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1956 Caddy-Camper-Jeep Caravan

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Today the four 1956 Willys Newspapers in the mail I won on eBay arrived. There is lots of great stuff, both photos and interesting stories. I’ll be sharing them all in the coming weeks.

This first article from the page seven of the June-July 1956 issue tells the story of a retired couple by the name of Hawkins who readied a caravan for some cross country exploration. At the head of the caravan is a Fleetwood Caddillac. It pulls a camper-trailer that pulls a CJ-3B carrying a boat. Looks like they were ready for anything!

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4 Willys News Newspapers **SOLD**

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**SOLD** Seller accepted my eBay offer. I’ll scan and share these.

This lot of four rare Willys News newspapers is an unusual find.

“Vintage 1950’s Jeep Willy’s News 1955 &
1956 Dealers Newspaper Original 4 Total
Thanks for viewing my items.
Nice Collection Of
1950’s Jeep Dealer Selling Promo’s”

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12 Issues of Willys World and more on ebay

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Here’s a chance to get Willys World newsletter information on eBay.

“VINTAGE LOT OF 12 STAPLED LOOSE PAGES NEWSLETTERS AND ADVERTISING, 3 MEMBERSHIP ROSTERS 1993 1994 1995, 10 BOOK NEWSLETTERS. NICE CONDITION, NO RIPS , GREAT FIND FOR THE COLLECTOR!! AN ESTATE SALE FIND!”

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Pic of the Week: Jarvis Jeeps

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UPDATE: In a comment below Claudia mentioned that Jarvis Jeep had a very catchy jingle: Beep Beep Jarvis Jeep. Apparently, that jingle was played a lot in Oregon as a variety of folks from Oregon have mentioned it on the internet. I tried to find a commercial with jingle, but no luck. Also, at one time Jarvis Jeep was the largest jeep dealer in the nation. If I’d realized Robert Jarvis was still alive I’d have tried to contact him. Unfortunately, he passed away this past April

Apparently, he was quite the character and boxer. According to the article in this magazine, during a boxing tournament in 1946 Rocky Marciano broke his hand on Bob’s head. After which, they became life long friends. (go here to learn more and then search for ‘Jarvis’.)

Here’s an image with the jingle on it that was posted on pinterest:

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Craig scanned this from the January 1959 issue of Jeep News. It features the Jarvis Jeep dealership from Portland, Oregon.

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Cool Willys Sports Graphic

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As part of getting my computer up and running again (whew!), I tested out various pieces of hardware (like my scanner), only to discover Apple’s new OS (Mavericks) is more advanced than the drivers. However, with some software gymnastics, I got it working. Here’s the first result (I had to clean this up quite a bit). It’s a Sports Graphic from the 1945 issue of Willys War News. I’ll be doing a full scan of that at some future point.

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3 Willys World Newsletters on eBay

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3 issues of the Willys World Newsletter from 1987 are for sale on eBay.

“WILLYS WORLD NEWS LETTER
VOLUME 14 NUMBER 1
JANUARY – FEBRUARY 1987
VOLUME 14 NUMBER 2
MARCH – APRIL 1987
VOLUME 14 NUMBER 5
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 1987
ORIGINAL ISSUE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
THE WILLYS CLUB IS NOW DEFUNCT”

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Here are a few photos. From Volume 14 Number 1:
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From Volume 14 Number 2:
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From Volume 14 Number 5:
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