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Mike is producing this vintage looking Willys Overland patch. Contact him if interested.
WILLYS OVERLAND embroidered patches $6:00 ea.
My own reproduction of a very old original embroidered
Willys Overland logo. Dark blue on off white background
3 5/8″ X 2 11/16″, free postage
mail check to: Mike Shea
4842 Bowser Dr.
Toledo, OH 43613-3004
toledomike@bex.net
419-475-2956
As a former Utahn, I found this video interesting. I never knew that Mexican Hat was named for a rock formation (but I’ve only been through there once). The video is a half hour. To view it, click the photo below. Then, click the “Play” button.
Travelogue produced and narrated by Al Morton for San Juan County, Utah, in 1961. It covers the scenic sights of San Juan County, including Rainbow Bridge, Looking Glass Rock, Monticello, Blanding, Bluff, Recapture Canyon, the Valley of the Gods, Mexican Hat, the Goosenecks of the San Juan, Monument Valley; Hovenweep National Monument; Newspaper Rock; Natural Bridges National Monument; the Canyonlands Needles area, Angel Arch, and Dead Horse Point. A significant portion of the film involves a Jeep tour run by Kent and Fern Frost. Includes references to local industries, the Navajo Indians, and the settlement by the San Juan Mission in 1878-1879. Run time: 30 minutes, 3 seconds;
This is a neat package.
“Up for bids is this vintage razor blade in its wrapper. I think it comes from Italy. It is in very nice condition. See photos for best description. Today I am listing a variety Blades from Italy, USA, and other countries. I tried to pick out some interesting or unusual blades that you may have never seen before. I hope you like them.”
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The March 1956 issue of Willys News alerted sales people and dealers to the rising interest in jeep clubs. They recommended getting involved and encouraging the growing phenomenen.
Great view of a BRC-60.
“1941- Troops at Fort Benning in Bantam prototype pre-Willys jeep armed with 30 caliber and 50 caliber machine guns.
Photo measures approx. 7″ x 9″”
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Here’s an odd postcard.
“Military Comic Vintage postcard army soldier navy USN americana World War II WWII Ice Cream truck Hot Dogs jeep tank battle field”
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This issue probably has an article and photos of a Yakima Jeep Rodeo.
“February 1954, Vol. 2, No. 3. Vintage tabloid-size (10 x 13 inches) magazine devoted to news, entertainment, and pin-ups galore. One of a handful of mags of the 1950s seeing publication well into the 1960s, becoming a more straight-forward men’s full-nudes magazine. Cover art uncredited. Also featured: Harry Roskolenko on Australian bushmen, house fave Eve Meyer by Russ Meyer 1p, Frank Rasky on sex, 6-day bike race, dismemberment in NY, Pamplona bulls, sharks of Tahiti, Humbert Satriano on burlesque (Kalantan, Valetta & Lily St. Cyr vignettes), Jeep mud race, Fred Lyon pinup car photos, Clem Owen on Texas Rangers, ads.”
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There wasn’t much information about this image.
“Chinese soldiers in jeeps on jungle island. This is an original press photo. Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 10-29-1943.”
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MIchael sent me an email about his 1953 M-38A1. He had it fully refurbed and it looks great! Thanks for sharing. Here is what Michael wrote:
The Willys is a 1953 M38A1. She was issued to the Marine Corps that year, according to the original data plates. I polished the data plates, had them clear-coated and riveted back into the dash.
My wife picked the paint color, she refused to let me use the OD green and white I had originally purchased.
I had the holes filled in the dash panel that would not be used for this build, refreshed the 12v conversion with an alternator, electric wipers, and converted the original front and rear blackout canisters for parking, turn signals and rear brake lights. I pulled the PTO and installed a Saturn overdrive, she now makes 55-60 mph on smooth roads on the flat.
I pulled the battery box and installed a marine hydronic heater/defroster. The switches for the heater fan, wipers, and the cell phone charger are tucked in the right side of the glove box.
I tried to keep most of her as original as I could while building her for my personal use..
I think she turned out well and she is quite usable and economical to maintain. For the purists, it is probably not right, but she is still mostly who and what she used to be, just a little more civilized and prettied up.
The jeep when he bought it.
Powder coating frame.
Beginning the reinstall.
This video captured the test of the James Martin metal jeep tire. Note that some of the video is reversed, making it appear the jeep is right-hand-drive.
Alma is the jeep’s name.
“1944- As members of a U.S. reconnaissance unit enter Periers, France, in “Alma”, their jeep, a lone pup (left) comes out wagging his tail in greeting. Name “Alma” in painted above rear tire.”
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<– See Overview of Trip Posts | Beginning | Day 1: Friday March 9: Oh, the Inhumanity! –>
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who offered to read the book! I’ve selected a couple readers. I will do my utmost to get the book finished so everyone can get a copy.
On Wednesday afternoon we begin our drive to the FC Roundup. We’ll be on the road just under three weeks. We’ve got several tours, a giant fork, a wild west town, an art museum, a ride in a GPW, dinner on a plane, a photo op with a (mostly) naked book seller, lunch at 13,000 feet, and much more planned. Of course, we’ll also have a busy couple days of FC fun at Jesse’s.
