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The Enzmann Jeep (Rob's Jeep) is experiencing a renaissance

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Created on December 8, 2011

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Balz Schreier

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Kari Enzmann

Balz Schreier

Kari Enzmann

The Enzmann Jeep (Rob's Jeep): A beautifully crafted wooden model

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The Enzmann Jeep can also be ordered with a trailer

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Kari Enzmann's uncles and his grandfather: Uncle Eugen, Grandfather Emil Senior (not to be confused with Father Emil), Uncle Robert and Uncle Eugen (from left to right)

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Robert Enzmann, Kari Enzmann's uncle, washes one of the newly purchased Jeeps

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Enzmann Jeeps: Visit with the Jeep to a mountain farming family in Sörenberg

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Robert Enzmann, Kari Enzmann's uncle, washes the Jeep - The Swiss-made cardboard box perfectly matches the contents

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The Enzmann Jeep (Rob's Jeep): The Swiss-made cardboard box perfectly matches the contents - side view

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The Enzmann Jeep (Rob's Jeep): The Swiss-made cardboard box perfectly matches the contents

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This Enzmann Jeep should have grown on you by now at the latest... He would of course be delighted to receive an order!

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Summary

The Enzmann family (Enzmann 506) produced around 700 wooden Jeep models in 1946. As the family also sold many Jeeps to local farmers, they had a close relationship with the ingenious vehicle. Kari Enzmann and his family recreate the Willys according to the same plans (approx. 1:17) on the old tools using Swiss wood from Switzerland. All models are unique and may differ from one another.

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Jeep and the Enzmann family
Jeep model
Production 2011
How to order

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The Enzmann family (Enzmann 506) produced around 700 wooden Jeep models in 1946. As the family sold many Jeep vehicles to local farmers, they had a close relationship with the ingenious vehicle. Today, Kari Enzmann and his family recreate the Willys according to the same plans (approx. 1:17) on the old tools using Swiss wood in Switzerland. All models are unique and may differ from one another. Jeep and the Enzmann family Shortly after the war (1945), the Enzmann family imported 60 Jeeps to Entlebuch, where they were converted and sold to farmers as utility vehicles. Kari's father brought the vehicles from Geneva to Schüpfheim at weekends with fellow students (which was always a big party). His grandfather then organized actual presentation days on which the Jeeps demonstrated their capabilities in front of the assembled clientele. As his grandfather also owned a cinema in Schüpfheim in addition to the hotel and the Adler garage, the "advertising films" were shown there. After a short time, a closed driver's cab was also offered for the Jeep (for the harsh winter days in the Entlebuch).

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