~Sent in by Wendy and Roger Goeckner, members of the Midstates Jeepster Association
We belong to the Midstates Jeepster Association, and I am the club’s historian. I don’t fly!!! However, the club’s chairperson for the Fall 2013 meet asked if I’d be willing to go up in a 1937 Piper Cub (two-seater, just me and the pilot) and get an aerial shot of all the Jeepsters. I knew I would regret it if I didn’t do it. I went up and got a beautiful photo. I also kissed the ground when I got off of the plane (the pilot ribbed me about that!!!). I went home and put that on my bucket list and then immediately crossed it off! The next shot is of Willys Jeepsters on the road in Goshen, Indiana during a Midstates Jeepster Association meet in the Spring of 2012.
This blue Willys Jeepster is Wendy and Roger’s 1949 Willys Jeepster representing Hospice of Kankakee Valley in the Bourbonnais (Illinois) Friendship Festival Parade in June of 2013. Inside the Jeepster are Roger Goeckner and granddaughter Gianna.
Here is a picture of Roger and his 1949 Willys-Overland Jeepster in front of a restored Texaco Station on Route 66 in Dwight, Illinois in October of 2012. Roger’s goal is to restore the Jeepster to it’s original beauty (a work still in progress). Scraped down through three layers of paint that included yellow and red, and we were delighted to discover the original colors were these blues!
Here are a few Willys-Overland Jeepsters at a restored Standard Oil station in Odell, Illinois on Route 66. This was taken by me during our Fall 2013 meet of the Midstates Jeepster Association.
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We are members of MJA. Love going to Jeepster meets. I am in charge of the 50th anniversary meet for the club in 2016. I own the Persian Pink Jeepster. My car is in the first picture with top down between the two maroon cars. Nice article about nice people.
I have a 1950 Willis keepers that was my dads would like to redo it would like so info if someone could get in touch with me please live in northern ca thank you . Not real good at all this Computer stuff but will give it a try. Thank you again.
I would have gladly taken your place on the flight, love those old Pipers ! I grew up in that part of Illinois ( Iroquois County ) and worked for the Illinois highway dept. Recognized all those town names, brought back many good memories. My uncle Walter Roberts had several Jeep wagons and my Father had a Jeep pickup. I was blessed with my first car at 13 yrs old A Frazer sedan not what I desired but took me any where I desired to go on the gravel roads and one lane slabs of that era. I have a 50 Jeepster which has been in the project mode for several years. Great to see that many Restored BUEATIES From the air. Thank You for braving the flight Randy Floyd