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Prototypes at Fort Custer, Michigan

• CATEGORIES: Bantam-FordGP-WillysMA-EarlyJPs, Features, Old Images, Old News Articles This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Fort Custer, Michigan, appears to have been a testing ground for Ford and Willys prototypes. Along with the articles below, there are press photos posted from years passed. You’ll also note that some of the press photos have captions that are printed identically, but pencil-marked up differently. It’s possible someone was selling those as originals when they may not have been.

Here’s an article and a photo showing a couple Ford GPs being run hard, originally printed in the March 09, 1941, issue of the Battle Creek Enquirer:

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Clipping from Battle Creek Enquirer - Newspapers.com

It didn’t take long for the offload vehicles to become a hit with soldiers. This article appears in the March 25, 1941, issue of the Detroit Free Press:

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And, just to set the record straight, at Fort Custer a jeep was a jeep and not a ‘peep’.

Clipping from Battle Creek Enquirer - Newspapers.com

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These press photos have been gathered from older posts. First, a couple Willys MA photos from eBay:

This was posted on ebay in June 2017: “1942 Photo WW2 Era Fort Custer MI Versatile Jeep Military Push Ball Game RareYou are bidding on an original Press Photo from a newspaper archive. The photograph measures 6×7 inches and is dated 9-25-1942.”

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1949 CJ-3A West Jordan, UT $10,000

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Looks like a good build.

https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/59227120

“This has a new body, fenders, hood and windshield frame. 231 Buick V6 with stock running gear, T-90 with over drive. Front axel has been converted to disc brakes. 4” lift with reverse shackles. Corbeau bucket seats with rear seat. Removable roll bar and windshield folds down so it can roll into toy hauler. In total just over 30k invested and less than 1000 miles and nothing crazy. It really is a must see. Call to schedule to come have a look.”

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1959 CJ-3B Waco, TX $7500

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UPDATE: Still Available.

(05/18/2020) This has a PTO, but I can’t tell if there’s a PTO winch on the front.

https://waco.craigslist.org/cto/d/marlin-1959-willys-cj3b/7119658668.html

“Have a nice Willy’s Jeep in excellent condition. This was the last model of the flat fender jeeps. All new parts, carb, shocks, leaf springs, newer exhaust, new upholstery, paint, gaskets. Jeep runs excellent. I am the second owner. Call for more details.”

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