This is a rough map of our planned trip.
On another note, I’ve printed seven “proof” versions of my next book. I plan to do one more sweep through the book to refine it, build an index, and look for errors. The book is a non-fiction 450-page book that has nothing to do with jeeps. I hope to have the book finished by the Fall of 2016.
<– See Overview of Trip Posts | Beginning | Day 1: Friday March 9: Oh, the Inhumanity! –>
Mark was asking about the side auxiliary windows on a Meyer hardtop and wonder if those were custom made or a factory option. This four page Meyer brochure answers that question.
Great press photo of a couple Holdens.
“1944- Willys Jeeps, fitted with stretcher racks, pull up to this wrecked Japanese building on Saipan which the U.S. Marines are using for a hospital. The zig-zag camouflage didn’t help much as evidenced by the hits scored by Naval and artillery fire in the early part of the campaign”
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Edwin from Wildenberg Parts has this rare winch for sale.
“A once in a lifetime chance to buy a complete Ramsey 50 winch set-up
We only know about 7/8 to exist.
Took several years to find all the parts.
Will make your M38/M38A1 complete.
What is there?
– Take off working Winch
– NOS PTO
– New build hanger bearing
– Shafts & Joint Assy’s NOS
– Woodruff keys and screws NOS
– NO Winch cable
Comes also with a winch dataplates for M38 and M38A1.
We can take it to the following events:
KTR Event choringem
Ciney expo militaria
War and Peace show Folkstone
Possibly Normandië
We also carry a large stock of NOS and high quality Ramsey and PTO parts.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.”
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The March 1956 issue of Willys News featured the Florida Power Company’s grounding-rod driving unit attached to Willys trucks. A long article follows the photos.There were at least four of the speciality units produced. I wonder if any exist?
According to this August 10th, 1944, article, drivers began calling the vehicles “jeeps” by November of 1940.
Here’s another round of pics from Charles.
greeting card -preparing for d d-day
1942 Postcard
airport base AVORD – 10 oct 1945–airbase avord not known to me suppose france ?
french vintage postcard
original clipping of newspaper 1960-stockton california-actor jamie farr in back of the jeep
photo taken in angola -africa
This photo from the late(?) 1950s shows a line of M-38A1s as Tooele, Utah’s, Army Depot.
“Jeep rebuilding area, Tooele Ordnance Depot. Production line showing parts bins and supplies adjacent to line.”
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/USHS_Class/id/25410/rec/2
Interesting card.
Original old from c1945 WWII postcard .
Caption :
Publisher / Editor / Series :
Condition : Excellent (no bends, tears or creases).
Size : Approx. 4″ x 6″ ( 10 x 15 cm).”
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UPDATE: Jay has got this book for sale. Comment below for more info.
It is Jeeper’s Jeep by Francis Baker. Here’s the description:
“Tokyo: Toppan Co, Ltd, 1949 FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, of a charming collection of satirical genre prints à la japonaise: These are meant to represent some of “the humorous experiences of the occupation which the Jeep–certainly a symbol of the period, has enabled it [ie, the Occupation] to see.”
The author has recorded her impressions of American occupied Japan and various scenes of the occupation as she travelled the country by Jeep.
In all there are twenty-four prints accompanied by doggerel couplets on facing pages, together with two additional prints on the covers. The artist is best known as Frances Blakemore. She grew up in eastern Washington and worked mainly in Tokyo (both before and after the war), where she founded the Franell Gallery and published the standard Who’s who in modern Japanese prints (1975).
Binding: Publisher’s quarter red boards, color-pictorial sides, pictorial endpapers, all edges trimmed & plain
Condition: Spine barely chipped, inside clean, joints cracked but holding, outisde has shelf wear. AN UNUSUALLY VERY GOOD COPY of a scarce and fragile book.
Pictures include front and back of book, inside cover page, one of the full page drawings, and prologue.
Very rare I know only of one other in existence
51 pages 24 full-page color illustrations 179 x 262 mm, 10 1/4″ x 7 1/4″
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There is some great Bountiful Jeep Posse info at the Utah State Historical archives.
1. Early video of Jeep Posse in action. Unfortunately, there seems to be no way to embed the video on this page, so …. Click on the photo below. A play button will appear. Click on that and a popup window with the video will appear. Neat video worth a view.
2. http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/USHS_Morton/id/87/rec/7
This great color photo shows, “Members of the Jeep Posse stationed in Bountiful, Utah. Two individuals identified as Koziol and Merk.”
3. http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/USHS_Morton/id/461/rec/8
My lovely wife took me to my cousin’s party tonight. The good news is I had a few drinks. The bad news is that, because of the drinks, there will only be a few updates today 🙂
Neat photo.
“1943 Press Photo U.S. Army jeeps in fallen city of Messina, Sicily WWII
This is an original press photo. Please see the included scans of the photo for additional information and condition. Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 08-25-1943.
Historic Images Part Number: nez23894”
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A clothing drive photo.
“1945- Female employees at the aircraft division of Willys Overland Motors in Toledo, Ohio, use Willys jeep to collect clothing for the United National Clothing Collection Drive. Photo measures approx. 8″ x 10″”
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