My GI-Joe gun never went “BAM!”.
GI-Joe has all the Fun Toys
March 7, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Artists/Drawings, Comics, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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1948 Photo from China with Willys Truck on eBay
March 7, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, Postcards, Willys Trucks This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Marc found this unusual Willys export truck with extra carrying capacity. I thought it was a refrigeration unit of some kind, but the side reads “Pocket Testament Leage”. Maybe it is a variant of the Sprecksell body (see brochure in post below).
“Vintage 1948 Real Picture Post Card of two Chinese men from the Pocket Testament League posing with a Willys Jeep Panel truck or van. The condition is good with some loss to the front…you still get the idea. Great addition to any collection.”
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1948 Sprecksell Magnesium Alloy Truck Body Brochure
March 7, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
It looks like this matches the standard design layout of the truck nicely.
1941 Photo of BRC-60 and Men with Rifles on eBay
March 7, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Bantam-FordGP-WillysMA-EarlyJPs, Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
I’ve never seen an original version of this press photo from February 6, 1941. Great photo! The use of the term “Might Midget” rather than jeep or blitz buggy is notable.
“This is an original press photo. Dept- US Army Service Corps, Credit – ACME & NEAPhoto measures 9 x 7inches. Photo is dated 02-6-1941.”
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MINI-BEEP Kit from Struck-kit
UPDATE: Blaine forwarded the video for the Mini-Beep:
Struck-Kit offers what they call a Mini-Beep Kit, which you can use to build mini jeep-like vehicles. You can even build an amphibious version.
http://www.struckcorp.com/mini-beep/
I’d Rather Push a Landrover T-shirt on eBay
March 7, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
I guess there’s a reason no one has wanted to bid $.99 for this . . .
“Excellent condition. Large logo on the front chest. Adult XL.”
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The ‘Kruse’ WWII Victory Museum in Auburn, In
UPDATE: There was a report the museum might have closed, but Renee reports it is still open.
(Originally post was from 2010) In early 2000, Dean Kruse purchased the entire collection of a closed Belgium museum. On September 4, 2000, the groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new 192,000 square foot American Heritage Museum that would house the former Belgian collection on a site in Auburn, Indiana. The museum complex opened in early 2003, with the WWII Victory Museum housed in the south wing of the complex. Read the entire history here from cybermodeler. This looks like a big place with multiple museums.
These photos were shot by Rick and Orinda:
These photos were located at the cybermodeler online site
Jeep @ the Poe Motor Company
March 5, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
Buz found this photo from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He writes, “This is Poe Motor Company a Plymouth/Desoto dealer, the building still stands, maybe one day I can get a photo of my CJ3A in front of it, I believe the building is now a restaurant.” The Poe Motor Company name is painted across the windshield.
1943 Tennessee Army Maneuvers Pillow on eBay
March 5, 2014 • CATEGORIES: Features • TAGS: pillowcase. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
The second pillow case with a jeep in two days. These clearly weren’t one-offs. There must have been a basic pattern or some kind of history behind them.
“Up for bid is a Tennessee Army Maneuvers 1943 To My Wife Poem Pillow Cover Tank Jeep Cannon Eagle etc. Images and writing on the cover are raised felt like material. No stains, color variation in the photos is due to the flash hitting the folds and wrinkles. In very good condition for its age.”
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The Taylors of Walnut Hill (from 1948)
March 4, 2014 • CATEGORIES: CJ-2A, Features, Magazine • TAGS: bed-extension. This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
The Taylors of Walnut Hill, Kansas, were featured in the March 1948 issue of Country Gentleman. They owned the Walnut Hill Hereford Ranch. I googled the ranch, but it no longer appears active under that name.
According to the article, “Tom Taylor bought his his CJ-2A jeep with some misgivings, but the jeep is probably his favorite piece of equipment. He now declares he wouldn’t know how to farm without it.”
Closeup of the CJ-2A
The article also notes, “The most original item is their repair-trailer, a wheeled frame of six-inch tubular steel which serves as compressed-air tank, carrying its own power, equipped for spray-painting, lubrication-pressure, welding and acetylene-torch cutting.”
Custom trailer for welding, cutting and mobile power. It appears the CJ-2A has an bed extender along with an extra tall rear seat (custom seat?).
