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Structo Ride-on Toy New Windsor, NY **SOLD**

• CATEGORIES: Features, toys This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

Marc spotted this one.

“GREAT VINTAGE STRUCTO TOYS RIDE ON TRUCK, WILLYS JEEP, IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, SOMEONE HAS PAINTED IT TO RESEMBLE A JEEP FROM THE MASH 4077 UNIT. HAS A STORAGE COMPARTMENT IN REAR, STEERING WHEEL NEEDS PAINTING, MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL NOT FASTENED TO STEERING ROD, JUST SITS ON TOP.BUT WORKS NICELY, STEERING WORKS GREAT, A VERY COOL SOLID STEEL TOY RIDE ON WILLYS JEEP GREAT FOR ANY COLLECTION. ***A GREAT LOOKING WILLYS JEEP, VERY DUSTY FROM STORAGE BUT LOOKS GREAT IN PERSON, VERY COOL, VERY UNUSUAL, WON’T SEE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE ANYTIME SOON….***MEASURES ALMOST 26 INCHES LONG AND ABOUT 11 INCHES WIDE. GUESSING AROUND 1940s-50s”

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Leaping Lena Article from Popular Science

• CATEGORIES: Bantam-FordGP-WillysMA-EarlyJPs, Features, Magazine • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

David Silberman pointed out the ‘Leaping Lena’ article from the October 1941 issue of Popular Science (I thought I’d purchased this issue to scan, but apparently I didn’t do that). It’s an interesting review of the prototype jeeps. You also can view the entire issue on Google.

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Perfect Weather for Biscuit Work

• CATEGORIES: Biscuit, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

On Monday I spent the day repairing Mom and Dad’s tractor mower, fixing Mom’s computer, getting the chainsaw and weed eater working, and more. Dad made sure I was doing everything right, as you can see in this photo.

dad-david-workingOn Tuesday I got a chance to work on Biscuit. I started by cleaning up the frame some more so that I could deciding how the engine, tranny and tc would be mounted. The T-18 I’m installing is a bit shorter than the automatic TH-350 I’m replacing, which is the reason for the redesign.

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Here’s where I started today.

When I bolted the T-18 to the adapter to the Dana 20/18 (Dana 20 housing, Dana 18 gears) I discovered my custom mount is too tight against the T-18. So, I’m going to have to alter that.

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1954 Photo of XM-151 Test Jeep

• CATEGORIES: Features, M-151, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay

This is an interesting design.

“You are bidding on an original press photo from 2013 featuring The quarter ton Ford XM151 “Jeep” developed for the Army Ordinance by Ford Motor Co, undergoes tests at Aberdeen roving Grounds in 1954. A new four speed forward transmission and overhead valve engine provide increased performance. . Photo is 16.5 x 12.5 in size.”

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No Updates Monday

• CATEGORIES: Features, Wood bodies • TAGS: , This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

No Updates until Tuesday morning. I hope everyone enjoyed Mother’s Day!

In the mean time check out this Willys Woodie (thanks to Merlin and Craig for forwarding the link) update from Hemmings:

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/05/12/willenhall-willys-woodie-wagon-winds-its-way-to-weybridge/?refer=news

You may remember that this Woodie was auctioned on eBay in 2012.

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