I wish there was more information about this photo.
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Photo of Red Jeep at Lake on eBay
November 16, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Gunnery School Target Practice Postcard with Slat MB on eBay
This postcard demonstrates the use of a jeep on a gunnery school target range in 1943. Here’s the view of an actual target practice jeep being setup.
Maury shared information about this: “If you haven’t seen one of these setups before, this was a “jeep range” to train air crew gunners. The idea was evidently to set up a remote-controlled jeep** with wood posts bolted to it. A heavy cloth target was attached to the posts, and the jeep ran behind an earth berm to protect it, at least somewhat, from the gunfire from the truck-mounted turrets beyond.
Evidently the bullets for each turret were painted with different colored dyes. A bit of the dye would come off on the target when the bullets passed through it, allowing the instructors to tell which guns were actually hitting it.
**I’m not sure how the remote-control was accomplished, but maybe someone else knows (…..and if it wasn’t remote-controlled, that was sure one ballsy driver!!)”
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HO HO Horrible Floor Mat Giveaway
November 15, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
PartCatalog.com and MAXpider are jointing forces for a floor mat giveaway contest. Participants must submit photos of their jeep’s floor mats. The worst set of maps wins. Check out the contest here: https://www.facebook.com/PartCatalog/app_451684954848385
1945 Ethyl Corporation Ad on eBay
November 15, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features • TAGS: Jeep-Trains. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
UPDATE: This is back on eBay
“Original 1945 Vintage Ad Ethyl Corporation Gasoline Curtiss Commando Plane,Jeep,Navy Boat.
In very good condition, measuring approximately 8″ x 10.5″ and is ready for framing.
Comes in a protective plastic covering with a backing board to protect from bending.”
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A Couple Jeep Postcards **SOLD**
November 15, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Bantam-FordGP-WillysMA-EarlyJPs, Features, Postcards This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
There are eleven postcards in this set. Only two were of jeeps. One is a great shot of a Ford GP.
“This lot contains 11 military (Army) vintage unused postcards some from Pine Camp NY, some from Fort Knox KY and 2 others are illustrations not colored photos and no location is noted. They were made by 2 different companies Genuine Curteich – Chicago Il and Santway Photo-Craft Company, Watertown NY. While unused most backs show soilage and most paper cards have creases. It seems that the linen cards resisted creasing but was not altogether immune. All have white borders and the fronts of the postcards show very little soilage.
I am not a postcard collector so see scans of fronts and make your own grading determination. I am not a professional grader just an avid collector selling off a 30 year collection so watch for my other auctions. I will describe the items as well and as accurately as I can and have tried to make my scans clear and show the whole item so that there will be no hidden surprises.”
Suspension Kit Strongsville, OH $350
November 15, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Scott’s got this kit for sale.
“1941-1964 cj,mb and m38 omix ada suspesion master rebuild part#oal 18290.01 kit for sale. Kit includes, leaf spring, u-bolts bushings, and shackles. No shocks. I purchased the wrong kit for my jeep only the shocks worked so I am trying to sell the rest of kit. Make me an offer need to sell. Local pickup.”
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/pts/4691626849.html
1955 Sale of a CJ-3B Fire Jeep
November 14, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images, Old News Articles • TAGS: Jeep-Willys-News. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
This CJ-3B Fire Jeep was featured in the May 1955 issue of Willys News
The Holidays are Coming . . .
November 14, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Artists/Drawings, Features • TAGS: Holiday. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
This Santa Claus Jeep card is on eBay.
“6” x 5″ unused (not signed) paper French fold greeting card. No envelope, no scrapbook residue, some scattered toning. Please click to the enlarge the photo, or use the zoom tool to make sure the condition is up to your standards.”
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R-166 Lion Specialty Collector’s Card on eBay
November 14, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Artists/Drawings, Features, Postcards This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Not sure how rare these are.
Rare R166 Lion Specialty Co. Combat Units Jeep World War II Collector’s Card”
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1941 Photo of Bantam BRC-60s
November 13, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Bantam-FordGP-WillysMA-EarlyJPs, Features, Old Images, Old News Articles This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Not the best quality, but this first photo appeared in the February 13, 1941, issue of the Spokesman Review. The photo shows Bantam BRC-60s laying down a smokescreen. The caption calls the vehicles “midget trucks” and then claims the trucks are called “bugs” by the troops.
However, by May 7th, 1941, the Spokesman Review was referring to the vehicle not as a truck, but as a command car called a “jeep”.
