Wildfiremobilia
Wildfire related items.
Made specially for Woodill Wildfire.
Made specially for Woodill Wildfire.
Diecast Woodill Wildfire, Series 1 1/2. One of two known made, circa 1950's. Thought to be a prototype. The "Series 1 1/2" was fictional, with a Series 1 front end, and a Series 2 rear end.
Willys Motors Inc. Employee Badge.
Willys-Overland Motors Inc. Employee Badge.
Willys Overland Motors "Tool Check-out" Tag. Used by employees to borrow special tools from the tool crib, to ensure the tool was returned.
Owens-Corning supplied the Fiberglas for the bodies. Note spelling, "Fiberglas" with one "s", an Owens-Corning trademark.
Top, Promotional glass rod.
Bottom, Promotional cigarette lighter.
Owens-Corning, Fiberglas Division, Employee years of service pins. 10K Gold.
Owens-Corning, Fiberglas Division, Employee Badge, Newark, NJ.
Owens-Corning Fiberglas promotional adhesive-backed sticker. Sticker made of Fiberglas mat. TV & Radio personality Arthur Godfrey tie-in with advertising.
Owens/Corning Fiberglas promotional money clip. Note Owens/Corning logo with a slash not a hyphen.
Owens/Corning Fiberglas, promotional keychain medallion. Owens/Corning with a slash not a hyphen.
Owens-Corning Fiberglas, promotional matches.
"Fybrglas Brand" Epoxide Resin, 5 1/2 oz. can. Note spelling, "Fybrglas" with "y", and no "e" or "s'. A short-lived competitor to Owens Corning Fiberglas. Not used on the Woodill Wildfire, included due to personal interest.
Manufactured by, "Fybrglas Industries Div., Schramm Fiberglass Products Inc., Chicago 18. Side panel.
Firestone Employee years of service pins, 10K Gold filled. Firestone supplied the tires for Woodill Wildfires.
French made racing helmet from 1953, type worn by Tony Curtis in the Johnny Dark movie. A second helmet has been obtained, and it is being restored with new paint and all new leather.
Johnny Dark movie promotional trophy shown, for sale to movie theaters and auto dealerships. The base for the trophy is missing.
Having fun with special made polo-style shirts. Black version.
Special made polo-style shirts, White version.
Special made Tan hoodies.
Special made polo-style shirts, Woodill Brushfire.
Special made coffee mugs.
"Johnny Dark" book
Pages 2 & 3, in "Johnny Dark" book.
Collecting Automobile Literature. Much of this will be scanned and uploaded to this website.
Automobile Literature
Automobile Literature
Seat belt options, historically correct for early 1950's. Far right is pre-WW 2, dated May 1939, extremely rare. (Two reproduction belts on the left, shown for reference) The three right-most seat belts found by seat belt expert from the 1950's, Chris Brost, my friend.
Bulb and Fuse Container, made by Yankee.
Top is hinged, here in it is open.
Showing all the contents.
Bulb and Fuse Container, made by Anthens.
Top is hinged, here it is open. Showing headlight bulb on the right side, with smaller bulbs and fuses on the left side.