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I bought a May 1975 issue of Four Wheeler Magazine, because it was cheap. I didn’t find anything interesting in it until stumbled across a picture of Jim Carter racing through mud on the last page. Jim and his wife Patti were long time friends of my parents and encouraged them to join the fledgling Wandering Willys Jeep Club. Those that have read my book might recognize the name.
For an unknown reason, JIm isn’t racing their jeep Otis, but someone else’s (or this photo is earlier than 1975). I do recognize that helmet though.
DJ-5 owners . . . take heart! Who says a mail jeep isn’t fast? This modified — ok highly modified — DJ-5 won the 2012 Organizer’s Choice Trophy at the 2012 24 Hours of LeMons Thunderhill in California.
“FEB 1 1975, FEB 3 1975 ***** a Grip on Winter long, as on the Jeep at lower right, seem to work best on hard ice, according to Dean Buhler, a member of racing team at Neal’s Custom Paint & Body Shop in Loveland. A few drivers use chains, as at left, but chains ordinarily are no match for studs, Buhler said. Between 100 and 150 vehicles enter on Sunday, and go up to 50 miles an hour. Credit: Denver Post . Photo is 10” x 8” in size.”
The price isn’t bad. The body looks pretty in tact.
“This thing is well, cool as it gets!
1945 FORD GP Sand Jeep.
Crane roller rockers
Crane roller rockers
Edelbrock intake
Edelbrock carburetor
K&N air filter
Accel coil
Moroso crank case breathers
Mickey Thompson valve covers
5 point seat belts
15 gallon racing fuel cell
Really nice paddles tires
Clear California title
Headers with dual flow masters
Ford 9″ rear end
Turbo 350 with shift kit”
“I have a Fiberglass jeep body from Malotte that has never been used. Fiberglass is in great condition and is the race model so its very light. Jeep body is already pre-cut to be lengthened in the right areas, but you can just use the stock lengths as well if you don’t want to do that. Body has never been painted.
First $350 obo gets this unused race jeep body
This body costs over double that new”
“CJ2A jeep, fiberglass body.
350 Chevy w/ B& M mega blower.
Roll cage, turbo 400 tranny, all liquid filled gauges
Paddle tires…… If you like power and can handle it this is the jeep to run.
Call 860-779-6169 or 401-527-0871. If we don’t answer please leave a message”
I just ran across this article about the 1964 Jeep Derby on my computer. It’s pretty interesting. I have several other Jeep Derby articles in magazines that I still need to scan.
Here’s some parts that include a fiberglass racing tub.
“fiberglass off road jeep tub great start for your skimmer sweet paint
just the tub $700 obro
$450 for the front and reared with springs came out of a dodge ram charger
$1000 for whole thing with diff tiers
or trade for set of 285-75-16 tiers
chevy / GMC 6 lug wheels 6 on 5.5 bult patern
or possible trades of jeep tj
or chevy of gmc stuff
or fisher plow or try me
or atv
or snowmobeal
or a jeep of any tipe such as a xj yj tj wj zj”
“Up for auction is a full custom Jeep dragster. I received this dragster in a trade for another race car I sold. I am not a drag racer and am into circle track racing so it must go! I did not build this dragster so I don’t know a ton of details about it other than what the previous owner told me and what I can see and hear by running it and driving it. This dragster is approximately six years old according to the previous owner. It was built by a professional chassis shop in California in 2006. Looking at the welds and looking over the chassis it looks very good. It has a full chrome moly funny car style cage. The rear end is a narrowed 9 inch ford. It has a 4:11 posi gear. Big bearings and 31 spline axles. Wilwood disc brakes. Wilwood Dynalite calipers. 14.5” wide Hoosier slicks with very few passes on them by the looks of the wear indicators. Centerline convo pro wheels. There will also be a set of mud/sand paddles included with the dragster in case the new owner wants to run it on something other than pavement. Front has a solid axle with solid centerline wheels. Front tires are pizza cutters and also in very good condition. Steering is manual with a gm style steering box. Engine is a built 350 Chevy with about 12 passes on it. Transmission is a built th350. As I listed above I did not build the engine or transmission so I cannot tell you what all went into the internals. I do know that it sounds very mean and it is very very fast what little I have driven it. It will pull the front tires off the ground when it is launched! The seat is a standard drag race seat with a cam lock style Simpson 5 point harness. The body is all sheet metal except the one piece fiberglass front end. There is no rust anywhere on the body or the chassis.”
Having lived in Salt Lake City for ten years, I know the area pretty well. So, I’m surprised by just how active the four wheel drive clubs were in the valley. For example, I just read a short article about the Utah County Jeepettes, a group of women (I think wives of jeepers) that organized events. In addition, there were Jeep Posses in Utah County, Salt Lake City, and Sevier County, Utah.
As you can see in this picture, taken at the 1970 Pioneer Jeep Rally in Bountiful, held by the Bountiful Jeep Posse, this wasn’t just about Search and Rescue. Racing had become popular, too, just as it had taken hold in many other places. The first Pioneer Jeep Rally was held in 1965. By 1970, the event attracted racers from several intermountain states. Two main events were held at the Pioneer Jeep Rallys, a hill climb and an obstacle course.
The article and picture below were published by Four Wheeler Magazine in July, 1971. To me this picture could easily have been taken above the city of Bountiful or Centerville. It looks like the staging and parking was done along the valley’s bench.
