Ann photographed these two jeeps on I-80 as she drove west. She finally comes home today after being gone a month. Yeah! (Sorry about the smashed bugs obscuring the view)
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3 Ford GPA Photos on eBay
Bankhead Highway Memorial Convoy
Gayland shared these photos.
He writes, The Bankhead Highway Memorial Convoy rolled through Ft. Worth last Monday and I was ble to get some photos. Only one GPW in the bunch. M38’s, M38A1’s M37’s, M151’s, assorted Heavies (Many of which I have ridden in in my career) and 1 M3 (I think; I am not a Halftrack expert). The Packard Navy Staff car was my favorite!
More Pics from Charles
The first photo utilizes a B-17 cockpit. The second has a plane feel, but I don’t recognize the rear parts.
1944 Photo of Two War Photographers on eBay
Nice shot.
“Vintage and iconic shot of Acme Newspictures war photographers Charles Seawood and Sherman Montrose in Rome c.1944”
1945 Photo of a Jeep at Grand Coulee Dam
Grand Coulee is just a couple hours up the road from me. This was published November 4, 1945, in the Spokesman Review.
1955 Jeepcade From Hemet to Borrego Springs
The April 1955 issue of Willys News featured this report in the April 1955 issue of Willys News.
The Book Proofs Have Arrived
This is another big milestone in this project. The proofs have arrived. I can already see some changes that need to be made. I’m hoping for a late November publish date, but we’ll see.
Casa Willys Restaurant in Colombia
Gayland forwarded these pics from a co-worker of his who visited Colombia. It’s a Casa Willys Restaurant (notice the sign in the upper right of the first photo) located in Salento, Colombia. It’s well rated by Trip Advisor.
Factory-Looking Hole in CJ-5 Body
Bill Reiss has this 1965 CJ-5 with what appears to be a trailer wiring hole similar to the hole in the early 2A’s that had leftover military bodies. Anyone ever seen a factory hole like this on a CJ-5??
The hole is cut PERFECTLY, like it was done on a panel prior to body assembly… And the original blue paint is on the edges of the cutout. This is unusual, as I’ve never seen this before. I haven’t found evidence of an optional wiring kit/plug/whatever in the ’65 print info.
Anyone else ever seen this? Was it possibly an option?


























