[MV] Coke bottle openers on jeeps

Does anyone have a WWII period picture of a jeep with
a coke bottle opener attached? I'm beginning to think
this is the same kind of myth as the $50 jeep in a
box.
Dennis
1945 MB

Dennis Deck
916 835-1707

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I have never seen one -- but you have read I am sure where US Govt. gave
Coke all the sugar they wanted during WWII and the large number of bottling
plants that were set up in most all theaters of war, it is sure possible
that some GI stuck one in his jeep as a "field modification" I have not
looked but there is a good chance you might find an appropriate opener on
Ebay - cast metal device held in place by two screws, the ones I remember
were a silver finish with the work COKE cast in top and highlighted in red.
Do not take this to say I ever saw one in a jeep, but over in the Arkansas
deer woods there is one nailed to a tree where we had our deer camp

Everette


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Subject: [MV] Coke bottle openers on jeeps

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> Does anyone have a WWII period picture of a jeep with
> a coke bottle opener attached? I'm beginning to think
> this is the same kind of myth as the $50 jeep in a
> box.
> Dennis
> 1945 MB
>
> Dennis Deck
> 916 835-1707
>
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Dont know about ww2........but in Vietnam, a lot of the transportation guys would have a can opener hanging from a string off the drivers windshield support arm tab.

Jeffinvt
---- Everette <194cbteng (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote: [color=blue]
> I have never seen one -- but you have read I am sure where US Govt. gave
> Coke all the sugar they wanted during WWII and the large number of bottling
> plants that were set up in most all theaters of war, it is sure possible
> that some GI stuck one in his jeep as a "field modification" I have not
> looked but there is a good chance you might find an appropriate opener on
> Ebay - cast metal device held in place by two screws, the ones I remember
> were a silver finish with the work COKE cast in top and highlighted in red.
> Do not take this to say I ever saw one in a jeep, but over in the Arkansas
> deer woods there is one nailed to a tree where we had our deer camp
>
> Everette
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Deck" <ddeck (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh (AT) mil-veh (DOT) org>
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 8:37 PM
> Subject: [MV] Coke bottle openers on jeeps
>
> [color=green]
> > Does anyone have a WWII period picture of a jeep with
> > a coke bottle opener attached? I'm beginning to think
> > this is the same kind of myth as the $50 jeep in a
> > box.
> > Dennis
> > 1945 MB
> >
> > Dennis Deck
> > 916 835-1707
> >
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