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Painting and running errands, then an evening at the Lewis Ginter botanical gardens holiday display took up all my time on Wednesday, so just a few updates for Thursday.
Me, my cousin Erika, and her mother Martha, chilly, but enjoying the beauty of the botanical gardens in Richmond, VA.
This is one of a collection of brochures I was able to get off of eBay last week. It’s the June 1961 “For Short Hops Or The Long Haul” brochure with images of a kangaroo on it. It’s also a rare jeep family brochure that includes the FJ-3 (later brochures show the FJ-3A, the longer FJ). This is Form No. DM61-06.
This page is a foldout page of the whole brochure (11″ x 17″):
These ads appeared in Michigan Newspapers during 1947 and were paid for by A.B. Clothier & Son.
1. May 1947 “50,000 Universal ‘Jeeps’ Now at Work on Farms & Ranches”:
2. July 1947 “Seeing’s Believing”:
3. August 1947 “All-Around Work-Horse”:
Given the date of December 9th (year unknown), this might have been a Texas Jeep Jamboree.
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“This is an original press photo. This rugged stretch was a typical part of the obstacle course “Over hill, over Dale, we will hit the dusty trail —-” Only here the dusty trail appears to hit back! This is a typical stretch of the rugged terrain through which the Jeeps traveled in the obstacle course event of the jeep jamboree. Autos – Jeeps Photo measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated 12-09-NONE.”
This 28-page booklet is divided up into several sections including, Comfort, Style & Beauty, Safety, Convenience, and Maintenance.
Maury shared this comic; be careful how you wish.
This September 26, 1956, ad was published in the Reporter newspaper from Klingler Pontiac out of Ann Arbor, MI.
Shane’s on the left and Mr. eWillys is on the right of the pic.
My cousin and I took a break from painting, hanging ceiling lights, cleaning up her yard and more (oh so much more) to visit Shane just north of Richmond, Virginia, yesterday. He is a long-time reader who jeeped using 80s/90s jeeps, before jumping into the vintage market with a relatively cheap CJ-3A. He told us how surprised he was at how much he enjoyed driving the old rig. Unfortunately, the jeep was later stolen, but by then he was hooked. So, a little while later he bought his second vintage jeep, a 1942 GPW.
What appeared to be a GPW in good condition turned out to be a jeep with problems that Shane didn’t spot until he got it home (I think most of us can related to that at one time or another). At first Shane bought individual parts , but over time he started buying jeep projects from which he could get some parts. That led him to begin reselling MB and GPW parts.
Apart from the WWII jeeps, he’s acquired a CJ-6 project that he hopes to complete at some point. He also continues to look for WWII parts, including the following items (email him if you think he you have something he needs donovanshanemiller @ gmail.com … no spaces around the @):
Top bow body brackets Side grab handles Two reflectors(Corcoran Brown bezel, Grotelite No. 100 lens) Mirror and arm Stamped pintle Blackout light bulb assembly Axe head bottom bracket(4 hole) One windshield to hood block Oil can to firewall bracket Spare tire carrier and foot Skid plate
There were a couple of interesting tidbits that we learned from Shane. He explained that there are a lot of 1942 GPWs around the country, because a large number of them were shipped for early military training, while many of the Willys MBs went to North Africa. Anyone have further insights into this?
Additionally, we learned that there was a big auction of brand new, unissued surplus 1945 GPWs sold in 1946 out of Ohio by the military, so it isn’t uncommon to run across 1945s with 1946 titles and bills of sale in that region. Anyone else seen this pattern?
Thanks again to Shane for taking the time to show us his place. Here’s some photos of some of his jeeps:
Maury shared these Dauntless V6 parts-turned art/in-home decor.
This April 1960 New Style Story on the 2-Wheel Drive ‘Jeep’ Station wagon brochure is unusual in that it starts as a 5.5″ x 11″ brochure that folds out vertically, revealing two pages, then folds outward vertically again revealing the 17″ x 11″ inner page. I’ve seen this style referred to as the Harlequin styling (a Brook Stevens design), but ‘Jeep’ made no reference to any style in the brochure.
This is the front of the brochure:
This is the back:
When folded open part way, this combo page of two half pages appears:
When the top page is folded up and the bottom page folded down, this full page appears.
