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The Filson Edition AEV Brute … only $130,000

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Bob spotted this high-end ‘jeep’, that is so high end the name ‘jeep’ doesn’t appear anywhere in its description. I think it’s hilarious that the web page includes the ability to add the jeep to a shopping cart of items. Clearly, I am not among Filson’s demographics, because it is a Seattle company that I’ve never heard of.

http://www.filson.com/products/filson-edition-aev-brute.92098.html

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Christmas Jeeps in Armenia, Colombia

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To celebrate the holiday season, the director of the monuments foundation in the town of Armenia, Colombia, has decorated 15 jeeps with neon colors. The initiative is called the Jeep Tour and is  part of the city’s effort to reinforce the cultural importance of jeeps, yipao and coffee to tourists.

Here’s the full article in Spanish: http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/regionales/en-jeep-willys-los-turistas-en-armenia-podran-apreciar-los-alumbrados/20141207/nota/2540843.aspx

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1945 Photo of VEC CJ-2A Leaving Cargo Plane

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UPDATE: These photos were on eBay. **SOLD**

The same press photo with the same caption that is marked differently was sold by same seller in January of 2014 (the pic and caption from that 2014 ebay sale is at the bottom of this post).

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Here are copies of the photo sold in January of 2014:

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1960s Photo of Steve McQueen and CJ-5 **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

Marc spotted this one.

“Original vintage negative by Chinese-American photographer Doris Nieh. This is a one of a kind vintage item from Doris Nieh’s estate. It was part of her personal archive. Doris Nieh was a photographer for Life Magazine and many other publications, she was also part of the social scene in Hollywood and New York in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. She was the official photographer for the 1966 film “The Sand Pebbles” directed by Robert Wise, starring Steve McQueen, Candice Bergen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna and Mako. This is an unpublished and unseen photograph from an academy award winning classic movie, a great find and a rare opportunity to own a unique piece of Hollywood history.”

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CJ-2A from the Alaska Aviation Museum

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Gerald Colletz spotted this CJ-2A at the Alaska Aviation Museum and submitted it to Four Wheeler Magazine. Check out all the photos here: http://www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/tech-qa/1501-your-jeep-january-2015/

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Photo by Gerald Collatz

Here’s another look from the front of the jeep. This photo was taken a few years ago when it was inside.
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Late 1970s/Early 1980s of Jeep Jockeys Jeep Club Race

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Ron Day found this old photo he took showing a group of spectators and their vehicles at a race sponsored by the Jeep Jockeys Jeep Club sometime in the late 1970’s or early 80’s. This is west of Yakima, Washington near the small community of Tampico.

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