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1940s Photo of a Jeep and Photographer on eBay

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

The eBay title for this reads “Army Photographers Document Arctic Smurf UFO Crash”. However, no description was provided to explain that odd title.

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1947 Postcard of Wagon at Texas City Disaster on eBay

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

This is a postcard that has not been mailed.

“Offered is one DB PC entitled: “Bath House and Dance Pavilion, Palacias, [Palacios] Texas”.

PC is in Good condition; edge and corner wear; Cancellation stamp ink on face of card; mailed 1908

I am selling many PC’s and books I have collected over the years and looking for a good home for these old friends with another like-minded collector.

Will combine shipments to reduce postage.”

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1944? Valentine’s Card w/ a Jeep

• CATEGORIES: Artists/Drawings, Features, Women & Jeeps • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

It’s a cute card.

“THIS FUN VINTAGE VALENTINE CARD HAS A WWII ARMY SOLDIER GIVING HIS GIRLFRIEND A RIDE IN HIS JEEP.

THIS IS PRINTED ON THE FRONT: “JEEPERS BUT I’D LIKE YOU FOR MY VALENTINE”.

THE CARD MEASURES 5″ HIGH AND 7-1/2″ WIDE. IT IS DATED 1944 ON THE BACK.

IT IS SIGNED IN PENCIL ON THE BACK. THERE IS NO TAPE OR SCRAPBOOK RESIDUE ON THE BACK OF THE CARD.”

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1943 Ford GP in Armour and Company Ad on eBay

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

It’s not a large graphic, but this ad includes a Ford GP illustration.

“A wonderful original magazine ad from 1943 for Armour and Company No soldier in the world gets better care than a man in the U.S. Army”

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1942 GPW SAS-Themed Murray, UT **Status Unknown**

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UPDATE: Was $31,000. Status Unknown.

(11/17/2014) Looks like they were having some fun in the photo. Numbers aren’t matching.

“1942 GPW Ford Jeep restored in 2010 as a British SAS Vehicle, battling the Axis power in North Africa in early 1940s. Always stored indoors.

Rebuilt Ford Engine (does not match with frame serial #), original restored frame, original restored seats, removed back seat to add rear machine gun. Includes .50 cal M2 AA machine gun on the passenger side, Acetylene/Oxygen actuated (includes small battery and the two gas tanks) – a $5,000 @ cost. Dual Resin/Metal Vickers K Machine gun on pedestal, and single Vickers K Machine gun on driver side. Please note that the twin Vickers K have been relocated (from photos) on a central back pedestal. Water condensing unit located on front bumper. x8 Gas Jerry Can on rear fenders, and x4 Water Jerry Cans on hood (most marked between 1945-1955). Six combat wheels since two wheels are spares.

Included Reproduction and RARE Bagnold Sun Compass in working condition – $1,000 value.
Included Reproduction Thomspon machine gun on hood, British water bottles, British back packs, British misc equipment filling the back.
Included SAS full uniform with shorts, KD shirt, belt, hand gun in holster (reproduction, not functioning), scarf, SAS patch

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Belgium Entac Jeep

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UPDATE: Michael McGill from the Airforce 462 Weapons Load Crew page on Facebook reports it is not a bomb nor a rocket. It’s a missile (as Bob correctly noted as well), a French Antac MGM-32 Anti-Tank Missile. The US Army used this before the TOW Missile became available.

As I told Charles, I don’t want those rockets/bombs/missiles fired from a jeep while I’m sitting next to the launcher! This is an old photo of from the Belgium Army.

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Belgium transmissions group.

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Pedal Jeep in Mumbai, India

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Glenn Woudenberg wrote me a note saying this pedal jeep was spotted at a Bazaar in Mumbai, India. That seems to me to be a good excuse to go to India. It kind of has a ‘high hood’ feel to it.  The wheels look similar to a Tri-ang.

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Rare Koenig R100J Winch **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** on eBay for $455. There’s a discussion about it on the CJ-3A Page.

“Koenig Model R100J Forward/Reverse PTO Winch. It mounts directly to a CJ2A, CJ3A or CJ3B, with the integral mounting bracket. PTO is off of the crankshaft pulley. This winch is off of my 1949 CJ3A and is very unique and rare; in fact I have never seen another one with this type PTO. This may be just what you need to make your restoration a one of a kind. It is in excellent working condition with the exception of a broken ear on the engagement lever and that part is available on the internet.

Included are the winch with integral mounting bracket, engine bracket assembly for PTO and lube block. The winch is complete and works but the PTO is missing the parts noted below. The missing parts will have to be machined. There is a company who reproduces a similar sliding clutch assembly for Land Rovers that may adapt. Note – The pictured engine IS NOT included and was used to illustrate the mounting of the engine PTO bracket only.

Not included:
Sliding clutch assy. (coupling winch to crankshaft nut)
Roller Fairlead
Cab Control lever assy.
Roller Chain (between sprockets on winch and PTO bracket)
Please contact me if you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them.”

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Koenig-Model-R100J-Forward-Reverse-PTO-Winch-for-Willys-CJ2A-CJ3A-or-CJ3B-Jeep-/261385622613?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cdbcc1455&vxp=mtr

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