Tropical Jeeps x29

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Tropical Jeeps x29

Post by Hartofoak » Wed Nov 18, 2020 7:10 am

I believe this image was first shown in the National Geographic magazine back in the 1940's or 1950's. I vaguely remember that it was taken in the Philippine but am not certain. From details of the jeeps, I estimate that the photo must have bee taken later than August/September 1942. Can anyone identify the photo?
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Re: Tropical Jeeps x29

Post by pgcf » Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:34 am

The Japanese occupied the Philippines at that point in time.

That picture is from South America, I think Brazil.

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Post by HankII » Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:04 am

Any idea why so many Jeeps shipped to Brazil of all places?
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Post by conrod6 » Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:41 am

Nice photo.

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Post by Hartofoak » Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:35 pm

Thanks Peter for the information. The drivers certainly look like they come from South America. I blame it on my failing memory! Any more ideas would be welcome.
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Post by bazza46 » Sat Nov 21, 2020 1:34 pm

It's from a 'National Geographic' magazine,January, 1944, in an article titled 'Brazil's Potent Weapons'. The caption below it states,"Bouncing Jeeps Go Everywhere and Are Favorites Everywhere They Go!'
Students at the School of Motor- Mechanization of the Brazilian Army man this curving row. The school, near Rio de Janiero, gives training courses of from eight weeks to ten months. Graduates then join the mechanized divisions. Much of their heavy equipment comes from the United States.

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Post by Hartofoak » Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:41 am

Many thanks Bazza for the info. sounds like you've seen this photo before.
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Post by bazza46 » Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:36 pm

I certainly have. As a kid, I collected magazines that had pictures of jeeps in them to get details for a tinplate model jeep i was building. I got about 40 wartime "National Geographics' with pictures. I still have them plus the jeep.
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Post by autonoob » Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:14 pm

Seeing this picture reminds me of history class. Everyone looks happy in this photo.

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Post by Hartofoak » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:13 am

Amazing Bazza but I did a similar thing in my very distant youth! I remember taking a high quality 35mm photo of the image in National Geographic and printing my own 10in x 8in copy (I had access to my own professional darkroom at work). It's a scan from this that I have posted here at low resolution. Unfortunately I mislaid the magazines and many other photos.
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Post by 70th Division » Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:08 pm

Hello ,

That is a great picture !!
Hopefully the G members from Brazil will see it !!

Hank,

Brazil was INCREDIBLY important to the US War Effort, and supplied tremendous amounts
of raw materials to the USA aviation industry, and all our super important war industries.
Brazil was sent whatever they wanted, and whatever we could send them !!!!

Brazil supplied to the USA, 78 percent of the bauxite needed for aluminum production, it came from there to America, as well as 70 percent of Tungsten, along with copper, tin,and OIL !!!! Not to mention coffee :D :D

German and Italian submarines started to sink Brazilian cargo ships.
Brazil declared war against them in August of 1942.
The Brazilian Navy started sinking U boats, escorting merchant convoys to Europe, their Air Force was sent to Italy as well, and did a great job there, as well as their Army units.

Another Allied Nation in WW2 !!


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Post by gpwmke » Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:11 pm

Thanks for sharing the photos and info. This info needs to be preserved.

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Post by HankII » Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:04 am

Brazil was INCREDIBLY important to the US War Effort...

Interesting. Certainly reinforces the global conflict concept.

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Post by autonoob » Mon Feb 01, 2021 3:58 pm

bazza46 wrote:
Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:36 pm
I certainly have. As a kid, I collected magazines that had pictures of jeeps in them to get details for a tinplate model jeep i was building. I got about 40 wartime "National Geographics' with pictures. I still have them plus the jeep.
That is indeed a good photo. This color looks nice on a jeep.

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Post by bazza46 » Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:52 pm

Thank you.
I was always trying to find examples of original O.D on vehicles I looked at . My dad had a yard where he'd park his worn out trucks. There was a GMC with original U.S. numbers and O.D paint still untouched. I'd try to mix it up from house paint for my model. But it was a different colour when wet, from when dry, when it was yellowish grey. Under the dash I found the true colour, the same as when it was wet, so I mixed that up and used it. There was no flat paint that i could get, so I used gloss. But years later, whenI could buy siica flattener, I mixed it up with the colour I'd mixed years earlier. I when dry, became the exact match for the weathered paint I'd seen on the old GMC.
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