Jeep King
- Luis
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Jeep King
Hi Fellows
Any idea about this car ? Development? History?
More pics http://images.google.com/images?sa=4&im ... rce%3Alife" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Regards
Any idea about this car ? Development? History?
More pics http://images.google.com/images?sa=4&im ... rce%3Alife" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Regards
Mariano Paz
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1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB
Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB
Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA
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Re: Jeep King
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Looking at the dash, I would surmise that a serviceman named Wally Cohn put a car body on a Jeep frame and named it King. Pic's from 1946 so if his uniform could be id'd might figure out where he was stationed, looks like a German type body to me. 1 of a kind for sure.
Interesting symbol
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l? ... b1b01656de" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
8th Air Force?
changing my mind, English body and in England
Looking at the dash, I would surmise that a serviceman named Wally Cohn put a car body on a Jeep frame and named it King. Pic's from 1946 so if his uniform could be id'd might figure out where he was stationed, looks like a German type body to me. 1 of a kind for sure.
Interesting symbol
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l? ... b1b01656de" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
8th Air Force?
changing my mind, English body and in England
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Re: Jeep King
More pics
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Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB
Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB
Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA
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Re: Jeep King
Somewhere in Germany. Delivery truck advertising a Max Hertzmuller or something like it, German written on the brick wall in another photo. Curious, never heard of this before.
Gone, but never forgotten- 1973 DJ5C, 1953 M38A1, 1964 CJ5 and a 1971 Hurst Special Jeepster.
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- Luis
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Re: Jeep King
Seems to be a Opel Kadett 2 door cabrio 1938 body
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Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB
Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB
Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA
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Re: Jeep King
Anyone make out the letters 'WC' on the gear shifter and the 'Wally' on the dash? Strange!
In one picture it appears to have a one lever transfer case lever and in the one below that it appears to have a two lever TC shifter, it it looks as though the shifters are cut off or removed.
In one picture it appears to have a one lever transfer case lever and in the one below that it appears to have a two lever TC shifter, it it looks as though the shifters are cut off or removed.
Gone, but never forgotten- 1973 DJ5C, 1953 M38A1, 1964 CJ5 and a 1971 Hurst Special Jeepster.
http://This-Old-Jeep.com
http://53cj3b.blogspot.com/
http://thisoldjeep.21.forumer.com/
http://This-Old-Jeep.com
http://53cj3b.blogspot.com/
http://thisoldjeep.21.forumer.com/
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Re: Jeep King
Also just found this over at eWillys... http://www.ewillys.com/?p=29075#comments
Gone, but never forgotten- 1973 DJ5C, 1953 M38A1, 1964 CJ5 and a 1971 Hurst Special Jeepster.
http://This-Old-Jeep.com
http://53cj3b.blogspot.com/
http://thisoldjeep.21.forumer.com/
http://This-Old-Jeep.com
http://53cj3b.blogspot.com/
http://thisoldjeep.21.forumer.com/
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Re: Jeep King
Uniform suggests CID, or CIC since he wears US insignia only with no rank, yet he has ribbons suggesting that he is not a civil service type.
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- tipdog
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Re: Jeep King
Germany had many karossie (coachbuilder) shops that would take a chassis and running gear from one vehicle and put a another (sometimes even custom) body on it. Post WWII, many old Wehrmacht vehicles were rebodied or refurbished and put back on the road - I've seen pictures of similar bodies on Kubelwagen chassis.
Probably the most well known of these karossie is Karmann, famous for the Karmann Ghia bodies built for VW. They also built bodies for Porsche.
The US insignia on the lapels is in a triangle? He also appears to be weairng a ruptured duck in one of the pics. I'd say he's an ex-serviceman, now a civilian employee of some sort with the U.S. Occupation forces.
Probably the most well known of these karossie is Karmann, famous for the Karmann Ghia bodies built for VW. They also built bodies for Porsche.
The US insignia on the lapels is in a triangle? He also appears to be weairng a ruptured duck in one of the pics. I'd say he's an ex-serviceman, now a civilian employee of some sort with the U.S. Occupation forces.
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Re: Jeep King
Note to self, never change your first answer.
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Re: Jeep King
Guys, picture 3, what's the attachment above the jerrycan holder holding down the top bows?
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Re: Jeep King
Its the bracket for the jerry can strap.Thanks,Chuck
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Re: Jeep King
The Post WWII GI had lots of time on their hands and plenty of German craftsmen availible at their disposal who were employed as technicians.
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