Jeep from roy rogers show the centerpiece of exhibit at. This iconic vehicle is nellybelle from the roy rogers tv show in the 1950s. Roy rogers sidekick pat brady behind the wheel of nellybelle. Roy rogers best known and beloved sidekick, pat brady, in a song that explains why he drives nellybelle all rights retained by original. Nellybelle is an attraction in herself, said kendra cook, museum curator. The 1963 pontiac bonneville nudie mobile formerly owned by roy rogers. Roy rogers chose to include a jeep into the program because he noticed that after wwii, the jeeps were real popular, especially with children. Whats interesting about this photo is that it shows the adapter on the hub so dual front wheels could be run. O ne of the featured items from the roy rogers and dale evans museum collection to be auctioned at christies new york on july 1415, 2010 is this 1946 willys cj2a jeep. From nellybelle to lunchboxes, an exhibit that includes a variety of rogers memorabilia. When the sons of pioneers hired him to replace roy rogers he was hired and agreed to change his name to pat. Nellybelle sold to roc the cj2a page forums page 1.
I took the picture outside christies at rockefeller center. Their life story, nellybelle, pat brady, roy rogers, trigger tagged buttermilk, dale, dale evans, heart of the rockies, in old amarillo, jeep, nellybelle, north of the great divide, pals of the golden west, pat, pat brady, penny edwards, roy, roy rogers, roy rogers show, spoilers of the plains, trail of. I think this would be great restored but does it decrease. The roy rogers show rogersdale rogersdale roy rogers. Roy rogers nellybelle jeep and horse trailer pl694 jeep, pl521 wheels marx issued two vehicles for its 54mm roy rogers play sets and figures. It has been on display at the roy rogersdale evans museum in branson,mo. The jeep which was owned by roy rogers but was driven on the show by pat brady was named nellybelle.
Roy rogers classic jeep cj, nellybelle ii, for sale on ebay woah, nelly. Below you will be able to find the answer to nellybelle jeep driver on roy rogers show 3,5 crossword clue. On the roy rogers show, who or what were these yahoo. According to the seller, nellybelle ii was built as a promotional vehicle for the program but is identical to the one that appeared on screen. Its obviously postwar, as in postwwii, because in at least one episode, pat brady, who ordinarily drives around in nellybelle, is described as a tank driver in the war. Nellybelle, the jeep from the roy rogers and dale evans museum collection o ne of the featured items from the roy rogers and dale evans museum collection to be auctioned at christies new york on july 1415, 2010 is this 1946 willys cj2a jeep. It was in fact owned by roy, but was driven in the show by his comic sidekick, pat brady. Im sure the military jeep owners know the year and model of that jeep. The roy rogers show trigger, buttermilk, bullet, pat brady. Today a replica of the nellybelle jeep is up for sale on ebay. The popular cowboy show and the movies that preceded it inspired extensive merchandising of toys and clothing, including a few jeep toys that have become real collectors items. The lovable jeep belonged to rogers, but it was driven on the double r bar ranch by his television sidekick, pat brady, from 195157. Today well look at roy and dales tv show, the roy rogers show. The name apparently developed out of pat riding an ornery mule in the earlier movies, and addressing it with phrases like whoa, nelly.
Pat brady was born on december 31, 1914 in toledo, ohio as robert ellsworth patrick aloysious obrady. This time, roy rogers the superstar sat in with the country band, sons of the pioneers. Th e 2020 jeep wrangler ecodiesel is the most fuelefficient wrangler ever, but can it handle the rough stuff. Roy rogers classic jeep cj, nellybelle ii, for sale on ebay fox news. The 1942 jeep cj2a, known as the nellybelle, seemed to have a mind of its own for its occasional driverless romps. Roy rogers is back in vallejo roy rogers, slide guitarist. Nellybelle, the 1946 cj2a from the roy rogers show. Sidekicks of the old western movie stars reelrundown. Episode 427 roy rogers ride is for sale and it aint. The double r ranch featured the king of the cowboys roy, his smartest horse in the.
She had a mind of her own and, on occasion, would take off without a driver. Roy rogers has gone but his sidekicks jeep is back in gear. Hart family west virginia genealogy home page nellie bell. The show opened with a clip of roy on trigger and a narrator intoned, roy rogers, king of the cowboys, trigger, his golden palomino. One of the most memorable characters on the roy rogers tv show that ran from 1951 through 1957 was neither roy, dale, trigger, buttermilk or even bullet or for that matter even made of flesh and blood. While researching various pop culture baby names from the 1950s, i happened to come across nellybelle, the name of a nonhuman character on the the roy rogers show 19511957. Photos by nathan leachproffer, speedphotos, courtesy rm sothebys. It featured a 1946 willys cj2a jeep named nellybelle, which had some unusual bodywork. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Hollywood sale november 1617 in beverly hills, 20 years after rogers death. Pat brady made over 70 films and was part of the group known as the sons of the pioneers that appeared in many of roy rogers films. New york citys gun laws are among the strictest in the nation, and the only cowboy with a regular job in the big apple is one who prances around sans much clothing in times square.
