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Kiss a Veteran Day

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It’s our annual ‘Kiss a Veteran Day’ here at eWillys. Normally, I kiss my veteran at least once a day (and twice on Sundays), but there is no kissing today as we are apart for a few days while I begin work on Biscuit here in Seattle. So, in honor of my veteran, here’s a kiss we shared in Times Square back in 2011. Not bad for a self portrait!

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Happy 80th Birthday Dad!

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For those of you who’ve read my book “Finding Virginia” you know that we weren’t sure a couple years ago whether dad would make it to his 80th birthday or not. Well, I’m happy to report that last night he officially turned 80. We celebrated with family and some thai food. He says his next goal is to reach the age of 90. Knowing him, he just might make it.

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Moab Willys Rally 2013 Video

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Pete from the Old Willys Forum forwarded these two videos he’s just posted from last summer’s 2013 Moab Willys Rally. The first video shows what it looks like when driving through Arches National Park. The second has some jeeping footage.

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FC-170 spotted in Ossipee, NH

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Here’s a good looking FC-170 Glenn found.

Glenn writes, “Was out roaming in NH yesterday looking at a DJ3A.  Happened by Ryan’s Garage in Center Ossipee, NH and spotted this freshly done FC170, a real sharp job.  Around the parking lot was several other Willys pickups along with another FC donor.  Sorry I didn’t get a front shot, but what you don’t see just to the left of the pix is a vey large, loud, chained dog.  Nobody came out to tell us differently, so we stayed right in the car.  Maybe some of the locals can tell us more.  This is SNOW country and these FC models didn’t last long up here.”

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Transporting Jeeps via Plane

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The August 03, 1942, issue of Life Magazine has an article about Transport Planes. The article includes photos of some GPWs. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t want to be wedged in there next to the jeep during a bumpy flight!

You can see the entire article at Google Books

There is a copy of this issue on eBay as well.

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