David EilersDecember 12, 2018

1956 CJ-5 Ad

UPDATE: I mistakenly listed this as a 1954 ad. It am told it was actually a 1956 ad.

Andy spotted and bought this 1956 CJ-5 ad on eBay. The jeep has an odd look about it. I think it's the 1) skinny fenders, 2) thinner than normal hood and 3) odd grille. It makes it feel a little bit like some kind of CJ-4 (though the actual CJ-4 has flattish fenders). The headlights on the grille in the ad look more like 7" headlights on an MB grille.

The Ad:

For comparison, a 1955 CJ-5:

6 Comments

MikeDecember 12, 2018 at 8:45 PM
Very un- usual,I wonder what the story is behind it, how and why it was chosen for a advertisement.
Bob in PADecember 12, 2018 at 9:29 PM
Good eye Dave. You might could open a museum yet.
TerryDecember 12, 2018 at 10:04 PM
It's a retouched photo of a 3b, Willys did the same thing many times when they switched over from MB to CJ2 and again when they switched over from CJ 2a to CJ 3a sales .
DaveDecember 12, 2018 at 11:38 PM
Terry is exactly correct. Very common practice for the factory to alter photographs.
Bob in PADecember 13, 2018 at 7:56 PM
Nice cj5. Will have to start looking at them some.
Muley..December 13, 2018 at 8:17 PM
I wonder if Bob Westerman has seen this.. he built X-?? in similar config