From the rudolph evers estate collection, bridgewater, va. Childs pedal car, roy rogers nellybelle jeep, may 31. When the sons of pioneers hired him to replace roy rogers he was hired and agreed to change his. The second meeting was many years later in the early 1980s, rogers said. This is the 1946 willys cj2a jeep named nellybelle ii, and made to replicate the jeep nellybelle from the roy rogers tv show from the 1950s. It was a tv icon manufactured from good old american steel and named nellybelle, a 1946 willys cj2a jeep with some very innovative bodywork. The custommade, high doors hid the stunt driver and the hole in the front allowed room to see where the vehicle was heading.
Roy rogers opening and nellybelle 1953 adventure partners. So i posted an intro thread a couple of weeks back. It was in fact owned by roy, but was driven in the show by his comic sidekick, pat brady 19141972. American steel and named nellybelle, a 1946 willys cj2a jeep with some very innovative bodywork. The roy rogers show, broadcast on television between 1951 and 1957, developed out of the series of bmovies made in the 1930s and 40s starring the king of the cowboys. It featured a 1946 willys cj2a jeep named nellybelle, which had.
The roy rogers show is an american western television series that broadcast 100 episodes on nbc for six seasons between december 30, 1951 and june 9, 1957. The roy rogers show on nbctv from 1951 to 1957 featured roys sidekick pat brady with his jeep nellybelle. Scotchirish hart descendants of ashe county and wake county north carolina, boone county, roane county, nicholas county, webster county, west virginia. It was a barn find in an acreage that was being demolished. Pat brady, roy rogers sidekick, had a favorite expression. Childs pedal car, roy rogers nellybelle jeep, pressed steel, mfgd by hamilton steel products, inc.
Not many folks alive today were around when roy was working for republic, but many remember watching the roy rogers show. Nellybelle the jeep old wwii cj2a jeep that was constantly conking out on pat brady, the bumbling cook and sidekick of roy rogers king. Nellybelle the roy rogers show, featured a 1946 willys cj2a jeep named nellybelle, which had some unusual bodywork. I dont often get to do much mechanical work for my clients but this old jeep has. The roy rogers show, broadcast on television between 1951 and 1957. Several of the roy rogers play sets included the jeep that roy used in his television show, which he named nellybelle. Hes walking through the gauntlet of people on each side of him and my friend says, hey, this is roy rogers. The jeeps were featured at the roy rogers and dale evans museum in branson, mo. Pat brady actor 19141972, best known as the comical sidekick to roy rogers pat brady cartoonist born 1947, american cartoonist and creator of rose is rose pat brady footballer born 1936, irish footballer who played in england pat brady gridiron football 19262009, american gridiron football quarterback and punter. But roy rogers was one of the most recognizable faces in the 1950s, second only to disney cartoons in product licensing. Nellybelle, the 1946 willys cj2a jeep that appeared on the roy rogers show for seven years in the 1950s, will cross the auction block at. Rogers himself owned a jeep which he used for hunting, off road cruising and travel to and from his studio. There are other cars in the series, but they are rare.
Museum cars often look good but havent moved or been serviced in decades. With kirby grant, gloria winters, ewing mitchell, ron hagerthy. When the name pat brady is mentioned most roy rogers fans instantly think of brady and nellybelle his jeep. Pam always felt a special attachment to nellybelle when she watched roy rogers westerns as a child.
Nellybelle memorabilia, united states of america christies. In the 50s series the roy rogers show set in california, accompanied by the actor pat brady and the rough troublemaker gabby hayes, roy plays the owner of the ranch double r in the mineral city area and together with his friend pat, driving a jeep called nellybelle, is often helping the ones threatened by cattle thieves and foul. In pfpc 50, rick koch describes an unusual boxed set that included two of the mounted roy rogers figures from the nellybelle group above, two of a mounted indian pose, four horses, and perhaps the nellybelle jeep. Im a car detailer and automobile collection manager by trade for the most part and a reasonably competent mechanic on my own vehicles. This is a short video clip that tony took of cousin nancy riding on nellybelle, her new bicycle. It is plastic with a metal roll bar and came in red or yellow. You can learn much more about nellybelle and roy rogers and the cj3b page.
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