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CJ-3B Fire Jeep Delivered Santa to Homer, Alaska

December 6, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, Fire/Police/Industry Vehicles This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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In 2004, no Christmas tree lighting was complete without Santa Claus. So, while Mrs. Claus and the elves readied the reindeer for Christmas Eve, Santa harnessed his backup sleigh, a CJ-3B fire jeep. Indeed, seeing Santa in his beautiful red jeep must have brought tears of joy to the little ones of tiny Homer, Alaska.

But, the grinches of Homer ended the annual event in 2005, thus the little ones cried tears of sadness for several years. Then, in 2012 the event returned. Yesterday evening, the tree was once again lit. Unfortunately, due to budget constraints, eWillys could not send a team to Homer to cover the event. So,whether Santa arrived via sleigh, Willys, or a red Ford Bronco shall remain a christmas mystery.

http://homernews.com/homer-news/local-news/2014-12-04/christmas-tree-lighting-its-happening-friday-0#

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Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer NewsIn 2004, Santa Claus arrives in Engine No. 1, a vintage Willys Jeep, at WKFL Park for the lighting of the community Christmas tree there.

 

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1952 Photo of Jeep Convoy in Panmunjom, Korea on ebay

December 6, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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I wonder if there is more detail in the original photo.

“1952 Press Photo Allied Jeep Convoy under an ominous sky in Panmunjom, Korea. This is an original press photo. Please see the included scans of this photo for additional information and conditionPhoto measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 01-30-1952.”

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New York Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn

December 5, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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I took a quick trip to the New York Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn. Housed in the decommissioned Court subway station, the location is not only home to the museum, but has also been used in several movies, including the French Connection and the Taking of Pelham 123 (1974 and 2009 versions).

And, the facility sure feels like a subway, so they got that part right, from the entrance on down.

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Museum entrance. It is easy to miss.

The museum tells the story of mass transit and rapid transit solutions in the New York area. There are old trains, old photos, times lines, turnstiles, an array of tokens used (now cards and not tokens are used) and more.  It was fun and the museum people were very accommodating (I got to park my extra bag in the stroller waiting area). I was surprised there were no video or audio demonstrations (or I missed them somehow).

Their subway trains were pretty cool (not my photo):

A set of early cars.

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A collection of scale model trolleys showed how the local trolleys evolved over time.

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An interior shot of the facility

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Me driving a newer bus.

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Me driving an older bus.

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Horses, trolleys, rains and people all navigating the same space in 1895 Manhattan. Craziness! Click on it, as I made it extra large.

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The evolution of turnstiles.

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Weatherby’s Sporting Goods on Safari

December 4, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Marc found this great photo of jeeps positioned outside Weatherby’s sporting goods. The jeep on the left appears to be a GPW, while the one on the right is a CJ-2A. It was posted at the gentlemen’s sporting club. There is more history about the Weatherby’s, sporting goods, safaris, and rifles, but I’ll have to save that research for later.

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1945 Photo of Jeep as Sprayer **SOLD**

December 4, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

Marc spotted this one. We’ve seen the photo, but his is an original press photo that includes a caption.

“1945 Press Photo Willys-Overland Motors Postwar Jeep Used as Paint Sprayer”

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1944 Photo of Jeep on Burma Road

December 3, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on ebay

A road literally built for a jeep.

“original press photo from 1944 featuring An American jeep rides through a section of the Burma Road in China that is cut right into the rocky mountainside. . Photo is 7in.x 9in. in size.”

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