The lead jeep has an interesting top that extends over the back.
“1951 KOREAN WAR Jeeps Plow Wonju-Hoengsong Battlefield Press Photo”
The lead jeep has an interesting top that extends over the back.
“1951 KOREAN WAR Jeeps Plow Wonju-Hoengsong Battlefield Press Photo”
This June 1956 photo from Willys News shows Harry Oliver delivering the Desert Rat Scrapbook newspaper. It turns out the Desert Rat has quite a history!
At the time of this photo the American Mosquito Control Association owned more than 3000 jeeps, making it one of the biggest jeep customers.
This article from the May 1955 issue of Willys News shares the story of Clyde Beatty and his ‘Safari Car’. You can learn all about the famous Clyde Beatty on Wikipedia.
Clyde Beatty also purchased a special car from Willys in 1951:
UPDATE: **SOLD*** Was on eBay
What a great photo!
“original press photo of New York Working Wood Guns & Jeeps at Marshall Field Toy Fair. Photo measures 7 x 9 inches and is dated 11/20/1942.”
That does not look like a good place to be.
“French soldiers in a jeep patrol a Hanoi Street in Indochina on this 7 x 10 Associated Press photo, dated January 29th 1947, with original news caption printed on front”
You’ll never find this unique piece of Willys equipment in a Special Equipment Catalog. It was featured in the May 1955 issue of Willys News. It has some type of geared pulley system for raising and lowering the scaffolding. OSHA approved? I wonder how many scaffolds they produced and sold . . .
This Acme Newspicture photo shows the first jeep and trailer to enter Slovenia. A soldier demonstrates the field technique for lifting a trailer with a railroad tie so his buddy can change a flat tire. I do not have an exact date this was published, but it can be seen at the fulton history site.