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This Shriner’s Mini-Jeep photo and caption were published in the 1955 Willys news.
I wish the photo showed the whole wrecker.
“1945- U.S. troops sit in the “jeep wrecker” they created and with which they tow in jeeps that have run into trouble on the Western Front.”
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What are the strips on the hood designed to do?
“1944- U.S. Marines and jeeps move along a road lined with ammunition cases as they advance to front lines on Saipan.”
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These three photographs can be found at University of Washington’s digital archives. There are a few other jeep photos there as well.
According to the photos, the driver is Sgt. Ruby Chase. She was possibly recruiting young Hispanic women in June of 1944 to help sell bonds.
http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/social/id/7826/rec/35
http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/social/id/7822/rec/34
http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/social/id/7831/rec/33
I’ve seen it called a lot of things, but never “Gnat Tank” (see caption).
“WWII Bantam No. 1 Jeep Prototype Blitz Buggy Tested at Camp Holabird Press Photo”
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I believe this is the first United Nations Jeep wagon that I’ve seen.
“1956 Press Photo U.N.Jeep leaving El Auga Village along Israel-Egyptian Frontier. This is an original press photo. Headquarters of Israel-Egyptian Photo measures 9.25 x 7.75inches. Photo is dated 04-30-1956.”
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In 1959 Belleview Manufacturing introduced an electric winch. The company sold them (6000lb and 8000lb versions) through Warn Industries, since they manufactured other products for Warn also. However, based on the ad below, they may have marketed them to other resellers, since the ad doesn’t mention Warn at all.
The ad below was in the March 9, 1967, issue of the Sundance Times, a Wyoming newspaper. By the time the ad appeared, Warn had already purchased all the Belleview Manufacturing Stock, as the small caption below Thurston Warn’s photo indicates (which is on eBay). The next year, Thurston Warn became President of Warn.
That first pic is particularly neat.
“1942- Pair of press photos showing U.S. troops moving a jeep across river by wrapping the lower part in waterproof canvas and “poling” it through the water. Photos measure approx. 7″ x 9″ ”
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Based on the chrome front bumper, this CJ-5 might have an early Tuxedo package. It also seems to have an extended bed on the rear. There was a note on the back of the photo that suggested this might be part of the Jeep Jamboree.
“1963 Press Photo Jeep El Dorado national Forest – This is an original press photo. Jeep El Dorado national Forest Photo measures 10 x 8inches. Photo is dated 08-04-1963.”
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Frazier shared this photo from the archives George Rodger. There’s some really neat photos of all kinds.
George Rodger Archives
Magnum Photos Photographer Portfolio
Land Rover Photos
George Rodger ALGERIA. In-Saleh. 1957. Main gate leading to the oasis.