this year’s Super Bowl happens to take place on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2nd. Jeep probably will have a commercial with Bill Murray

Bill Murray and Stephen Tobolowsky were recently spotted in Woodstock, Ill., where the 1993 comedy "Groundhog Day" was filmed, and appeared to be re-creating the scene between Phil Connors (Murray) and his old high school classmate Ned Ryerson (Tobolowsky).

Rumors abound that the shoot was for a Jeep commercial to air during this year’s Super Bowl

https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/29/bill-murray-groundhog-day-super-bowl-commercial-jeep

hidden in the French mine from the Nazis during World War II, but there for too many years to escape deterioration so extensive that they couldn't drive out after the war

https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/extrem/oldtimer-fund-in-frankreich-hier-verrotten-30-klassiker/

It was before my time roaming the malls, but in the 80s, Banana Republic was a cool place. Then they sold to the Gap, and lost all cool factor and personality

in the 1980s, Banana Republic was still a purveyor of Indian imports, Israeli army surplus and other exotic goods aimed at yuppie armchair adventurers.

Banana Republic’s first foray into retail began, inauspiciously enough, at a flea market, with 500 Spanish paratrooper shirts. Mel and Patricia found the stylish garments at a military surplus broker. The stylish cut and unique details had caught their eye, and they bought the lot at a bargain. Before this, Patricia had been an illustrator at the San Francisco Chronicle, and Mel had been a journalist there. That's where they met

The first Banana Republic store opened, complete with palm trees and a zebra-striped façade. Exotic military garments were excavated from dark warehouses around the globe. Seamstresses stitched furiously, transforming beautiful surplus fabrics used for sleeping bags and mattress covers into stylish blazers and shirts. A catalog, filled with more whimsical stories like the Short-Armed Paratrooper Shirt was sent to potential customers.

https://www.seamwork.com/issues/2018/03/on-safari-to-find-banana-republic

and they made a Banana Republic Biplane Gift Box

there were at least 62 catalogs, and they had cool cover art

https://www.secretfanbase.com/banana/cover-gallery/
https://www.secretfanbase.com/banana/shoebox/

https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/banana-republic-was-mainstream-fashion-it-was-weirdly-wonderful-safari-brand-170059/

one of the mall storefront jeeps was found, and then used as a prop in a high school prom

https://hansonmechanical.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/banana-republic-store-jeeps/
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-80s-banana-republic-jeep-1551285487
https://www.secretfanbase.com/banana/
http://www.ewillys.com/2013/03/17/banana-republic-jeep-stores/
http://www.ewillys.com/2013/11/02/1980s-banana-republic-jeep-gift-box-on-ebay/
https://hansonmechanical.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/banana-republic-store-jeeps/
http://koko-rokoko.blogspot.com/2010/12/80s-banana-republic-travel-m-safari.html

https://www.flickr.com/photos/53003768@N06/8455542752/

Hat tip to https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/ecetn2/1980s_vs_current_day_banana_republic/

This has me wondering... what's the amount of traction improvement, and braking improvement, and what's the drawback?

http://knuckledraggin.com/2019/12/monday-gifdump-35/#more-148181

1902 Duesenburg. Yup, not the car, but by the car maker before he turned to automotive manufacturing

Before earning legendary status in Indy car racing and creating the mighty Duesenberg Model J motorcar in 1928, Fred Duesenberg created a motorcycle in 1902 that featured a unique rotary valve. Only one was produced before his attention turned to the new automotive industry.

Via: http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-duesy.html