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GPAs from Around the World

• CATEGORIES: Features, GPA (SEEP), Museums This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Mark asked about finding a SEEP in a museum. So, I this post reflects GPAs in museums and  around the world. I’m sure there are others. If you know of any more, please email me a link or add it to the comments.

In Bangkok, Thailand, this SEEP is housed with several other jeeps at the Chokchai Museum. This video shows a short walk around. That might be a M-606 next to it.

The Wheatcroft Collection, in Leicester, England, has a great collection of vehicles, including this GPA. Here are many more photos of the collection.

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Wheatcroft Collection Ford GPA http://www.flickr.com/photos/hooper-phil/10435948444/sizes/z/in/photostream/

The Moscow, Russia, Victory Park has a GPA stored outside. This website includes a variety of closeups as well.

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http://svsm.org/gallery/gpa

Russia-moscow-victory-park-ford-gpa2Back in 2010 I posted this GPA that’s housed in the South African Military Museum in Johannesburg.

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Jeep Chase Seen From the 1953 Movie OFF LIMITS

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

Off Limits was a 1953 movie staring Bob Hope and Mickey Rooney. I’ve never seen the movie, but blogger Robby Cress has seen it and likes it. A couple years ago he authored about a chase scene that involved a military police jeep driven by Mickey Rooney that chased a car driven by Bob Hope. Filmed in several Los Angeles Neighborhoods, Cress tracks down some of the old locations, pinpoints them, and compares them to their 2012 counterparts. The photos include shots of the jeep, which is painted in a Constulabary style with a stripe that drapes widely over the cowl, before flowing down and along the side of the jeep to its rear in one large wide stripe. Here are other derivations of the Constulabary paint style.

Here’s the entire post: http://dearoldhollywood.blogspot.com/2012/07/off-limits-1953-film-locations.html

These are a few of the jeep related photos taken (I assume) from the video:

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Looking at the Culver Hotel from Van Buren Place.

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Rooney drives down Culver Blvd, passing the Culver Hotel.

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Rooney turns onto Cardiff Ave from Culver Boulevard.

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Rooney drives down Hughes Ave towards Washington Blvd.

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Rooney drives by the Culver Theatre.

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3 Willys World Newsletters on eBay

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

3 issues of the Willys World Newsletter from 1987 are for sale on eBay.

“WILLYS WORLD NEWS LETTER
VOLUME 14 NUMBER 1
JANUARY – FEBRUARY 1987
VOLUME 14 NUMBER 2
MARCH – APRIL 1987
VOLUME 14 NUMBER 5
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 1987
ORIGINAL ISSUE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
THE WILLYS CLUB IS NOW DEFUNCT”

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Here are a few photos. From Volume 14 Number 1:
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From Volume 14 Number 2:
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From Volume 14 Number 5:
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WANTED: SM420 Transfercase Adapter

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

Eric is in the New York area and is looking for an SM420 Transfercase Adapter. Does anyone have a used one they are interested in selling? You can email him at schwartz.eric.b@gmail.com.

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Demo Truck at Boston 4×4 in South Africa

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

Marc and his son were driving in Anderbolt (South Africa) when his son spotted this beautiful truck sitting in a showroom at Boston 4×4 Accessories. If you are in South Africa, check out their store.

He writes, “This truck is their company demo vehicle for the 4×4 accessories and parts they supply under the name of Boston 4×4 Accessories, +27 11 914 3004 or sales@boston4x4.co.za. and are located in Anderbolt, Boksurg, Gauteng, South Africa. I see their web page is down, under construction.

It has a small block V8 (ford) but I didn’t learn the transmission set up. I could not find the data plate for the serial number any where. As noted in the photos, this truck is right hand drive, not a factory mod. Done way after it left the US.”

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BOSTON 4x4 WILLYS TRUCK a3

BOSTON 4x4 WILLYS TRUCK a4

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