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ndnchf
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Posted: 22 Oct. 2018 at 4:02pm |
At the Mason Dixon show this weekend I showed my new Civil Defense Air Raid Warden jeep impression. Quite a few of the older generation complimented on it and the memories it brought back. It was fun to do something a little different and educate people about the cold war fears that gripped our nation. Who remembers Duck and Cover drills, air raid siren tests and fallout shelter signs?
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1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.
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3-48s
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Very cool!
I remember the Duck and Cover drills in Elementary School in the 60s. I have a helmet just like the one the Mannequin is wearing in your first photo. By the way where did you get that full size CD Mannequin anyhow??LOL Edited by 3-48s - 22 Oct. 2018 at 5:09pm |
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1948 CJ2A #176528 "Elmer" 1948 CJ2A #155970 "Gray Mule" 1948 CJ2A #155365 "Old Yeller" (GONE) BANTAM T3C # 6147 (GONE) BANTAM T3C # 30856 |
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ndnchf
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The mannequin was free. The Civil Defense surplus store threw the mannequin in the trash. It was so ugly that it was driving away customers
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1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.
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usmcpmi
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Very cool! I'll post pictures of my version after the local car show this Saturday! How can I get a copy of your insignia poster?
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ndnchf
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That's just an image, I don't have a poster of it. I may print it out and put in a binder with other things that spectators can look at. But a poster would be cool.
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1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.
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mbullism
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Fun stuff! (the whole themed jeep thing, not the hiding in a hole waiting on the flash thing )
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Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it... Welcome to 1930's Germany
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Ol' Unreliable
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That's a nice and unusual theme for your Jeep. Well done!
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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ndnchf
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There are a couple other items I may get to round out the impression - CD fire extinguisher, Geiger counter, maybe a hand crank siren. But trying to keep it simple with everything storing in the footlocker.
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Ol' Unreliable
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Ya gotta get the Geiger counter for a Civil Defense setup! It just makes the whole display come together!
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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ndnchf
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Yeah agreed. It would be fun to rig up a secret button on it to make it start clicking on demand. I could have some fun with that
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1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.
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LuzonRed47
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Love the CD logo with the pliers--that could be the universal logo for Willys jeep owners.
Thanks for sharing your pics and congrats on a neat jeep-show theme for your 2A.
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CJ2A #140275 "Ziggie" (purchased new by my dad in 1947)
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