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This image comes from Dreamstime.com, a royalty-free (though not all free) stock photography website. There are a variety of jeep images there too. You can see all the images at http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photography-playground-toy-image14938897
Here’s another playground jeep-styled toy I found on Flicker.
Gerald forwarded me an email about this unusual car. Built for the 1940 World Fair, this transparent 1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six was sold at auction for $388,000 in the summer of 2011. This is the first time I’ve seen it. You can read more at Hemmings:
“The 1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six “Ghost Car,” first displayed at the New York World’s Fair and later at the Smithsonian Institution, was sold Saturday for $308,000.
Originally built for $25,000, the car with a Plexiglas body was the first transparent car built in America . Another was built the following year, but its whereabouts are unknown.
“This is the only one known to exist,” said Alain Squindo, a car specialist for RM Auctions, which held the auction for the “Ghost Car” and other specialty vehicles in Plymouth , Mich. “It’s a very original car.”
The Ghost Car was first displayed at the 1939/1940 New York World’s Fair, Squindo said. It toured a number of dealerships, and then was at the Smithsonian in Washington , D.C. for a number of years.
It has been owned by the same family since the 1980s. “They were rather sad to see their beloved car go,” Squindo said. He could not disclose the name of the buyer.
The car has 86 miles on it, picked up by being driven in and out of dealerships for displays. It was a collaboration between GM and Rohm & Haas chemical company, which made the Plexiglas. Structural metal underneath was given a copper wash and all hardware, including the dashboard was chrome-plated.”
UPDATE: It turns out this picture is from the book “Jeepen i Sverige”. I discovered this connection on a thread at G503.com.
Here are some more pictures from the “Jeepen i Sverige”: http://cj3b.info/Finds/FindsSweden.html (looks like a very interesting book!)
Original Post 04/28/2012:
Buz discovered this image on FLICKR. Despite looking like a ww2 photo, this was taken in 2008 by ‘Magnus’. According to the caption, the Willys MB lies in a marshland in a forest, “it was dumped there on the ice during winter, in hope that it would sink in the summer.” This is somewhere in Sweden. It sure looks like there are salvageable parts on it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32687125@N05/3297206639
Two and a half years ago Kevin purchased a solid fixer-upper wagon out of Conifer, Co, that he saw on eWillys and had it shipped to Georgia. Despite battling a few health issues, Kevin managed to complete his wagon build. Even better, in one week he expects to embark on a trip to a place he’d never heard of prior to launching his build; he’s headed to Moab, Ut, for the 3rd Annual Willys Overland Rally.
Not only does he have a chance to share this adventure with his children, but he also plans to adapt his wagon so that his daughter, who uses a wheelchair, can “get some gravel in her travel”.
I hope you have a grand adventure Kevin! Congrats on your wagon!
Buz spotted this flatfender online from the 2012 Good Guys Del Mar car show. I’m not sure if this is a drag or just a hot rod jeep.
http://public.fotki.com/wackydave/car_shows/car-shows-2012/goodguys-del-mar-na-1/page9.html
I spotted this neat little drawing by David McMullen over at Sun Compass, which has a page about the Rat Patrol.
http://suncompass.fandom.tv/military_vehicles.htm
John, from R&P 4WD, forwarded another neat flattie.
John writes, “Steve, our resident AT/wiring guru has had this in one of the back bays for the last year. The pictures don’t do any justice to the super slick paint job on the frame. Boxed and stretched frame (8″ in the front horns), small block Ford, C4 automatic, Model 18 TC, and an overdrive from Herm. Here’s the reallt slick part, Jeep XJ rear leaf springs, under all 4 corners. R&P Dana 44 front, with disc brakes, and a R&P full floater kit in the rear, with 11″ drums.”
John from R&P 4WD forwarded pics of his customer’s nice flattie build. It has YJ SOA, R&P High Pinion Dana 44’s front and rear, Buick V6, GM SM 420, Dana Model 20, crusing around on 35″ rubber..
Jerry spotted this at the scale4x4rc.org forums.
http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=64939
According to the Denver Public Library’s Digital Archives, this photo “Shows pontoon bridge over the River Po. Two Tenth Mountain Division soldiers drive a jeep loaded with boxes. Four more loaded jeeps drive through a cut in an embankment. Twelve soldiers sit nearby or stand ready to work near the bridge. Italian citizens and more soldiers sit at the top of the cut and watch the passing convoy. Many of the Italians have bicycles with them.”
http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/42747/rec/18
Gary forwarded these updates on his CJ-5. See an earlier post about his jeep here.
“I first want to say the NP435 transmission was a challenge but it was worth the work. It shifts very well. I like the extra low first gear and reverse. In one of the pictures you can see the transmission cover with cup holders I made. I took and modified an electrical box and covered it with spray on bed liner then, I used the same boot that I had on my T90.
I decided to go back with stock manifold on my exhaust. Lawrence uses a good method instead of using a Y-pipe he uses a dual flow muffler with two inlets and one outlet. I am much happier with this. It puts all the fumes out the back and is a lot quieter. I will send you a picture of the build Lawrence is working on which shows this application. After looking at his, I took my Jeep to the same muffler shop and ordered a duplicate.
The master cylinder reservoir works nice as well, you can see it on the driver side in one of the pictures.
I added a detachable Reece brand tow bar, the brackets are on the front bumper.
I am finished working on it until cold weather comes again. I have some axles out of a parts Jeep that have 3.73 gears. That will be my next project.”
Below is the exhaust system Lawrence has installed on his jeep.
Treb found this great old picture from East Tawas, Mi. Great pic. Kids, if you try this at home, don’t tell you parents you saw it here!
