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1959 Surrey/Gala Press Release on eBay

April 7, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, DJ-3A, Documents, Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This press release package is currently at $29.50 with three days to go. It’s unclear if this is a complete press kit or a partial one (seems partial to me given there is only one photo). The date on the photo suggests this kit may have been release September 16, 1959.

What’s interesting to me is that the 2-page document on the left is one of the few documents create by Willys Motors that explains that the new Surrey is the name of the model released domestically and that the Gala is the export name, though no explanation is given for the difference.

View all the information on eBay

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Here is the document I mentioned. See the last sentence on the second page for the link between the Surreys and Galas>

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1959-09-16-surrey-press-release7This is caption for the photo. Note the date at the lower left hand corner 9 16 59.

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1950s(?) Scenic Jeep Tour Postcard

April 7, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Features, Postcards • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Grant thinks this jeep may have been owned by the Grand Imperial Hotel out of Silverton. That does make sense given the logo on the side.

This looks to be an early Scenic Jeep Tour postcard. I don’t *think* this was the San Juan Scenic Jeep Tour company. Maybe it was the Davis Scenic Jeep Tours? Here is where I found the photos.

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Jeep Changes Iconic Grille for 2024?

April 7, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Brian shared this odd headline and article. You can never be sure whether the author is responsible for the headline, and it may just be pure clickbait, but the title reads, “2024 Jeep Wrangler Risks It All with Change to Iconic Grille, But It Works”

Seems like hyperbole to me, especially given the number of times the “iconic” grille has already been changed.

Here’s the link to the article: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43509572/2024-jeep-wrangler-revealed/

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Half-Size Jeep Monroe, WA $2500

April 7, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Features, Models This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE:  Price dropped to $2500. 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/947446233081463

“This is a hand built 1952 half size Willys jeep. It was constructed for my old neighbor by her father when she was a little kid. It has a wooden frame with the tires are original and the seats are the original canvas. It has a 18 hp Wisconsin air cooled motor out of an old washing machine. I reassembled it with the intention of it being a stationary display. It has functioning LED headlights and tail light that function from a 110 volt standard outlet.

This would be ideal in a restaurant, office, or museum. We decided to restore it as if it were to be for display and not for drive ability. Everything is still as it was when it was running and driving. While my neighbor was tiny when she drove it with the intent to drive around in parades next to her dad in the full-size Jeep. I would be reluctant to make it operational due to its antique nature. When she was younger she and all the neighbor kids what get together every Sunday and ride in it at 5 mph all day long so it has 141 miles on the odometer. it is 66 inches long by 33 inches wide sitting on 15 inch fire stone tires. while I would prefer cash I would consider trading it for”

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FC Rides and Planters

April 5, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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It’s been a busy week and a half. Mitch Carter stopped by for a ride around the property in the tour jeep early last week, then Marty Tilford came by for a ride yesterday. We sure can’t wait to get this on the road so we can give proper rides!

Somehow, I never got photos of them in the FC (probably because I was driving). However, I did find a photo of what I think is our FC on eBay (I bought the slide).

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I took a break from the race jeep to build these three 8′ planters for Ann. The sides are built from 60-year-old cedar that my parents used to wall their kitchen in the mid-1960s. They pulled it down during a remodel circa 1995 and kept it until I grabbed it after mom passed. I know she’d be happy we were able to put the wood to good use.

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VW Producing a “Scout” EV Under Scout Motors

April 3, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Features • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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I managed to lose the original I had about the folks that own the rights to the IH Scout brand, which was interesting, but the nut of the article was about the revival of the “Scout” as an EV vehicle under the Volkswagen brand. Here’s an article that explains the EV company:

https://www.hotcars.com/classic-international-harvester-scout-worth/

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Buddy L Jeep and Space Shuttle

April 1, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Features, toys This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Somehow I hadn’t seen this combo of a jeep and space shuttle, with transport setup, from Buddy L. I found it for a good price on eBay. Ann will like the space shuttle.

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1945 Photo of Jeep w/ Custom Cargo Bed

March 29, 2023 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images, Unusual • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This photo was posted back in 2011 by Bill Grist. I can’t tell if the rear portion is a connected via pivot point (aka trailer) or if it is one solid six-wheeler. It’s a unique setup for sure.