These views are from the old style truck manufactured in the 1940′s. This will give you an idea of what to look for in terms of originality. Over the course of the past 60 plus years, many have been altered and modernized. I am a proponent of originality and ascribe to restore my vehicles 100%. [...] [...]
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From 1962 comes this 78 rpm recording of the Popeye TV show. Being a teenager at that time, my tastes ran more towards Annette Funicello rather than Popeye the sailor. ( I know, many of you are saying ..who???) AT any rate, this story actually pertains to the mythical “Eugene the Jeep” (see earlier [...] [...] This piece of music was performed by Spike Jones and his band. They were an eclectic bunch who played a huge variety of instruments and put on a zany performance. The song was written by Frank De VOl / Jerry Browne. Here are the lyrics. Private Jackson had a girl he fondly called Bo-Peep Now [...] [...] This novelty greeting card was to be sent from the “home team” to their soldier in the theater of war. It reads” Jumpin’Jeeps Soldier .Have a lot of fun and if you get the “brakes” you’ll soon be home with their scalps,cause you’ve got just what it takes! The inside shows 3 bayonetted rifles with the [...] [...] In what appears as risky behavior for the Jeep driver, this “training” is for gunners attempting to learn the intricacies of following a moving aircraft. These trainees of the US Army Air Corp fire upon a dummy plane mounted high above a moving Jeep to simulate actual combat conditions. In actuality, the Jeep is driverless and [...] [...] The FC 170 was issued as the larger version of the FC 150. It was offered as a Stakebed, Pickup Body, A stripped Chassis for your custom usage, A platform Model (flatbed) and the Cab and Chassis model (shown). Its payload ranged from 3940 to 5183 pounds with up to a 7500# rear axle [...] [...] I wonder how many of you have ever seen this “attachment” for the MB? Canvas envelopes that fit over the windshields of Jeeps used as reconnaissance cars can eliminate the glare of moonlight or enemy searchlights from revealing your position in the darkness. The “blitz blinkers” designed by Willys Overland engineers, fit over the windshield [...] [...] www.ewillys.com When I launched eWillys at the dawn of 2008, no guards were hired to keep back the excited crowds, no parades were held in its honor, no grand speeches were crafted to announce it and likely not even the two people I offhandedly mentioned my intentions to days before the site launched even dropped by [...] [...] The dispatcher became a reality when some marketing genius at Willys Motors came up with a plan to use leftover CJ3A bodies and place them on a 2WD chassis. After the introduction of the CJ3B and subsequent CJ5, it was realized that a great surplus of the older style bodies was still in inventory [...] [...] In 1941 as the United States became involved inWW2 , the Jeeps were coming off both Willys’ and Fords’ assembly lines just as quickly as they could produce them. Once they were placed in service, support was just as important as delivery. The Maintenance Manual for Willys Truck 1/4 Ton 4×4 was issued under [...] [...] |
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