Roberto forwarded his latest illustration.  He writes, "This was offered as a birthday´s present, for a friend of mine. He actually owns the WW2 Willys MB jeep which appears drawn with him. I found it casually some years ago at French-Basque country and he bought it. After some resto (mainly at paint or canvas), he decored it markings of famous WW2 2nd Armored Division "Leclerc", a legendary unit of Free French army, which liberated Paris at August 1944 with the support of the US 4th Infantry Division. In fact, he´s dressed as an officer of this Free French unit. It is 16.4" x  11.6"

He also showed how he created it: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Roberto67/Division%20Leclerc%20Willys%20MB%20jeep%20caricature/?albumview=slideshow

Robert also still has CJ-3B  t-shirts available

Roberto shared the following, along with his newest drawing:

"I send you one of the comics drawn for French bimontly magazine "4x4 Story Spécial Jeep", translated to English, This is the comic published at issue 46. The subject of the comic was the employ of the jeep during the vintage of wine at France. After WW2 many army surplus vehicle were employed by civilians and of course, at the areas devoted to the well known French wines. In fact, there was at least one winery commercialised a product called "Jeep". One video at "You Tube":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LggnPHKaFY

More:

http://www.alexgambal.com/blog/harvest-2009/the-2009-harvest-begins.html

The magazine website is:

http://www.club4x4story.com/

Mike shared this photo he found on Facebook of the lovely actress Christine Kaufmann on a jeep. She was born in 1945, so I imagine this was from the early to mid 1960s? This also made the rounds on Pinterest, saved by Roberto Flores. Christine would go on to marry Tony Curtis, among others.

Just a couple posts tonight due to a site issue I'm puzzling through.  Don't forget to check out the latest jeeps for sale on ebay here and check out the new Willys Toys eBay Page.  Not only are the lists fun to browse (at least I enjoy them), but every time you click, you are supporting eWillys :-)

Roberto pointed out that it was International Women's Day and shared some old pictures of women and their jeeps, some you might have seen and others you might not have.  The first one is a picture I found on Flickr.

It's rewarding to hear how many folks enjoy eWillys with their morning cup of coffee. When Kaiser Willys invited me to send them an ad for next year's catalog, I decided on this one. It's part ad and part tribute to all who read, support, and enjoy the site. Thanks go to Roberto Flores for the eWillys bear.

Just as a reminder,

Ann, my kids, and I will be spending the week in the Seattle area. I do have some updates scheduled to appear, but they will be limited. The kids leave on the 26th and Ann and I will be back in Pasco by the 27th, so I imagine normal updates will begin at least by Dec. 28th, if not earlier.

Lawrence and his dogs once again dressed up for the holidays. Thanks for the photos!

Roberto Flores let me know that British singer Dame Vera Lynn's birthday was on the 20th of March. She had some experience in jeeps during the war. Given the number of men surrounding her in the jeeps, she was very popular. I particularly like the guy with the hat and mustache in photo 2.

Roberto shared these illustrations.

The first one (digital artwork) is a commissioned order cartoon for a customer at Quebec, Canada. It depicts a Canadian made Willys M38 jeep and his owner at the wheel (with his wife at co driver seat). This was offered as a birthday gift by a friend of him.

The second one, hand painted, is another Willys M38 jeep. This one was ordered by a customer at South Dakota. You could see the Mount Rushmore at background plus some details (birds, etc.) at the background. The customer appears at the wheel of his jeep with all his family.

And the third one (in black and white, also hand painted) was ordered as a birthday gift by a German customer and it was offered to his girlfriend. Both of them appear as his jeep and as background I draw a typical old French street.

Thanks to Roberto Flores for spotting this story. Someone named Cliff authored a story about his family's WWII jeep, which he has inherited. He titled it "JEEP - FAITHFUL AS A DOG, STRONG AS A MULE, AGILE AS A GOAT"

https://www.stellabooks.com/article/jeep-faithful-as-a-dog-strong-as-a-mule-agile-as-a-goat

PHOTO CREDIT: Cliff. Look closely at the 1956 picture in the back. You can see the small petrol tank mounted in front of the windscreen. The jeep was started using petrol but the main tank under the driver's seat was filled with TVO (Tractor Vaporising Oil)

The Dispatcher Magazine- Summer 2026

The Dispatcher Magazine- Summer 2026 arrived last week, always look forward to the newest issue.

Summer 2026- Covers some neat stuff, M Series rigs as shown on the cover, Jeff Petrowich build for Matt's Offroad Recovery, Spring Reunion Recap, of course a great Roberto Flores Cartoon, rare look at the XL1, and more.

Also not to leave out all the great Willys - Jeep Vendors who advertise with The Dispatcher, its a great resource for all things Willys - Jeep.

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