Blaine shared these two ads from the February 1966 issue of Popular Science. The jeep ad appears on page 71 and the engine adapter ad was published on page 227.
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Blaine shared these two ads from the February 1966 issue of Popular Science. The jeep ad appears on page 71 and the engine adapter ad was published on page 227.
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This full color print advertisement, was a dramatic change from previous Jeep advertising, featuring a more in tune modern look, women, children along with the NEW V/6 power of the CJ5. This was Kaiser’s marketing strategy to tap modern mainstream America.
B=E=S=T===J=E=E=P===E=V=E=R===M=A=D=E===66=TO=71=V6===F=L=Y=I=N=G===J=E=E=P — all previous 4 banger slugs can go to H***
I remember seeing that add in Popular Mechanics!
What are “yellow pages” ???????
heres the facts , my 1967 cj-6 , v-6 is the PERECT JEEP . case closed …
The perfect Jeep is the one you own!
Here is a reference to Hoosier on ewillys: http://www.ewillys.com/2013/06/12/1961-truck-pendleton-or-4200/comment-page-1/ I found this because of a mention of ewillys on Binder Planet: http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/index.php?threads/1970-hoosier-machine-products-ad.134907/
And here is a different ad for Hoosier in June 1957 Popular Mechanics, page 28 next to the Warn Hubs ad: https://books.google.com/books? Edgar Hoosier owned the machine shop died in 1966. Scroll down
to find Edgar and Della: http://www.billiter.com/oldjoe/pafg27.htm His wife Della was the bookkeeper.
Great stuff Blaine!
rdjeep: Right???
I still have my 1966 CJ5 V/6,bought it in 1978 for $550.00 with a plow. What a deal that was. I was only 16 years old when I spotted this very Jeep new at Ziggy’s Philip’s 66 Service. From there it went to Al’s Try it you will always buy it, George’s Gulf, plus three more owners before I got it. Many great stories came with this Jeep, save them for another day.
THAT HOOSIER STUFF WAS JUNK , I REMEMBER IT , REAL CHEAPO — IT WAS SOLD IN THE BACK OF COMIC BOOKS , ALONG WITH X-RAY SPECS AND SEA-MONKEYS ..
I STILL HAVE THE 51 W-O SEDAN DELIVERY I GOT IN 1970 — THE PRICE WAS RIGHT — $150 BUCKS , 1 LID AND 5 PURPLE DOUBLE DOMES ..
Hey Wavy, don’t knock the cool sea-monkeys! 🙂
https://www.livescience.com/33907-sea-monkeys.html