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I ran across this image the other day. It’s a surreal composition. The AP Photo is part of a collection of 45 pictures from Africa published on the Atlantic Monthly’s website. View all the amazing photos here.
According to the caption, “A U.S. army soldier with a sub-machine gun and another in a jeep guard the looming S. S. Partos which was damaged and had capsized against the dock when the Allies landed at the North African port, in 1942. (AP Photo)”
Jeff was vacationing in France and Belgium when he ran across two businesses located in Carentan: Paratrooper and Paratrooper Vehicles. He thought I might have known about them, but nope I did not know about them. Carentan is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. If anyone else has been here (or can translate the website better than I), feel free to comment!
Jeff writes, “I was just in northern France and Belgium with the family on vacation and was in the Normandy area which incorporated a D-Day beach tour. Stayed in Carentan and came across Paratrooper. I am sure you may have known about them. I visited both businesses which are in different locations. I took some photos of the restoration location, Paratrooper Vehicles and thought you would like to see them.”
Thanks for taking these. I will add this to my list of must visit places when we do our Great European Jeep Tour. When are we doing this tour? I’m hoping in time for the the 70th anniversary of DDay.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was KR45000.
Here’s a 1957 fire truck from Norway that is still in great shape. This jeep is located in the far north of Norway.
Here’s the Norwegian ad (click here to translate):
Veteran/brannbil fra 1957 selges pga plassmangel. Flott bil og samleobjekt for den interesserte. I 2011 ble den kjørt fra Sarpsborg til Hammerfest uten et feilslag, Har desverre ikke tatt bilder innvendig men di kommer om noen dager det er tank i bilen tror det er plast nyere rør og kuleventiler følger med en bensindrevet pumpe til å kjøre trykk fra tanken, det er slangetrommel i bilen og to sitteplasser helt bak samt hjelm fra den tiden…har også satt inn 3 brannslukkere fra 60/70 tallet av typen Nu Swift bak i bilen, det er også gammeltypen hampslanger både 2 1/2 ” og 1 1/2″ med nord kupplinger.
Har tatt bilder under bilen og det er ikke rust, startet forøvrig på første forsøk etter å ha stått ute sin første vinter. Har redusert prisen dersom hurtig avgjørelse på salg. Det er en 6 sylindra motor Flatsix Hurricane”
Originally posted November 24, 2009
It’s been about four years since I last scuba’d in the Caribbean. Getting my picture next to “Jeep Reef” in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park would be a great next dive. Note to self: Book trip to Bahamas …. leave jeep at home.
According to this website, The Jeep Reef “is one of the prettiest reefs you will ever see. The strong current that sweeps through this cut keeps the reef ‘s corals very healthy. This dive can only be done at slack tide because of the strong currents . It is in the middle of the Exumas Land & Sea Park, so you will find a very healthy population of fish. This dive site gets its name from a coral encrusted jeep that sits near the mooring.”
Originally posted Feb 3, 2010
Inspired by the Castro/Guevara video I found, Esteban went hunting for a couple more vintage pics from that era. Sebastian has generously shared those with us below. Esteban also found what Sebastian believes is “a very special since it could be the first Willys ad ever in Colombia. It was published before the jeeps arrived to the country. It is basically inviting people to reserve their jeeps before arrival time.”
Originally posted June 15, 2009 (See, there is even a Power Wagon Museum!)
At some point early in his driving life, my dad owned a red Dodge Power Wagon. I’ve never ridden in one myself, however I found a place where I can explore several different models: The Kempner Power Wagon Museum.
The Kempner Museum is an owner-owned museum, with the owner displaying vehicles and other items he has collected over the years. Recently, the owner, with his wife’s blessing he notes, built a building to house the trucks and other related materials.
This museum does not take a ‘hands off’ approach, rather people can climb into these vehicles, touch and explore them.
The museum is located in Kempner, Texas (museum info), which is roughly 150 miles south of Dallas. I’m adding to my list of places to visit soon.
Roberto just completed this caricature of a M-38. You can see his progress from start-to-finish here:
Steve forwarded some images from a Kool Nights event in Redding.
He writes, “Today wraps up the final day of the week long event, Kool April Nites in Redding, Ca. Over 1800 vehicles came from hundreds of miles around to attend the 23rd annual event. Here are some photos of the “Jeeps of Kool April Nites”. I didn’t get away from my working my car club’s booth, so I didn’t get very good pictures this year. I also needed a better camera to take evening photos of the Friday Night Cruise.
Below is Steve’s Jeepster
Steve discovered this image in the New Jersey State Police Museum archives. The museum was kind enough to allow us to publish it.
Steve rights, “I did some research with our museum staff and found this picture from 1951 of a state trooper driving a WW II Willys MB that had been converted for police use. Looks like it may have been used in rural areas as a sorta fire jeep. See the large fire extinguisher on the left fender skirt …. Coincidentally, one of our troopers (Trooper Joseph C. Walter Jr. #685) was killed in the line of duty in a motor vehicle accident on 9-7-52, I believe in that very same jeep.”
Glenn forwarded this unusual and rare Snow Tractor from the early 1940s located at the Wright Museum in New Hampshire.
The M7 was conceived as an Army Air Force rescue/utility vehicle. It was found that most plane crashes occurred on the climb out of or approach to an airport. With the large number of northern bases in remote locations, getting to these aircraft was difficult at best – impossible at worse. Shown above with M19 Trailer.
Manufacturer: Allis-Chalmers
M7 Snow Tractor (SNOCAT)
Crew: 2
Engine: Willys MB, 4cyl. (134.2 c.i.)
Horsepower: 63
Date Manufactured: 1944
Number Produced: 291
Weight: 2, 620 lbs
Range: 160 miles
http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ac&th=139774
http://www.farmcollector.com/Tractors/Allis-Chalmers-M7-The-Abominable-Snow-Tractor.aspx
http://www.wrightmuseum.org/about/photo-gallery/category/4-from-the-frontlines.html
The unofficial Allis-Chalmers Forum: http://www.allischalmers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17492&title=allischalmers-snow-cat
From the Wright Museum comes this photograph:
