Tim visited the WWII National Memorial in Washington, DC, recently and discovered it included a relief sculpture of a jeep.
Features Research Archives
Clyde Beatty’s Safari Wagon
This article from the May 1955 issue of Willys News shares the story of Clyde Beatty and his ‘Safari Car’. You can learn all about the famous Clyde Beatty on Wikipedia.
Clyde Beatty also purchased a special car from Willys in 1951:
Top Off Road Trails in America by State
PartCatalog.com’s Clint Henderson recently surveyed over 1,100 off road clubs and off road enthusiasts across the country. His goal was to create a resource for weekend off-roaders showcasing the very best off roading destinations within and near their home state. He asked two simple questions…
Where do you live?
What are the Top 5 Off Road destinations in your area?
You can see the answers here: http://www.partcatalog.com/blog/2014-top-off-road-trails-in-america/
FOUND: 1951 M-38 From Spokane, Washington
UPDATE: GOOD NEWS!! The jeep named Runt was found! You might remember that this jeep was stolen October 8, 2014. Here’s an update on the story from the Spokesman-Review:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/oct/09/doug-clark-familys-ad-leads-to-stolen-63-year-old/
Photo of Kids at Marshall Field Toy Fair
UPDATE: **SOLD*** Was on eBay
What a great photo!
“original press photo of New York Working Wood Guns & Jeeps at Marshall Field Toy Fair. Photo measures 7 x 9 inches and is dated 11/20/1942.”
1947 Photo of Armored Jeep in Indochina on eBay
That does not look like a good place to be.
“French soldiers in a jeep patrol a Hanoi Street in Indochina on this 7 x 10 Associated Press photo, dated January 29th 1947, with original news caption printed on front”
Photo of Soldiers Gathered Around Jeep on eBay
Need Scaffolding for your Jeep?
You’ll never find this unique piece of Willys equipment in a Special Equipment Catalog. It was featured in the May 1955 issue of Willys News. It has some type of geared pulley system for raising and lowering the scaffolding. OSHA approved? I wonder how many scaffolds they produced and sold . . .
1944 Photo of First Jeep to enter Slovenia
This Acme Newspicture photo shows the first jeep and trailer to enter Slovenia. A soldier demonstrates the field technique for lifting a trailer with a railroad tie so his buddy can change a flat tire. I do not have an exact date this was published, but it can be seen at the fulton history site.
Dr. Pepper Sign with Jeep on eBay
Yeah, it’s a little rough. However, not many of these around.
“I am listing estate found antiques this weekend so check out my other listings. This listing is for an original 1940s era Dr. Pepper sign. Sign measures 25″ tall X 13-1/4″ wide. Sign has staining, wrinkles, tears, bends etc. It has a corner detached on lower left side. This is fresh from a closet and shows normal wear and patina for an item of this vintage. Pics give an accurate portrayal of condition. See Pics. I TOOK LOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS, BE SURE TO SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE END OF THE AUCTION TO SEE THEM ALL!!!!”















