The roy rogers show, broadcast on television between 1951 and 1957. Roy rogers has gone but his sidekicks jeep is back in gear. It was a tv icon manufactured from good old american steel and named nellybelle, a 1946 willys cj2a jeep with some very innovative bodywork. Nellybelle memorabilia, united states of america christies. It was a barn find in an acreage that was being demolished. Everything is there except i believe one tire is missing the rubber. It featured a 1946 willys cj2a jeep named nellybelle, which had.
The roy rogers show trigger, buttermilk, bullet, pat brady. The roy rogers show on nbctv from 1951 to 1957 featured roys sidekick pat brady with his jeep nellybelle. The second meeting was many years later in the early 1980s, rogers said. 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. It has been on display at the roy rogersdale evans museum in branson,mo. Roy rogers nellybelle pressed steel pedal car, decals on both sides, original tailgate, 1954 license plate on front, hard rubber tires marked for the ohio rubber co. 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. Pat brady, roy rogers sidekick, had a favorite expression. But roy rogers was one of the most recognizable faces in the 1950s, second only to disney cartoons in product licensing. I dont often get to do much mechanical work for my clients but this old jeep has. Roy rogers iconic jeep has cowboy street cred hagerty media. Roy rogers classic jeep cj, nellybelle ii, for sale on ebay woah, nelly.
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. There are other cars in the series, but they are rare. When the sons of pioneers hired him to replace roy rogers he was hired and agreed to change his name to pat. Museum cars often look good but havent moved or been serviced in decades. Childs pedal car, roy rogers nellybelle jeep, pressed steel, mfgd by hamilton steel products, inc. It is plastic with a metal roll bar and came in red or yellow.
Today well look at roy and dales tv show, the roy rogers show. 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. 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. Not many folks alive today were around when roy was working for republic, but many remember watching the roy rogers show. Pam always felt a special attachment to nellybelle when she watched roy rogers westerns as a child. Several of the roy rogers play sets included the jeep that roy used in his television show, which he named nellybelle. Roy rogers sidekick pat brady behind the wheel of nellybelle. Below you will be able to find the answer to nellybelle jeep driver on roy rogers show 3,5 crossword clue. The lovable jeep belonged to rogers, but it was driven on the double r bar ranch by his television sidekick, pat brady, from 195157. Roy rogers 1963 pontiac bonneville stampedes to auction in. 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.
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. From out of the clear blue of the western sky comes sky king was the familiar opening to televisions premier aviation program. The 1963 pontiac bonneville nudie mobile formerly owned by roy rogers. 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 jeep is the centerpiece of branding roy rogers. On the roy rogers show, who or what were these yahoo. Roy rogers is back in vallejo roy rogers, slide guitarist.
This iconic vehicle is nellybelle from the roy rogers tv show in the 1950s. Scotchirish hart descendants of ashe county and wake county north carolina, boone county, roane county, nicholas county, webster county, west virginia. Im a car detailer and automobile collection manager by trade for the most part and a reasonably competent mechanic on my own vehicles. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. 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. I think this would be great restored but does it decrease. The show opened with a clip of roy on trigger and a narrator intoned, roy rogers, king of the cowboys, trigger, his golden palomino. 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. This time, roy rogers the superstar sat in with the country band, sons of the pioneers. The roy rogers show rogersdale rogersdale roy rogers. Operating from his flying crown ranch in arizona, sky king, his niece penny and their cessna 310 airplane songbird were constantly involved in one adventure after another. You can learn much more about nellybelle and roy rogers and the cj3b page. When the sons of pioneers hired him to replace roy rogers he was hired and agreed to change his. 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.
This is a short video clip that tony took of cousin nancy riding on nellybelle, her new bicycle. The jeeps were featured at the roy rogers and dale evans museum in branson, mo. 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. Episode 427 roy rogers ride is for sale and it aint. Roy rogers best known and beloved sidekick, pat brady, in a song that explains why he drives nellybelle all rights retained by original. Roy rogers opening and nellybelle 1953 adventure partners. Im sure the military jeep owners know the year and model of that jeep. The custommade, high doors hid the stunt driver and the hole in the front allowed room to see where the vehicle was heading. Childs pedal car, roy rogers nellybelle jeep, may 31. With kirby grant, gloria winters, ewing mitchell, ron hagerthy. 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.
Hes walking through the gauntlet of people on each side of him and my friend says, hey, this is roy rogers. It was in fact owned by roy, but was driven in the show by his comic sidekick, pat brady. American steel and named nellybelle, a 1946 willys cj2a jeep with some very innovative bodywork. Today a replica of the nellybelle jeep is up for sale on ebay. Nellybelle sold to roc the cj2a page forums page 1. The name apparently developed out of pat riding an ornery mule in the earlier movies, and addressing it with phrases like whoa, nelly. 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. Whoa is the command to slow or stop either a plough team whether oxen or horses, and derives i believe from anglo saxon, but was certainly present in middle english circa 15th century, call it 1450.
Jeep from roy rogers show the centerpiece of exhibit at. The jeep which was owned by roy rogers but was driven on the show by pat brady was named nellybelle. Nelly belle was a 1946 willys cj2a jeep, which had some unusual bodywork. From nellybelle to lunchboxes, an exhibit that includes a variety of rogers memorabilia. The double r ranch featured the king of the cowboys roy, his smartest horse in the. Roy rogers classic jeep cj, nellybelle ii, for sale on ebay fox news. 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. Nellybelle, the 1946 cj2a from the roy rogers show. It was in fact owned by roy, but was driven in the show by his comic sidekick, pat brady 19141972. So i posted an intro thread a couple of weeks back.
I took the picture outside christies at rockefeller center. Sidekicks of the old western movie stars reelrundown. Hollywood sale november 1617 in beverly hills, 20 years after rogers death. From the rudolph evers estate collection, bridgewater, va. When the name pat brady is mentioned most roy rogers fans instantly think of brady and nellybelle his jeep. Whats interesting about this photo is that it shows the adapter on the hub so dual front wheels could be run. He would continue to sidekick with roy on television for years to come. 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.
Rogers himself owned a jeep which he used for hunting, off road cruising and travel to and from his studio. It featured a 1946 willys cj2a jeep named nellybelle, which had some unusual bodywork. Hart family west virginia genealogy home page nellie bell. She had a mind of her own and, on occasion, would take off without a driver. Roy rogers chose to include a jeep into the program because he noticed that after wwii, the jeeps were real popular, especially with children. Nellybelle the jeep old wwii cj2a jeep that was constantly conking out on pat brady, the bumbling cook and sidekick of roy rogers king. Th e 2020 jeep wrangler ecodiesel is the most fuelefficient wrangler ever, but can it handle the rough stuff. The 1942 jeep cj2a, known as the nellybelle, seemed to have a mind of its own for its occasional driverless romps. Nellybelle the roy rogers show, featured a 1946 willys cj2a jeep named nellybelle, which had some unusual bodywork. 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.
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