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President Harding Opens the Alaska Railroad

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Posted by 54light15 on Friday, January 17, 2020 2:28 PM

It's likely that Willy's Jeep was built by Ford. Most of them were as Willys-Overland didn't have the production capacity that was required for the big show. By the way, it's pronounced Willis, not Willees but as John Willys said, "I don't care how you pronounce it as long as you buy one of my cars." 

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, January 17, 2020 2:16 PM

Deggesty
As to Willys. there was (it may still be there) a Willys "jeep" in a military surplus store near here with a placard declaring it to be "Willy's jeep.:

Maybe it was Willie's!

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Posted by Deggesty on Friday, January 17, 2020 2:08 PM

54light15

Roadster? That ain't no roadster- it's a sedan! A roadster is a totally open 2 door car that has no side windows, but would have removable side curtains or it may not have even that. The first car is a Willys-Knight- it has a sleeve-valve engine. 

 

You are quite right about the sedan. The narrator needs to take a course in twenties' car terminology.

As to Willys. there was (it may still be there) a Willys "jeep" in a military surplus store near here with a placard declaring it to be "Willy's jeep.:

Oh, the non-education of recent generations!

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Posted by 54light15 on Friday, January 17, 2020 1:02 PM

Roadster? That ain't no roadster- it's a sedan! A roadster is a totally open 2 door car that has no side windows, but would have removable side curtains or it may not have even that. The first car is a Willys-Knight- it has a sleeve-valve engine. 

And another thing! That car is a Dodge Brothers, not a Dodge. John and Horace Dodge started the company and they both died in 1920, the D-B name carried on until Walter Chrysler bought the company from the banks who were running the company.

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2017/05/26/dodge-brothers 

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President Harding Opens the Alaska Railroad
Posted by Victrola1 on Friday, January 17, 2020 9:50 AM

For his 1923 trip to Alaska, U.S. president Warren G. Harding travels on an unusual mode of transportation: a Dodge Roadster specially converted to run on train tracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwiTRTaeEu0

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