October 1952 Motor Trend Arrived

Above, the issue of Motor Trend from 1952 that arrived during my Christmas trip. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The October 1952 issue of Motor Trend, featuring either a M38A1 or CJ5 Willys Jeep on the cover, arrived in the mailbox while I was traveling in Arizona and California. It was waiting for me at the post office when I picked it up yesterday.

I blogged about the issue on December 14.

The magazine is in fine shape (it came bagged and boarded), which is remarkable since it is older than I am.

I will likely frame it (after reading it, of course) and hang it up somewhere.

Motor Trend, October 1952

In a recent Facebook post at one of the Jeep groups I belong to, someone posted the cover of the October 1952 issue of Motor Trend magazine.

On the cover, an illustration depicts either a Willys Jeep M38A1 (which is what I have) or CJ5 (the civilian counterpart). It is for the article inside of unique cars for sportsmen. It is interesting that the Jeep has dualies (front and rear).

For the fun of it, I checked around and there are plenty of copies of this issue still available, so I bought one. Maybe I'll frame it and hang it in the garage.