David EilersFebruary 14, 2016

Spectacular Tasks Become Routine Jobs for 'Jeep'

This series of photos was included in the March 1956 issue of Willys News.

Early Zamboni Ice surfacer Model D -- CJ-3B. See more Zamboni jeep models here

CraigInPaFebruary 14, 2016 at 2:09 PM
The painter's jeep, in particular, is pretty interesting. He's got DRW, and his compressor is located INSIDE the cab in place of a passenger seat. If this is the way he usually paints, I'd imagine his jeep is pretty colorful, as well.
BobFebruary 14, 2016 at 3:49 PM
cool old photos!
Ted JordanFebruary 14, 2016 at 5:46 PM
Great photos , Love the painters setup with rear three point hitch and dualies as well as the bridge being built with Flatty equipped hoisting boom setup . Would love a close up on that one!!!!
Lbpa18February 15, 2016 at 5:35 PM
Would imagine all of these were commercial versions that offered sales brochures. Anybody seen one for any of these save the zambonis?
David EilersFebruary 15, 2016 at 6:00 PM
On pages 108 & 109 of "Zamboni: The Coolest Machines on the Ice" there are reproductions of CJ-3B-based Zamboni brochures. Those are the only ones I can remember seeing. A little history: Frank Zamboni created the first Zamboni on a Model A chassis. He originally called the company Paramount, but discovered the name had already been taken. So, he changed the name of the company and the ice resurfacer to the Zamboni. The second mode (Model B) was built on a CJ-2A. After that, he used CJ-3As, CJ-3Bs, and CJ-5s, until branching to a custom design.
BobFebruary 15, 2016 at 6:55 PM
kent State used to have a cj3b version Zamboni. I've seen photos of it.