Ricardo Posted March 19, 2007 Hi Arturo, Very interesting photos! The photos had been taken off at different moments of the day. They notice the shade of a house and chimney in different positions in two images. The image with the dead GI the sun the this highest one (+/- 13:00 - 14:00PM) and later in the other the sun the this lowest one (+/- 15:00 - 16:00PM). PS. Please, open one new topic in Militaria Brasil Forum. Thanks! Best regards, Ricardo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artu44 Posted March 19, 2007 OK Ricardo, I'll do it just now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ricardo Posted March 19, 2007 OK Ricardo, I'll do it just now Thanks Mate!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gunbarrel Posted September 2, 2007 Good morning, What are those things that look like fender skirts on this Jeep? Just curious. I have never noticed them before in other Jeep pictures. Thank you. GB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
earlymb Posted September 2, 2007 Unit or even crew-made modifications; not regular issue or standardised design. These things are commonly known as 'field modifications'. Greetz David Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Corvette than in a Yugo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve B. Posted September 2, 2007 Looks like the front fender wells ahve been partially filled in too. This sort of modification wan't all that unusual. Go to this page: http://36thair3ad.homestead.com/Rhineland.html and look at photos RL14 and RL 23 and look at the front fenders on that jeep. More field mods. Steve Collecting 3rd Armored Division items of all kinds from all eras, specializing in the 36th Armored Infantry Regiment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gpw_42 Posted September 2, 2008 Gents, Couldn't figure out how to resize this photo small enough to post on the forum, so uploaded it to photobucket at the link below. I picked up this image about 4-5 years ago b/c I think the girl is so gorgeous...AND it's a nice early jeep. Back of photo has a stamp for a California photography studio, but don't think it mentions the city. Haven't been able to figure out which jeep it is - certainly pre-production, by the raised lip around the edge of the body tub. I'm thinking BRC, as MA and GP are ruled out by the smooth curve around the "corner" where her midsection is. Any insight on type of vehicle is welcome! http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr247/g...941JeepGirl.jpg Steve I remember: Chris Ingrassia (9/11) CPT Tristan Aitken (OIF, 2003) MAJ Paul Syverson (OIF, 2004) CPT Tom Miller (OIF, 2005) SSG Scottie Bright (OIF, 2005) CPT Chris Petty (OIF, 2006) MAJ Hurley Shields (OIF, 2008) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camelgreen44 Posted September 2, 2008 Dont know anything about the jeep, but your right about the Girl.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teufelhunde.ret Posted September 3, 2008 Marilyn Monroe? The bended knee is not a tradition of our Corps. (General A. A. Vandegrift, USMC, 5 May 1946) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prof Posted September 7, 2008 Hi Steve, It's a 1941 Ford GP. The high windscreen, position of the oblong speedo, position of the side gabhanndles at the rear, single (original) canvas hoop and one piece wheels all help to point to this. Nice Photo! Hope this helps Prof Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrost Posted October 31, 2008 I grabbed these photos a few years ago. This guy looks to me to be wearing an airborne jump suit but not sure he is actually a paratrooper. Some interesting photos of him goofing off on what he calls Patton's jeep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrost Posted October 31, 2008 I grabbed these photos a few years ago. This guy looks to me to be wearing an airborne jump suit but not sure he is actually a paratrooper. Some interesting photos of him goofing off on what he calls Patton's jeep. The writing on the back of one of the photos says that this is Patton's jeep, but it is hard to imagine this guy would be screwing around on it like that. A few more. In the last photo, clearly they have captured a German spy-puppy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ww2vault Posted October 31, 2008 Haha, neat photos! However, I don't think it's Pattons jeep. If you look at photos with Patton riding in a jeep the serial numbers don't match. Love the photos though. - Jeff 9/11: The Pearl Harbor of Our Time I Proudly Support Our Troops And The War On Terror. We are winning the War on Terror. Learn more at: www.MoveAmericaForward.org Tell Obama that we need to keep jobs here in the U.S., NOT overseas! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgtdorango Posted October 31, 2008 Awesome photos!!!!! Usually Pattons jeeps had extra armor in the pics Ive seen, but who knows maybe he had an ordinary one too!!!!......mike Always looking for and buying 50's era 11th Airborne/ 187th ARCT/ 82nd Airborne tac mark painted jump helmets! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrost Posted October 31, 2008 Awesome photos!!!!! Usually Pattons jeeps had extra armor in the pics Ive seen, but who knows maybe he had an ordinary one too!!!!......mike With the amount of goofing around this guy is doing, I kind of figured he was maybe a newspaper/reporter type who wandered into Patton's headquarters and started fooling around. He is likely to fat to be a real paratrooper, and I can't imagine that this type of behavior would have been accepted by any officer in the area from an enlisted man (I dont even see any rank insignia). My feeling was that he "upgraded" this jeep he was fooling around in from one he encountered at Patton's headquarters to calling it Patton's actual jeep. I wonder if the puppy was Patton's as well? Patrick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R Michael Posted December 6, 2008 thought I would share this unit marked jeep. The 9th Div emb and one I havent seen yet, a wagon wheel with a horse head. Anyway thought I would share and see what you all thought. Mike A collecter of photographs Always looking for PTO related photos and photo albums. also looking for 134th CB USN and 711th railroad operating battalion photos and photo albums. Mike Harpe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atb Posted December 7, 2008 thought I would share this unit marked jeep. The 9th Div emb and one I havent seen yet, a wagon wheel with a horse head. Anyway thought I would share and see what you all thought. Mike It is the Distinctive Unit insignia for the 9th Reconnaisance Company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R Michael Posted December 7, 2008 thanks so much! Mike It is the Distinctive Unit insignia for the 9th Reconnaisance Company. A collecter of photographs Always looking for PTO related photos and photo albums. also looking for 134th CB USN and 711th railroad operating battalion photos and photo albums. Mike Harpe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgtdorango Posted January 7, 2009 Thought you guys would like to see this cool pic of a jeep grave yard thats on Life Google !!!......mike Always looking for and buying 50's era 11th Airborne/ 187th ARCT/ 82nd Airborne tac mark painted jump helmets! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
militariacollector Posted January 7, 2009 Poor things. Any idea where or when this was taken? Looking for WWII American Combat Gear, Combat Uniforms, and Patches Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Bibliotecario Posted January 7, 2009 At last..now we know what happened to the apophrical $200 new-in-the-crate jeeps...Sam junked them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FightenIrish35 Posted January 7, 2009 oh man what a shame!!! Regards, Michael Sweeney--Researcher and Collector of WW2 77TH Division If you have any named items to a 77th Division Soldier please contact me!!! In memoroy of my Grandfather Eugene Henry Sweeney 1st Lieutenant of the 306th Infantry Regiment Company L - Veteran of Guam and Leyte Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Apathy Posted January 7, 2009 Poor things. Any idea where or when this was taken? Hi, there's this one and a few more photos similar to this on the LIFE photo website, I believe it states Korea. Cheers ( Lewis ) . Young enough to care and enjoy militaria - Old enough to remember as surplus " Life's too short for reproductions " Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pathfinder505 Posted January 7, 2009 Hi, there's this one and a few more photos similar to this on the LIFE photo website, I believe it states Korea. Cheers ( Lewis ) I would bet they arent there now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
