The first Jeepster picture was taken in 1959. It shows the 1949 Jeepster my parents bought from a good friend (therefore the price was right) because my dad had to frequently take the family car out of town on business leaving my mom with four kids who needed to get to the local lake beach during school summer vacation so they didn’t drive her nuts. The kids (left to right) are my sister Kris (age 15), myself (16), sister Karen (10) and brother Fred (8). Also, I had my driver’s license and Kris would get hers in a few months, so there was the pressure of two teen-age drivers. Our family kept the Jeepster for about 10 years, and I taught my high school girlfriend (future wife) to drive a stick shift in that Jeepster (OK, she may have already known how to drive a stick, but you know the routine).
The Jeepster was the most fun I had driving a car, and it was always in the back of my mind. Then early in 2011 when I began to seriously look for a similar car, I put an ad in the Jeepster news looking for a yellow 1949 Jeepster in good enough condition to drive from where it was now back to St. Paul, Minnesota. I got a response from Chris and Bea Northcott in Franklin, Indiana, flew down there, kicked the tires, and drove it the 650 miles back to Minnesota. The second Jeepster picture was taken 52 years after the first with the same four Osten siblings who appeared in the 1959 picture. It’s a stock car and so far has been in two car shows, one parade, at several picnics, lunches & suppers, and frequently at the local golf driving range with my grandson. 
– I bought it to drive it.
Kaiser Willys Jeep Blog Story – Ev Osten
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Nice looking Ride there indeed.
Nice looking Ride there indeed.
Congrats on finding your Jeepster and great picture idea ! Hope it serves long and well. A little tlc goes a long way with these Willys.
Congrats on finding your Jeepster and great picture idea ! Hope it serves long and well. A little tlc goes a long way with these Willys.
Awesome pictures! Love the before and after arrangement. But what happened to your fur coat?
Awesome pictures! Love the before and after arrangement. But what happened to your fur coat?
Way to go, Ev! Good to see a beautiful un-modified Jeepster.
Way to go, Ev! Good to see a beautiful un-modified Jeepster.
Beautiful picture! Inspiring!
Beautiful picture! Inspiring!
To Vince – The fur coat was originally my grandfathers (he was a small town/country doctor who took lots of cold winter rides out to farms). It got passed down to my mother, and eventually was cut down from a coat to a jacket. What happened to it no one knows for sure?
Ev
To Vince – The fur coat was originally my grandfathers (he was a small town/country doctor who took lots of cold winter rides out to farms). It got passed down to my mother, and eventually was cut down from a coat to a jacket. What happened to it no one knows for sure?
Ev
I see you and the Jeep are the ones that did not change—Dick
I see you and the Jeep are the ones that did not change—Dick
I too bought my Jeepster to drive (summer).
Next time your over at the Mall of America come over alittle
further and we can compare vehicles, kick the tires and tell
some tall tails. Or anytime.
Give me a call @ 612 802 1860 for directions.
I also have 2 1941 Slatgrille MB’s , CJ2A (2), 1 CJ3A, 2 CJ3B’s
thee Tonka Surrey, some 1/4T trailers, and etc.
Louie
I too bought my Jeepster to drive (summer).
Next time your over at the Mall of America come over alittle
further and we can compare vehicles, kick the tires and tell
some tall tails. Or anytime.
Give me a call @ 612 802 1860 for directions.
I also have 2 1941 Slatgrille MB’s , CJ2A (2), 1 CJ3A, 2 CJ3B’s
thee Tonka Surrey, some 1/4T trailers, and etc.
Louie
oh man! that is so awesome! thank you for sharing, i just sat here smiling and admiring the entire scenario for the last 30 minutes. love that yellow pastel! love that all 4 of you are in the 2 pics like that, that’s so wonderful.
oh man! that is so awesome! thank you for sharing, i just sat here smiling and admiring the entire scenario for the last 30 minutes. love that yellow pastel! love that all 4 of you are in the 2 pics like that, that’s so wonderful.
Hallo Ev Osten,
thank you for the fotos. This is very original to see the old line up in the almost same car so many years later.
I had a fur coat like it only lighter in colour what was my mums. I altered it and ware it a lot also on my motor-bike til most hair where gone.That was in germany.
Regards
Peter
Hallo Ev Osten,
thank you for the fotos. This is very original to see the old line up in the almost same car so many years later.
I had a fur coat like it only lighter in colour what was my mums. I altered it and ware it a lot also on my motor-bike til most hair where gone.That was in germany.
Regards
Peter
Great story! Loved it. You are so blessed that all four of you are still around to take the second photo.
Great story! Loved it. You are so blessed that all four of you are still around to take the second photo.
Wow! Absolutely great! Thanks for sharing. My fondness is for the old vehicles that remain “stock” as you have done. My 46 CJ2A was purchased in 46 by my Dad and I believe the battery is the only thing we’ve ever changed . It appears you’ve carried on a wonderful heritage. Again, Thanks!
Wow! Absolutely great! Thanks for sharing. My fondness is for the old vehicles that remain “stock” as you have done. My 46 CJ2A was purchased in 46 by my Dad and I believe the battery is the only thing we’ve ever changed . It appears you’ve carried on a wonderful heritage. Again, Thanks!