FC-150 Ashtray Sold on eBay

This R.B. Macbride Ashtray sold on eBay for just over $20. R.B. Macbride was a long time vehicle dealer in Modesto, California, that didn't get a jeep dealer agreement until early 1957. Here are photos of the ashtray.

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This January 17th, 1957, article in the Modesto Bee shares the news about Macbride's Willys Jeep dealership:

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Later that same year, on July 17th, the Modesto Bee ran an ad for Macbride touting the new FC-170:

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2 Comments

  1. Craig Brockhaus
    Very nice!
  2. David Eilers
    Craig ... I was going to bid on this one, but forgot to get onto ebay yesterday. Oh well!

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