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Happy Father’s Day

June 15, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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I hope every has a happy father’s day. I’ll be enjoying it by taking the day off. Here’s a few old pics of Dad from the Wandering Willys Jeep Club Scrapbook. I don’t know the history behind any of them.

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Looks like he has antifreeze in one hand and kerosene or gas in the other. Since he was wearing a hard hat, maybe the club was cutting trees for some reason? Circa mid 1970s?

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I think this was a pancake feed at the Region 1 play day circa 1981. I don’t remember that hat.

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Maybe 1970? Looks to me like he’s woken up after drinking. He has that hangover look, which is something I never remember him having. Maybe taken at the Beverly Sand Dunes. That’s my sister on his lap.

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Dad’s not in this pic, but I thought I’d post it anyway. It’s a photo from about 1980. I think we are above Cle Elum here, but I couldn’t swear to it.

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Color WWII Photos

June 14, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Marc found these royalty free color photos at historylink101.com.

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Vehicles of the 81st Recon. Squadron of the 1st Armored Div., ford a stream on the outskirts of Vergato, Italy enroute to Bologna, during the Spring offensive of the 5th Army in Northern Italy.

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A GI in the back seat of a jeep sends a telephone message during Signal Corps training in the field.

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ritish and American Officers work on teams on security problems. Soldiers in a jeep are told to proceed with caution.

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Hank’s Dual Wheel Adapters

June 13, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: I have not heard from Hank in a while. Unless I hear otherwise, I don’t believe he’s got these for sale. This is informational only at this point.

Hank created these at his shop. He writes, “Thought I would show everyone my dual wheel adapters that I made at our shop. I got the dimensions from a friend that had a pair and sold them. They fit the front and rear and they have right and left thread lug nuts.May not be original but they are twice as strong, will do the job and don’t look half bad.”

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1941 Carbon Arc Searchlight Boise, ID **SOLD**

June 13, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, trailer This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE:  **SOLD**

Randy spotted this one.

“WW2 Carbon Arc Anti-Aircraft Searchlight and Sperry Power Plant
Manufacture: Sperry Gyro Co.
Model: 1941A

This light has been restored by the Carroll Brothers who have 40 years experience in ground up restorations of vintage military equipment. Great care was taken to insure historical accuracy. This is a museum quality light.

The light has been restored to original condition. Light was completely disassembled and rebuilt. All lead base paint removed. Interior of drum repainted with heat resistant paint, exterior painted military green. Asbestos insulation removed and replaced with heat resistant insulation. Mirror is 85% to 95%.

Many NOS (new old stock) parts replace unusable parts; 
New Sperry control box
New junction box with power receptacles 
Reconditioned burner with good nose cone

Carriage has new tires and reconditioned hubs.
All old electrical wire has been removed and replaced with modern wire. Light rewired to 1940’s standards. Re-carboned light and azimuth light function. Meter and meter box restored and working well.
No broken glass, all data plates reconditioned and in place.
Sperry power plant has been fully restored as well.”

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Another D-Day Commemoration Photo

June 11, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Event, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Andy shared this second D-Day commemoration photo from the beach of Normandy. What a unique experience it would be to travel over this beach in MB/GPW!

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