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Slat Grille By Cable in May 5, 1942, Life Magazine

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

I bought a cheap copy of the May 5, 1942, issue of Life Magazine off ebay the other day. In it I found these photos on page 8-11. It was a failed effort to slide a jeep across a river by cable.

Before I show a the hanging jeep, I wanted to share the photo below that shows some jeeps aboard a vessel of some sort.

1942-05-04-Life-Magazine-pg23Here’s the jeep by cable from pages 8-11. You can view the magazine on Google.

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1976 Medicoach Trailer Clinic Borchure

• CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, FC150-FC170-M677, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Lylito spotted a Medicoach modified FC at Coachbuilt.com. A brochure for this was sold on eBay also.

From the back:

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From the front:

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I’ve never seen one of these trailers for sale. It appears most or all went to Southeast Asia.

“original non color sales sheet , 8.5 x 11 , shows Scotty Dispensary , Immunization Trailer Clinic as used by the Dooley Foundation in Southeast Asia. Produced by Medicoach , Oneonta , New York.”

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Bill’s Report From Alaska

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Bill filed a report on his trip to Alaska.

He writes, “Back from Alaska – assumption going, it would be the land of 4 wheel drives and lots of jeeps old and new.  Reality – the Toyota sedan is the vehicle of choice, Jeeps on the road from Fairbanks to Seward numbered about 2 dozen – none Willys era.  Bubba lives up there – see the M38A1 grafted to a Willys wagon, the Willys truck with a Ford or Chevy bed and the Willys truck with wire wheels.  There was a CJ3B fire truck I saw.

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1960s FC Cufflinks

• CATEGORIES: FC150-FC170-M677, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

These were on eBay. The auction has ended.

“Original Vintage 1960’s JEEP WILLYS Cab-Over FC-170 TRUCK CUFFLINKS & TIE BAR
Vintage DEALER PROMO SET of Mens jewelry for high fashion dress up events or car show,swap meet,cruising,cruise-in
I do not know exact year,truck has spare tire on side of bed,4 headlights,classic jeep grill,3 windows on passenger side
including wing window
Condition: Look & Work Perfect,with light wear,No problems,spring mechanism is perfect
Made by: Mercury Industries
Has not been cleaned or polished,nice patina,slightly tarnished by age
Weighs: 21 Grams Front Measures: 1.25″ x .75″”

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Target Practice Jeep at Page Field in Fort Myers

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

Notice the track and the guide below the front of the jeep’s bumper. This photo came from Mission4Today.com

“Several students at Page Field in Fort Myers (ca 1945) with a jeep, the mechanical mule of the army that carried a target around on a circular cement track. The jeep itself was protected by a large embankment in the background. The students are over the right side of the embankment and shoot at a target.”

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Photo of DJ-3A Surrey with Hardtop on eBay

• CATEGORIES: DJ-3A, Features, Old Images • TAGS: , This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE II (09/11/2013): Brian and Bruce each sent a photo. See below pink surrey photos.

UPDATE (09/10/2013): Brian shared these pics of a Surrey with a Kelly hardtop. He bought the hardtop, but not the jeep.See Brian’s pic and info underneath the pink surrey hardtop photos.

Unfortunately, there’s no description. Only the date of July 1965.

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(09/11/2013) Brian sent this photo of the door after it was sand blasted.

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(09/11/2013) Bruce forwarded this photo of the surrey without the top.

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(09/10/2013) Brian’s photos of a 1961 DJ-3A Surrey:

Brian writes, “It’s not the same Jeep. My top has never had an i.d. tag on it which i always thought was odd. When i bought the top, the Jeep was only in Florida for a year or two at the time. Before that it was in Virginia where it had spent most of it’s life, the same State that the top was built in. The story was something like: a lady bought the Surrey new in ’61 and then (i think) it was sold to a serviceman around the time of Vietnam. He put the Jeep in storage and it sat there for well over 30 years, hence why it was in such good shape. I can’t remember who had the top put on it. 
 
I found two more pics that show a bit of the pink paint, in the rear cargo area some is showing on the ribs and the front floor shot shows a line of pink around the body seam. I had underhood pics that showed alot of pink paint that the cheaper paint didn’t adhere too well to but i can’t find them.

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1941 Champion Spark Plugs Ad on eBay

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

This ad depicts a Bantam BRC-60.

“From a 1941 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, this is an ad for Champion Spark Plugs with art by Vickery. Illustrated are 8 uses for Champion Spark Plugs:
1. Bomber, Trainer, Airliner or Light Plane
2. Tanks
3. Reconnaissance Car or Jeep
4. Motorcycle
5. PT Boats of the Mosquito Fleet
6. American Industry
7. Farm Tractors
8. Trucking Industry
13 5/8″ x 10 1/8″
Excellent condition”

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