David Eilers

Fri. May 17th: Day 1 of the Midwest Willys Reunion

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Friday morning we awoke in Hudson, Ohio, a short distance away from the reunion, to a beautiful sunny day. I spent the morning honing Saturday's presentation. I will be sharing with the audience (assuming more than just Ann shows up) why I run eWillys, how I do it, the challenges, and what the future holds.

On Friday afternoon we made our way to the Clarion Hotel where the 2013 Midwest Willys Reunion is being held. After a quick practice run through the presentation with the slide projector, Ann and I went out to look at all the jeeps.

It seemed every few steps we took someone approached us to share how much they enjoyed eWillys. It's great to know the site is enjoyed by so many enthusiastic readers and it was fun putting names to faces and shaking hands.

As you can see from the pictures, there were plenty of jeeps to browse today. More are expected tomorrow.

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Saturday will be another busy day meeting people and seeing jeeps.

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5 Comments

  1. Buz
    Oh you have to take more photos of the tan 3A? in the sixth photo with the half cab and the box on the rear, really need to see more of that one ! Sure wish I had the time to visit that show.
  3. deilers
    Buz: I'll get you some pics of that 3A. Mark: Glad you made it. It was even bigger today (saturday). Thanks for the link, - Dave
  4. Colin Peabody
    Dave and Ann- Did you get to meet the twins, Carol and Nancy with their pink Surrey? I think the owner of the tan Jeep is a regular contributor on Derek's CJ3B Forums, especially in the DJ3A area. I saw him and his Jeep a couple of years ago at the Jeep meet in Jefferson City, MO. Craig was there as well. I have a couple of photos of that Jeep also.
  5. deilers
    Colin. Only one of the twins came. Ann talked with her, but I never got a chance to have a full conversation with her. Right now I'm blanking on which twin that was. I'll have to dig that up. Their jeep is beautiful! - Dave

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