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March 1959 Willys-Overland Export Gala Brochures

• CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features, International • TAGS: , This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: I bought the Spanish version of this brochure off of eBay, so I’m adding it to this post. The Spanish version is Forma H1-3-59.

I won this rare early (first) Gala Brochure off of eBay. It is Form H1-3-59. The marketing document appears aimed at resorts and other tourist businesses. Interestingly, it appears conceptual in scope and doesn’t show any of the actual models available, other than what Las Brisas had done with DJ-3As. Note that on the back page it encourages interested parties to write to “Gala Plan, Willys Export Corp., Toledo 1, Ohio, U.S.A.”

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Stainless Flat Fender Düsseldorf, Germany $25,000

• CATEGORIES: CJ-3A, CJ5, Features, International • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Daniel’s neighbor in Germany has decided to sell his stainless flat fender jeep. Shipping is available. For more information, you can contact Daniel at kontakt @ langkau-automotive.de (remove spaces from around the @) and he can field initial questions.

“It has a galvanized CJ5 Frame, 3.8l AMC Engine, dana30 disc front, D44 30 Spline rear, power steering, power brakes.
Price $25K
Location Düsseldorf / Germany”

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History of VIASA

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JW added a comment to one of the VIASA posts, which led me to do some googling. I landed on this YouTube video that appears to do a good job sketching the history of VIASA and the vehicles.

 
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1969 Viasa Brochure (Spain)

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I just picked up this Viasa brochure from Egypt via eBay (along with some other 1 sheet brochures). Note that these rigs are all powered by the Perkins Diesel. I’ve dated this using the legal notice at the bottom of page three that ends in “1969”.

This front page is about 8.5″ x 11″ landscape oriented:

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This middle section opens horizontally:

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4 1969? Viasa Spanish Jeep Ad Sheets

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I could not find dates on these, but the models and designs look very similar to the 1969 brochure, so I can only guess these are from around 1969. Each of these models are similar to the M-series forward control designs.

The “Jeep” Campeardo is reflective of the M-676; just a basic forward control truck:

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This “Jeep” Duplex has four doors and a small truck bed, similar to the M-677:

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The “Jeep” Toledo is similar to the M-678:

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This “Jeep” Furgon has few windows than the Toledo model above, sort of like the M-679:

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1971 M-38A1 CDN Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada C$25k

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The price works out to be about $18,400 USD. Bill shared this nice looking Canadian M-38A1. I’m not sure what it would cost to import into the US.

View all the information on eBay

“1971 Willies M-38A1 Jeep
Mostly Original, Rust Free
Everything Repaired as it should.
New Paint, Inside & Underneath
New Top, has all original markings on it
Belonged to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles / Little Black Devils
Had Recoilless Rifle Mounted in it – has been removed
If Local, Come and View – 595 Berry Street, Shaw’s Auto Service & Parts”

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1950s Utility Wagon Brochure From South Africa

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Here’s another interesting 4-page brochure (my guess would be circa 1958) made for the South African market that I picked up on eBay.

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Video 2022 Namibia Flatfender Adventure

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You may remember that in early 2020, just before the first Covid surge, I’d been invited to join Claus and several of his friends on a flat fender trip through the southwestern African country of Namibia. I missed out on that opportunity, not only due to Covid, but also a whole range of family health issues made any type of extended journey impossible.

In 2022, Claus and his friends completed a tour of Namibia, with an excellent videographer in tow. The resulting montage from that trip has been wound into an excellent video. It looks like quite an adventure over some amazing scenery! Thanks for sharing Claus!

The video is blocked from being viewed remotely, so click on the image to go to YouTube. The video is 36 minutes long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9D2ZFnWOBQ

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1950s South African Angus Fire Jeep Brochure

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This rare brochure for an Angus “Invincible” Fire Engines was produced for South Africa. I looked for an example of an Angus Willys Fire engine jeep, but could not locate any examples. I had hoped this brochure had more images, but there’s only the one image on the cover.south-africa-angus-willys-fire-jeep-brochure1-lores

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South African DJ-3A Brochure

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Here’s another brochure out of South Africa. I’m not sure what made the DJ-3A “More Dependable” than other Willys 2WD trucks, but it’s on the brochure, so it must be true?!?

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