recently and discovered it included a relief sculpture of a jeep.
This article from the May 1955 issue of Willys News shares the story of Clyde Beatty and his ‘Safari Car’. You can learn all about the famous Clyde Beatty on Wikipedia.

PartCatalog.com’s Clint Henderson recently surveyed over 1,100 off road clubs and off road enthusiasts across the country. His goal was to create a resource for weekend off-roaders showcasing the very best off roading destinations within and near their home state. He asked two simple questions…
Where do you live?
What are the Top 5 Off Road destinations in your area?
You can see the answers here: http://www.partcatalog.com/blog/2014-top-off-road-trails-in-america/
UPDATE: GOOD NEWS!! The jeep named Runt was found! You might remember that this jeep was stolen October 8, 2014. Here’s an update on the story from the Spokesman-Review:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/oct/09/doug-clark-familys-ad-leads-to-stolen-63-year-old/
UPDATE: **SOLD*** Was on eBay
What a great photo!
“original press photo of New York Working Wood Guns & Jeeps at Marshall Field Toy Fair. Photo measures 7 x 9 inches and is dated 11/20/1942.”