From totophotos.org comes photos of these two jeeps that suffered through tornadoes almost fifty years apart. The flattie got the worst of it. There are a few other jeep photos at the site, too.
Jeep damaged by tornado. Udall, Kansas, May 25, 1955. Credit: Department of Agriculture. Weather Bureau. Central Regional Weather Bureau Office. (ca. 1935 - 1965). Kansas City Regional Office: Decimal File, 1938 - 1965. Collection: National Archives. http://www.totophotos.org/photos/search.asp?word=jeep&page=2#87
College Park, MD, September 25, 2001 - This Jeep was torn apart by the tornado that killed two people and left more than $16.5 million in damages. Credit: Jocelyn Augustino. Collection: FEMA http://www.totophotos.org/photos/search.asp?word=jeep&page=2#87
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