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Old School Jeeping Photos

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I ran across these photos today posted by a guy who grew up in the Skyway Cliffhangers Jeep Club, a club based in my hometown of Renton. The photos below highlight the kinds of paint jobs I remember back in the 1970s. As a kid, part of the fun of going to playdays and jeep conventions was to see all the different paint schemes (colors, designs, and accents), tires choices, cage architecture, engine experimentations, and other modifications. You can see lots of old PNW Jeeping photos here:

http://rockdnlockd.forumotion.com/t644-kick-n-it-old-school

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1942 Photo of Early MB Laying Wire on eBay

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This photo really shows off the WILLYS stamp.

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“1942 Press Photo A wire-laying jeep rolls out lines for telephone communication. This is an original press photo. In the field, the wire-laying jeep speedily rolls out the vital lines for telephone communication. U.S. Army land vehicles Photo measures 5.25 x 5inches. Photo is dated 05-30-1942.”

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Marx Fix-All Toy Jeep Pine Bush, NY Sept 24 Auction

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UPDATE: Here’s the same photo of the jeep on a different auction site. Current bid price is $50.

Original Post: This Marx Fix-All Toy Jeep will be part of a Monday, September 24th, Auction.

https://www.auctionzip.com/Listings/3152612.html?kwd=willys&zip=&category=0

“Lot 160: 1 (One) Marx Fix-All Jeep Willys”

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Here’s another example of the same product that shows the box:

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Bernd’s CJ-5 Gets Little Rest

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Bernd was busy with his CJ-5 again in Austria last weekend. First, he delivered an armchair to his mother-in-law.

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Then, he joined a group of vintage cars and machinery at and annual get-together https://zw-oldtimer.at/ , where Bernd acted as a mobile toolbox (and appears to have delivered a passenger tram car). He also helped lay 200m of train track and, on Sunday, acted as a conductor.

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Below is the tram and some volunteers.

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Jeep and Anti-Tank Gun Horse Jump

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Tremaine shared a photo of the updated jump at a horse event in Yelm (Yelm is minutes south of Joint Base Lewis Mccord, so the military theme makes sense). Four years ago it was the fake jeep that was a horse jump. Now, it’s a Jeep jump and an Anti-Tank gun jump.

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1974 Jeepers Jamboree Slides on eBay

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These are five slides from a larger collection of slides showing the 1974 Jeepers jamboree available on eBay for sale. Check out the first photo of the CJ-3B; the hood has some strange bends where it meets the grille.

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Past Sunday’s Northern Ohio Flatfender Gathering

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Bob Christy was forced to moved his event to last Sunday, which worked out pretty well, as the weather was perfect (unlike the rainy deluge of last weekend). Here are some photos, including a few with folks wearing Alaska Or Rust shirts:

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The 2019 Holy Toledo Calendar and Summer 2018 Dispatcher Are Available

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Norris-Banonis has released the 2019 Holy Toledo Calendar and the Summer of 2018 issue of Dispatcher Magazine. If you look carefully, you’ll find a picture of Ann and I taken at the 2018 Willys Jeep Reunion.

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Willys Overland 1903-1953 Golden Jubilee Program on eBay

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The staring price is $245. While it’s an interesting and rare document, it’s not worth that much (to me anyway).

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“Willys-Overland Golden Jubilee Program 1903-1953. Original, printed in 1952. Extremely rare! Excellent condition.
6 pages, great photos.”

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Nice Looking Truck

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Scott shared these pics of this nice looking truck with a plow and wrecker. The owner’s family was a Willys dealer and apparently has a variety of vintage jeeps.
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