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I just ran across this article about the 1964 Jeep Derby on my computer. It's pretty interesting. I have several other Jeep Derby articles in magazines that I still need to scan.

The Toledo Blade ran this article about 1957's Jeep Derby on April 22 in that year.

The February 1963 issue of Popular Mechanics included an article about the New Mexico Jeep Derby held annually in Truth or Consquences, New Mexico. It's a great article about the early days of jeep racing. I've also included a video of one Derby race, but the quality is poor. Still, in some clips, you can see just how much the co-pilot shifts his body around the jeep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=534&v=X4MJk97flvk

View Popular Mechanics February 1963 at Google Books

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The winner of the 1961 @ Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Jeep Derby race received a DJ-3A Surrey!

"Here is an Original Vintage 1961 5th ANNUAL JEEP DERBY Josephine Johns
8x10 B&W Press Photo
READY FOR THE JEEP DERBY -- Josephine Johns of El Paso waves as she prepares to take a trial run over the 63-mile three-day fifth annual International Jeep Derby at Truth or Consequences, NM. April 21-23 in connection with the Ralph Edwards Fiesta. First prize will be a pink Acapulco-style Jeep to be given by Willys Motors Inc."

In the autumn of 1962, the Sun Carnival organization in El Paso, Texas, decided to add the Sun Carnival Jeep Derby, one of only four derby's held in the US, to it's late December events calendar (the other 'derbies' were held in Las Cruces, Truth or Consequences, and Denver). The grand prize was a brand new 1963 CJ-5 donated by the Willys Manufacturing Company (I think they meant Willys Motors).

Before being presented to the race winner, Carnival manage Bruce Brooks planned to use it by carnival staff to carry tickets between the four branch offices.

Ted C. Brewer of Roswell, New Mexico, went on to win the Inaugural Sun Carnival Jeep Derby.

The next year, the Sun Carnival volunteers put together another course.

Ted C. Brewer was unable to defend his crown, placing third, as a 17 year-old by the name of Alan Beyer came in first (dang kids).

One more pic of the young Alan Beyer along with his parents:

I could locate no articles on a 1964 Jeep Sun Carnival derby, so it's not clear to me what happened to it or how much longer it was held.

This issue of Willys News includes a variety of FC-related articles, but also takes a full-page look at the Truth-or-Consquences, New Mexico, 2nd Annual 'Jeep' Derby.

The May 1957 issue of Willys News covered the 2nd Annual Jeep Derby in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Among the racers were Bud Jackson from the Hemet Jeep Club and Wally Klingele and Barney Nelson from the Yakima Ridge Runners. Klingele and Nelson drove their jeeps to the event! Only 14 of the 20 entrants completed the eighty mile race.

This photo was from the May 1955 issue of Willys News. At first I thought these jeeps were involved in the annual jeep derby, but these are Sheriff's Posse jeeps from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.

Just one post today. This is the last of the Jeep News papers I bought last month. Hopefully, I can locate some more soon.

This May 1961 issue contains ALOT of Surrey and Dispatcher jeeps: Ice Cream delivery, Pepe 'actors', and fleet transportation are just some of the uses. The Kellogg contest fills an entire page with lots of pics. The Truth or Consequences Jeep Derby results are highlighted. Even the Utah Jeep Posse's are mentioned.

The 'Jeep' Fleet line of ads look interesting (page 3) ; I don't know much about those.

This eight-page issue published for June of 1962 starts with the movie Hatari! Pages two and three are all about dealers (and some love for Tornado engines). Most of pages four through seven cover more Hatari info. Page eight highlights the seventh annual Truth or Consequences (NM) 'Jeep' Derby. I plan to go back at some point and figure out when the 'Jeep' News began covering club and race information. At some point during the late 1950s - early 1960s the notion of jeeps as "fun", rather than just utility workhorses, enters both the 'Jeep' news and Jeep's advertising. I'm want to learn more about that subtle shift.