This photo depicts a Seep acting as an ambulance in Tunisia. The photo was published on March, 29, 1943, in the Spokane Daily Chronicle.
Old News Articles Research Archives
November 1953 Call of the Wild Jeep Article
The November 1953 issue of Cars Magazine contained this two page article. Note the jeep on the lower right of page 2. See the rear extension box. It’s got a matching cover that connects with soft top.
This issue of Cars Magazine had a few more jeep references. Below are short descriptions of an electric seep, a photo of right hand CJ-3Bs used by the Post Office, and a look at the rolligon.
This short article shows one way to float a Mighty Mite.
Jeep Causes Power Outage
This 1964 article shares the unusual way a jeep caused a power outage. The story was reported in newspapers across the country.
1946 Photo of Jeep from Manila
This photo shows a MB/GPW that’s got a stretched rear. There’s no obvious indication an extension was tacked onto the back of a standard body. It was published in the May 7, 1946, issue of the Spokesman Review.
1943 Photo of Jeep in Dakar
This press photo from Dakar was published in the June, 4, 1943 issue of the Spokesman Review.
1944 Photo of Jeep in Paris
The Prescott Evening Courier published a photo and story about soldiers entering a freed Paris in 1942.
1943 Photo of Mott School Kids w/ Jeep
The 1943 Christmas Day issue of The Afro American featured a photo of kids from the Mott School in Washington surrounding a jeep that had been driven into the auditorium. The school had just concluded a war bond drive. There’s no mention of how successful the bond drive was.
The Willys War News Vers 3, #3 **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** was on eBay
“VTG Willys War News July 16 1945 Special Postwar Preview Edition Jeep V3 #3 N”
Tuesday’s Updates
Tuesday’s updates will be arriving late morning (though check out the jeep in the post that follows this one), as will answers to many emails in my inbox. In the meantime, for you early risers who have suffered eWillys withdrawals, here’s an article on FCs to string you along.
Second Annual Jeep Derby in T or C, NM
The May 1957 issue of Willys News covered the 2nd Annual Jeep Derby in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Among the racers were Bud Jackson from the Hemet Jeep Club and Wally Klingele and Barney Nelson from the Yakima Ridge Runners. Klingele and Nelson drove their jeeps to the event! Only 14 of the 20 entrants completed the eighty mile race.




















