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Steve’s Ceramic Wagon Model

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Yesterday Steve shared a photo of this ceramic wagon model of his ’57 Sedan Delivery Wagon that he created when he was 18.  It is 12″ in length.

He wrote, “I made the wagon the first year at Jr. College.   There was a ’57 Chevy I though was pretty cool made in a previous class.  So, I did a “self portrait”, sort of…..    My Willys Wagon was my “wheels” until I got a real job, as opposed to summer jobs.   The engine when bad, so I parked it and bought my first FC-170 in ’82.  I drove that through my University days.  Everyone called it the “garbage truck”.   I was in the sailing club and very few had a vehicle that could tow the boats on weekend saildays.  So, the garbage truck was one of the tow vehicles on the weekends, and on the two campouts each year.  I’m sure everyone has fond memories of that ugly thing.

Now the ’57 wagon has it’s first paint job, and waiting to be assembled.  The body is on the frame, but it not bolted down yet.  The engine and transmission will be next….some day.  I have too many projects in line at the moment.”

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Grrrumbler: Custom Flatfender Model

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UPDATE: Was on eBay. **SOLD**. It is similar to the Trailblazer

Where was this when I was building models?  This has desert dog-like tires, a stainless look, and some turbine rims!

“GRRRUMBLER 4×4 Jeep Off Road Custom MPC 1:25 OPENED Vtg Model Kit 70’s”

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1948 CJ-2A Ad for a Hydraulic Control Lift on eBay

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I wish this were in better focus.  Neat ad.

“Up for Auction we have this ORIGINAL 1948 UNIVERSAL ‘JEEP’ AD. Approx. 10 1/4X13 1/2″. A nice clean ad, in excellent condition, suitable for framing. Carefully shipped with backer board”

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Model Kit in Box by E.Z.KRAFT on eBay

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This is neat.

“From 1950’s ??? ….. Excellent Condition (see picture) …… U.S. Army JEEP …. Wood Model Kit by E.Z. KRAFT ……….. See MY STORE for other Model Kits > War Tank, Army Tank, and another Jeep with AntiAircraft Gun …. ALL VINTAGE > UNUSED and in the ORIGINAL BOX !!!!!!”

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Tin ‘Safari’ Jeep out of Japan on eBay

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I looks for another example of this toy on the web, but couldn’t find one.

“UP FOR AUCTION IS:
A VINTAGE, DELUXE BRAND, TIN TOY SAFARI JEEP. IT WAS MADE IN JAPAN, IT MEASURES 6 3/4″ LONG BY 3 3/8″ WIDE BY 3 1/4″ TALL, AND IT’S IN GOOD CONDITION.”

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Structo Ride-on Fire Jeep on **SOLD**

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UPDATE: Was on eBay. **SOLD**

More on Structo Ride on Jeeps from the CJ-3B Page.

“Vintage Structo ride on Fire Jeep. Ride on that steers in VG condition , very little surface rust spots and marks. Rare only seen one other one on here. Says Fire Dept #26 on hood and pumper on seat. Shows tools on both fenders. Really nice pressed steel toy. It is missing the cover piece on hood as shown in pictures. Measures 26″ long by 10″ wide.”

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Original Jeep Family Brochure on eBay

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The cover on this mailer (of a pig behind a tiny tree) is unusual.  I am guessing this strategy didn’t work as I haven’t ran into pigs in other willys/jeep brochures.

“Here we have an auction for a nice original factory dealership sales brochure. This is an original print (not a reproduction or later made piece) This is an original piece as handed out at the dealerships when the models were new. It is in great condition with no rips, stains, tears or loose pages.”

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Handbook for Creating Radio Controlled vehicles, Including a Jeep on eBay

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I don’t know how detailed the plans are, but if you have ever wanted to built a radio controlled jeep, this might just work. The starting bid is only $7.

“HANDBOOK OF MODEL PLANES, CARS AND BOATS by Bill Winter. Copyright 1965 by Fawcett Publications, Inc. . Content includes: Sopwith Pup; Wittman Tailwind; R/C Jay; Lightning Bug; R/C Transmitter and Receiver; Fokker D-VII; Javelin; Hawker Hunter; Gull; Sparrow; Cars! Cars! Cars!; Tin Lizzie Fire Engine; Walker Electric; G.I. Jeep; Trailer Truck; White Heat 60; R2 Whalecatcher; Dabchick; Atomic Sub; Air Boat; Flying Saucer; and Powered Kites. 112 pages. Acceptable condition: handling bends; dog-ears; creases; tiny tears; minor soiling, fading and wear; light browning of inside pages; previous owner’s name written in ink on first page.”

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Photos from the 2012 Northern Ohio Flatfender Gathering

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Below are images from Sunday’s event at Bob Christy’s house.  Looks like there was a good variety of jeeps there!

Bob posted lots of  photos at his Facebook page and on Flickr as well

– Sebastian also posted some pictures at the Flatfender Club of Butler’s website

Dennis posted some photos at the CJ-2A page

Here are a few of Bob’s pictures.  This photo below is of the unusual Jeepster.

Here are a few of Sebastian’s photos.  Both Bob and Sebastian took a variety of photos of this chassis, but I can’t tell if there is something special done to this or not.  In fact, you can see Bob with camera in hand.

Here is a link to the earlier post and comments posted before the event.

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