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Bill Norris 
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 Topic: 1945 FilmPosted: 05 June 2019 at 6:50pm |
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Not sure if anyone is familiar with this July 16, 1945 newsreel, but I have not seen it before. Fast forward to about 1/3 the way through. Love the shot of Sorenson driving one off the line.
Bill
Edited by Bill Norris - 05 June 2019 at 6:53pm |
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lowenuf
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Posted: 05 June 2019 at 8:41pm |
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My opinion of the vid is that at least the last few frames are during the July 18,1945 gala, pay close attention to the people in the back og a truck, and sitting in a car watching the corn shelling operation as the loaded jeep drives by..
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45 #10033 ACM #47
45 #10163 ACM #188 57 CJ5 Dauntless V6, T-18 4-speed, D-44 rear/D-30 front, D-20 twin stick |
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Joe Friday
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Posted: 05 June 2019 at 10:53pm |
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I've seen parts, but I don't recall seeing the whole film. $190 for a copy...
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Posted: 06 June 2019 at 1:16am |
No popcorn?
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Posted: 06 June 2019 at 8:12am |
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Thanks for posting Bill.
Very cool!  even without popcorn 
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mbullism
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Posted: 06 June 2019 at 10:55am |
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The one at 3:05ish has an MB front and no tub drains(?) but a side mounted spare and a tailgate?
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Bruce W
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Posted: 06 June 2019 at 11:56am |
You need a copy of Fred Coldwell’s book, “Pre-production Civilian Jeeps”.
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Joe Friday
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Posted: 06 June 2019 at 12:57pm |
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Yeah, Mbullism lives about 10 miles from where both CJ2A-10011 and 10012 were found...
There's Jeep gold in them thar cranberry bogs!
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Fred Coldwell
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Posted: 09 June 2019 at 1:00pm |
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Bill: I've been out of town for 5 days. Thanks for posting this fabulous 1945 Postwar Civilian Jeep newsreel. I haven't seen it before. It seems they only had 3 CJ-2A jeeps ready to drive down the ramp and out of the factory door that day, and the paint guns had all been filled with Harvest Tan paint. :) The only Pasture Green jeep I noticed was the sole CJ-2; all the others are CJ-2As with the higher front seats. Great find, thanks again for posting it. Keith, I imagine one of the first truckloads of brand new civilian jeeps was delivered to Willys' New England distributor, hence the few very low s/n CJ-2As found in that area. The factory didn't bog down on those deliveries.
Edited by Fred Coldwell - 09 June 2019 at 1:04pm |
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Happy Jeep Trails,
Fred Coldwell Denver, CO 1944 CJ2-09 - X-33 1945 CJ2-26 - X-50 |
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Posted: 05 Aug. 2020 at 11:30am |
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Fred the jeep I have was given to the owner. They didn't pay a cent. He was producer of the Dry Milk Show. He emigrated to the USA with an engineering degree. Vehicles were in his heart. He did shows in the area and visited the Willys assembly lines. The other show was done in NYC. He had a farm in CT. I wonder up to what serial number were the jeeps just given to dignitaries. Or was it sporadic. I was told by the second owner that since there was no interstate transit system they gave these jeeps to a special group of people. When there was a show in the region they would take them back clean them up and show them in local car and farm shows. Then they would go back to the owners. In fact mine might be one of the first with a civilian capstan winch. I have the original dealers invoice and no capstan winch is listed. I was told by the first owners son that it was a gift!
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