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The Shed’s Willys Wagon BBQ

August 16, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, Unusual, Willys Wagons • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This one-of-a-kind smoker and BBQ was built from a 1954 Willys Wagon. It was created as a portable bbq kitchen for a restaurant in Mississippi called the The Shed (actually, two restaurants now) founded by the Orrison family. They chose to use a Willys because, “it’s like the oft repeated mantra of cooking great barbecue: You have to drive it ‘low and slow.'”

Medium.com has a long story about The Shed and their experience at a BBQ competition.

Here are a few photos from medium.com and from USA Today:

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Midwest Willys Summer Reunion Aug 22-24, 2014

August 16, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Event, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Next Weekend is the Midwest Willys Summer Reunion in Effingham, Illinois. If you are interested in any eWillys books or t-shirts, Bob Christy will have some for sale at his booth.

“Saturday’s guest speaker will be Mike Picard. Mike is the designer and builder of the amazing Electro-Willys; an all electric powered M38. He is also the host for the Colorado Fall Colors Tour which is an annual event where Willys jeepers from around the country meet for a week of trail riding in the Rocky Mountains. Mike is an active member of the MVPA who helped in the planning of the 2012 ALCAN convoy. The Willys Nelson Band will be there to sing tribute songs to our favorite Willys classics!”

Here’s more information: http://www.midwestwillysreunion.org/sumwwr.htm

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Rare Willys Industrial Engine Parts List **SOLD**

August 16, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Books, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

Here’s a rare parts list booklet from Willys Motors. The POWER GIANT branding is new to me.

“Auction is for old heavy equipment parts catalog brochure. 63 pages. Cover has wear and soiling. Has some water marks on bottom edge of cover and first 5 pages from moisture. All other pages are good with no tears and very light soiling.”

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Photobombing a Truck Ad in Sweden

August 15, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, Willys Trucks This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Jerk from Sweden shared this strange ad that was posted to Sweden’s version of Craiglist, Blocket. Pay particular attention to the background photobomb in the fourth photo. Jerk added that the truck is an ex firefighter truck with a swedish cabin. Chevy V8 and 700 tranny. The price in dollar is some $8-9000.

http://www.blocket.se/vi/55450725.htm

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