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Philadelphia’s Road Patrol Service

December 22, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Features, Magazine, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This article in the June 28, 1948, issue of Newsweek covers how the Keystone Automobile Club’s three jeeps were transformed into mobile video units for the 1948 Republican and Democratic Conventions that were being held in Philadelphia.

Six months earlier in January, the same jeeps had been setup with radios to help manage road patrol issues (multiple news articles mentioned this), so adding television service expanded, albeit temporarily, the capabilities of the jeeps.

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Last year we saw a different pic of one of the jeeps that is housed in Philadlephia’s free library:

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1972 The Salzburg Connection Jeep Scene

December 22, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Screen shot from The Salzburg Connection.

Bill spotted a scene with a jeep in the 1972 movie The Salzburg Connection (it might appear other places, as I didn’t have a chance to watch it). You can see the jeep scene between 41:45 and 42:35. It looks to be an MB.

By the end of the scene, the driver is deliriously (Psychotically?) happy. Maybe he was just really happy to be driving a jeep?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7RyQw1g8fU

Here’s a photo that was posted to the IMCDB site:

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Unusual Exhaust Modification

December 22, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Jay just purchased a WWII jeep with this unusual exhaust modification. There are lots of guesses on Facebook about what it is or why it existed. Any thoughts?

(This is the only pic he currently has, as he is still awaiting delivery of the jeep.)

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1943 Santa, Jeep, War Bond Card on eBay

December 22, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Features, Postcards This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This Merry Christmas card with Santa in a Jeep promoted war bonds for the 1943 Christmas season.

View all the information on eBay

“1943 Santa Claus World War II Military Jeep Buy War Stamps Merry Christmas Card. has some glue and paper on the back from the scrapbook it was in. See photos for details.”

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1957? Flattie Fountain Hills, AZ **SOLD**

December 22, 2020 • CATEGORIES: CJ-2A, CJ-3A, DJ-3A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE **SOLD** Was $8995.

Colin has been able to supply additional info in the comments.

“1957 Willys Jeep with a rebuilt 3.8 ltr Buick motor and automatic transmission. This is a titled new build with no miles on it and will need some work to finish. Every part on this vehicle is brand new.”

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Year? M-38 Houston, TX $4500

December 22, 2020 • CATEGORIES: M-38 This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Price dropped to $4500 for the holidays.

Autoquest Jeep is selling this vehicle. It’s got a replacement body, but the frame looks to be an M-38 based on the boxed front frame rails. For a good comparison of an M-38 frame vs. a CJ-3A frame check out this image from Was at the Willys M Jeeps site:

Now for the ad …

https://houston.craigslist.org/ctd/d/houston-m38-army-jeep-project-special/7250387456.html

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“** 1949-1952 M38 Willys Project Army Jeep, green/tan, 4 cyl flathead L motor, 3spd

Info we have is this M38 Army Jeep was restored about 30 yrs ago & was last registered for street use in 1992. Previous owner bought in 1993 to use as a hunting Jeep & was not registered for legal use on the road since that date. Was reported to be running when parked. We would recommend a full servicing @ least or a rebuild to get it back on the road.

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1972 FJ-40 Providence, RI $4500

December 22, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Other 4x4s This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Bill spotted this project FJ-40. Seems a reasonable price based on others we’ve seen.

https://providence.craigslist.org/cto/d/seekonk-1972-toyota-landcruiser-fj40/7250447286.html

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“For sale is a 1972 Toyota Landcruiser. Me and my dad picked this up as a winter project but we’re realizing we just don’t have the bandwidth to tackle a project of this magnitude at this point in time.

It’s a 3.9 liter inline 6 motor with a 3 on-the-tree manual transmission. Clean Mass title ready to be signed over.

The motor turns over and wants to fire up but it doesn’t have spark. We’ve bought new points, a new coil, and a new condenser ready to be installed which should solve the spark issue. Comes with vinyl doors, diamond plate tailgate, and bench seat.

Any part you could need for this is readily available online. Cruiser Solutions up in New Hampshire can do any motor or body work needed.”

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