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1951? Truck Postcard on eBay

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Based on the grille, I’m guessing this one is from 1951. Is there any other advertising describing the truck as a “Jumbo pick-up”?

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“GOOD COLOR AND GRAPHICS. VERY GOOD CONDITION OVERALL.
THE NAME “HOWARD L. APPLEGATE” IS STAMPED ON IT.
A RARE AND ORIGINAL PIECE OF WILLYS JEEP SALES LITERATURE”

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1945 Photo of Jeeps in Vienna on eBay

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This Signal Corps photo dated November 27, 1945, shows jeeps following the additions of hardtop and likely other winterization changes.

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“PHOTO CAPTION: Jeeps are lined up after the winterizing process at the Stayr plant in Vienna, Austria. 11/27/45.”

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1957? Jeep Parts Postcard on eBay $4.97

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1958ish-jeep-parts-postcard1 1958ish-jeep-parts-postcard2This rarely available postcard popped up on eBay the other day. Given the grilles on the wagon and truck, plus the FC-170 pictured, I’d say this is a late 1957 postcard.

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“ITEM: c1950 Jeep “PARTS” – Original Car Dealer Sales Brochure / Card
DIMENSIONS: About 8 x 5 inches having 1 pages.”

 
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FC Update

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Progress continues on the FC, though if feels at a snails pace at times. I was near done running wires, but then decided to wire the main electric fan the correct way by installing a relay setup. I also decided to install the somewhat vintage Sun tachometer onto the left corner of the dash (in an existing hole), as it would be good to see the RPMs for when the transmission shifts. The brake lines, the speedometer cable, and all the wires from underneath the cab come up through two holes, so that should help clean up the look of the driver’s side.

I looked into solid state blinker setups, but haven’t found one that fits my needs. I may just go with the old school round flashers.

Here’s a pic of the dash. The spaghetti is laid in place to be cleaned up once all the wires are in their respective locations.
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Below is the e-stopp parking brake installed, with the redone gas line just above it. I will be dropping that one high spot in the gas line, but, over all, I think this setup will work just fine. I’ve tried to leave space for the forthcoming mounting bracket for the rear cage & platform.

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This phot shows the installed rear light switch, with the initiating bracket bolted to the shifter bracket. The wiring to/from the brake light still needs to be secured and won’t be laying on the front drive line as pictured! Everything fits well in there.

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Finally, just for kicks, we finally mounted Ann’s sign. It looks great, though I think the “bunkhouse” should probably be renamed the “paint studio”, as Ann mostly uses it to work on her canvas paintings.

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1957? Willys Export Family Model Line

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I snagged this rare 40+ page  brochure off of eBay. I am guessing that this was printed before the FC-170 was introduced in the summer of 1957, because the FC-170 page was a drop in page without a page number.

One aspect of this I found interesting was that the brochure leads off with the CJ-3B, which wasn’t something happening in the US domestic brochures, where the CJ-5 was more likely to be published first. Also, the last page shows an “Authorized Service & Genuine Parks logo I can’t remember seeing on brochures or signs.

Finally, these scans aren’t quite as nice as others I have done. The scanning app I was using was forcing me to begin paying a monthly fee of $10/mo and I wasn’t interested in doing that, so I’ve been experimenting with other scanning apps, but having found anything that thrills me yet.

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1957 Willys Export Service Station Brochure

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I accomplished a good deal of wiring yesterday, with more to do. We got a 7-day heatwave (+100 temps) coming in a couple of days, so I’m going to try to get as much done as I can before the shop is too warm.

I won this service station brochure off of ebay. I’d never seen another one. The folded brochure measures 11″x4.5″, then folds out to 22″x17″. The Form Number is SF-11-57-X.

Here’s the front of the unopened brochure.

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Here is the back:

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The brochure opens vertically first:

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It then opens horizontally:

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Part of the brochure then folds down to reveal this fully opened page: Continue reading

 
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Pike’s Peak Jeep Posse Envelope on eBay

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The current price for this is $19.99. Some nice bit of art. It’s the first I’ve heard of the Pike’s Peak Jeep Posse.

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Auburn FC Truck and Trailer in Box on eBay

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Andy shared this rare still-in-box toy. It is currently sitting at $75.

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“Vintage 1950’s Auburn Truck & Camper  Set With Accessories. New in Box.”

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Unusual DJ-3A Hardtop Modification

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Tim shared this pic on Facebook (not for sale). It shows a jeep with a DJ-3A body and, possibly, a CJ-5 hardtop, both with a custom extension, atop a four wheel drive chassis. He plans to talk to the owner to learn more about it.

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1958 Jeep Race Video from Europe (Belgium)

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UPDATE II: Am busy, so thought I’d rerun this video. All brackets finished for the eBrake and fuel pump. More wires wired. Solenoids purchased and ready to be installed with new wiring plan. Ann *should* be less busy this week, which will give me more time. Hard to believe we are at the half-way point for 2024!!!

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UPDATE from Dec 12, 2020: According to Jordi, this Spanish language news film describes a jeep race in Belgium.

No helmets, no safety equipment … craziness! This video from Europe shows some gutsy folks running WWII jeeps hard through the mud. (if the video embed doesn’t work, go here).

Rodes i fang 1958 from Peter G Mozzone on Vimeo.