UPDATE II: wilpenney brought up an important point. Page 2 of the Feb 1960 issue of Jeep News (shown at bottom) distinguishes between the “Ashtray”, with the semi-circle whirly part that includes cigarette holders, and the “Hostess Tray”, which lacks the semi-circle part. (Perhaps I am the only person who didn’t realize the difference — I was calling them both ashtrays?)
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UPDATE: These two February 1960 documents reference the “Corner the Market” contest also referenced by the February 1960 issue of Jeep News, as well as the January 1960 issue and the April 1960 issue (I don’t have the March issue).
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Originally Published June 03, 2020:
This issue of Willys News shows that Jeep dealers were experience continued growth. This issue also suggests that the ashtrays and cuff-tie-links were introduced in 1960. Anyone have the full page 1959 Nieman Marcus catalog ad of the newly introduced DJ-3A Surrey mentioned on the last page?
Page two features a DJ3A Dispatcher with a stripped hard top, First one I’ve ever seen, but seems to be a natural with the ribbed fiberglass roof panel. Often wondered why this wasn’t carried over from the surrey. Other examples would be the ribbed roof wagons and the Meyer ribbed roof metal top.
Just as a postscript, there was an Esso gas station in Clifton NJ that painted it’s CJ2A with black and orange tiger stripes. “Put a tiger in your tank”.
Mike, I thought the striped top was pretty interesting as well.
That’s one heck of an FC-170 on page 8. Quite the stakebed.
I liked the Dispatcher hardtop with the Surrey styling, chrome bumpers, whitewalls and Surrey hubcaps. A natural transition I would think!