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Carnival Ride Jeep Franklin, CT $225

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UPDATE: Still Available

(10/06/2014) Even has racing stripes.

“This is an early carnival ride car. This is a small one for one little child. It is about 53 inches long by 24 inches wide. It has almost a Jeep look to it. It was made in Germany and has the manufacture logo on the front and sides. The tail lights are glass Hella (yes the same ones VW used on Busses). The side ones are replacements. There are posts on the front corner that were for a top which is long gone.
The body is wood and the floor is weak (and may be replaced way back). The paint looks worse than it is. There is a missing hubcap.

Great piece of early carnival or amusement park history and it is small enough to fit anywhere.”

http://newlondon.craigslist.org/tag/4766417494.html

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1955 Jeep Idea Contest

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These Jeep ideas were produced as part of a 1955 Jeep Idea Contest published in the May 1955 issue of Willys News. I sure wish I could find a photo of the jeep-pulled seaplane launcher!

1955-05-willys-news-unusual-uses-for-jeeps-pg2This gravity dump box idea featured in the June 1955 issue of Willys News:

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Jeeps from Fort Bragg and Quantico Museums

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John took some photos for us from the The 82d Airborne Division War Memorial Museum in North Carolina and National Museum of the Marine Corps in Virginia.

The 82d Airborne Division War Memorial Museum, Fort Bragg, North Carolina:

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National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia:

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1982 Camel Ad

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay

Is it a CJ-3B? Or a Mitsubishi? The front of the fender looks later than the standard 3B fender.

“HI! UP FOR AUCTION IS A 2 PAGE AD FEATURING A CLASSIC, FINE AMERICAN AUTMOBILE AND IT’S FEATURED AS PART OF THIS CAMEL CIGGY AD: THE CAR?…A LATE 40’S – EARLY 50’s WILLYS JEEP C-J IN CLASSIC RUST THATS BLASTING THRU A MOUNTAIN STREAM AND THAT IS NOW WORTH BIG BUCKS!! YOU WON’T BE DISSAPOINTED AS THIS IS A RARE AD WITH GREAT TEXT &….THE 11 x 17 in. 2 PAGE PHOTO IS TO DIE FOR! IF THE THING IS YOUR JEEP, IT IS PROBABLY A PRETTY RARE PIECE AND YOU’LL WANT IT FOR YOUR COLLECTION!”

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