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It’s Halloween Time

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Ann’s mom really likes Halloween.  Drop by and get some candy, if you dare . . .

Ann’s mother Rosemary preparing Dracula (he sits up and then lays back down).

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The Adventures of Tin Tin: Destination Moon

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Belgian writer George Remi wrote and illustrated the Adventures of Tin Tin, a series of comic strips and books, which have been adapted for radio, television, theatre and movies. The sixteenth series of comic strips is called Destination Moon, which features a great illustration of our heroes in a jeep racing for a rocket. If you do a search for “tin tin” and “jeep” on eBay you’ll run into a variety of toy jeeps for sale. I’ve never read the comic series, so I really know very little about how much the jeep is involved in the series.

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Photo of Slat Grilles in an Army Convoy on a Snow Lined Road on eBay

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This is a neat old photograph. The first two vehicles are slat grille MBs.

“This is a gloss finish 8″ x 10″ black and white photograph of a WWII Era military convoy traveling on a cleared road between majestic snow covered fir trees. It would be nice to know their destination. Does it look cold! There are no markings on the back of this picture, but it is pristine and very professional. I am selling numerous pictures taken during the WWII era which are of great historical interest and need to be preserved. Many are from Kashmir and other places in the Far East where the previous owner was stationed. The owner was a photographer for the military.”

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Zamboni: The Coolest Machine on the Ice Book

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UPDATE: This is back on eBay.  Initial bid is $6.99.

I purchased a copy of this book. There are some good pictures and stories of the jeeps used to make the first few Zamboni Ice Resurfacers.  If you haven’t seen it, here’s my post about the Zamboni Ice Resurfacer.

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T-Shirts and JeepTruck.com $12

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Mark has some t-shirts for sale.  I’ve included a picture of the back of the jeep-truck.com shirts and the front of the women’s aqua blue v-neck.

Mark writes, “JeepTruck.com t-shirts feature all of the new Jeep Truck concept vehicles such as the Mighty FC, J12, Gladiator and Nukizer 715. t-shirts come in white or tan for men and aqua blue v-neck for women all shirts are $12 which includes free shipping in the Continental U.S.  Contact  marksmith@jeeptruck.com  to get yours today!  Please specify color, size and quantity when ordering. PayPal, Visa/Master Card/Discover, check or money order are all accepted.

Don’t forget we also have SellAJeep.com t-shirts available at the same great price of $12. These shirts feature all of your favorite Willys Jeep vehicles!
 
Special note: Women’s v-neck aqua blue JeepTruck.com t-shirt has the JeepTruck.com logo on front of shirt. Back of women’s shirt does not have the concept trucks on the back of the shirt it is a plain back.”
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Ok, Joe Book

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I bought this book because it sounded interesting and because it had a jeep on the cover. “Ok, Joe” is about a Louis Guilloux, who for a short time acts as a French interpreter.  A well respected writer before the start of WWII, Louis kept a diary of his experiences and this book is structured in that way, describing his impressions about the end of France’s occupation and the entrance of the Allies (American’s in particular).   There is not much about jeeps, other than the writer takes several rides in one, driven by a driver named Joe.  If you like WWII history, it’s a different look at it. I enjoyed the book.

From the publisher:
“OK, Joe!” the American lieutenant calls out to his driver. He hops into his jeep and heads out through French countryside just liberated from the Nazis. With him is the narrator of this novel, Louis, a Frenchman engaged by the American Army as an interpreter. Louis serves a group of American officers charged with bringing GIs to account for crimes–including rape and murder–against French citizens. The friendly banter of the American soldiers and the beautiful Breton landscape stand in contrast to Louis’s task and his growing awareness of the moral failings of the Americans sent to liberate France. For not only must Louis translate the accounts of horrific crimes, he comes to realize that the accused men are almost all African American. Based on diaries that the author kept during his service as a translator for the U.S. Army in the aftermath of D-Day, OK, Joe follows Louis and the Americans as they negotiate with witnesses, investigate the crimes, and stage the courts-martial. Guilloux has an uncanny ear for the snappy speech of the GIs and a tenderness for the young, unworldly men with whom he spends his days, and, in evocative vignettes and dialogues, he sketches the complex intersection of hope and disillusionment that prevailed after the war. Although the American presence in France has been romanticized in countless books and movies, OK, Joe offers something exceedingly rare: a penetrating French perspective on post-D-Day GI culture, a chronicle of trenchant racism and lost ideals.”

Learn more about the book “OK, Joe” at Amazon

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Wagon Postcard on eBay

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Here’s a neat old postcard.

“Vintage Postcard showing Jeep 4-wheel drive utility wagon.

Date of postcard unknown, although the New York address is prior to the use of zip codes.

See pictures for details of condition.
If you have a question, please ask before bidding.

Shipping costs:  $2.00 within the US / $4.00 International.
These shipping costs will apply for up to 10 postcards if you wait on a combined invoice before paying.
Email me for other shipping questions.”

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Early Photo of the Alaskan Highway

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Here’s a neat postcard.

“Title: RPPC – Military Jeep on Alaska Highway thru Canada Postcard
Description: Card was mailed, has light wear, no major creases.
We are selling a large number of postcards in the near future. Some will be individual, some in large groups. Be sure to look at our other auctions as we list similar items simultaneously.”

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