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TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) – A piece of Toledo history is getting a tune up and getting cleaned up.

And it’s sure to catch many Jeep_® enthusiasts off guard at Jeep Fest this year.

Built in the 1960s a rare Jeep fire truck is currently in the hands of the Toledo Fire Department, but it will be on display at Jeep Fest during the weekend of August 10.

Read the full segment: http://www.wtol.com/story/38702295/tfd-to-display-their-rare-jeep-fire-engine-at-jeep-fest-2018

Our very own Kevin Mullan, Director of Partnership Development joins Conklin & Company to talk all things 2018 Toledo Jeep_® Fest. They discuss festival events over the weekend, the nationwide reach of the event and the impact of the iconic Jeep Brand in Toledo, as well as fundraising and key partnerships. “It doesn’t get more Toledo than Jeep,” said Mullan.

Watch the full segment: www.13abc.com/content/news/State-Rep-Teresa-Fedor–and-celebrating-Jeep-on-Conklin-and-Company–483264181.html

On Tuesday, organizers released a map of the All-Jeep parade route. It will start at the corner of Lafayette Street and turn onto Summit Street past the Seagate Centre to Jackson Street. Organizer Jerry Huber told 13abc “when the parade route ends at Jackson, then we’ll be parking between 1,000 and 1,500 Jeeps back in the city streets which are closed… filled with diagonally parked Jeeps from all over the United States.”

Read more: http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Jeep-Fest-2018-expected-to-draw-at-least-60000-fans-482704351.html

With the second running of the Toledo Jeep_® Fest less than three months away, organizers say they’ve raised twice as much money as they had originally targeted — a clear sign that the event has generated a buzz within the off-road community.

“The response locally and nationally has been incredible,” said Kevin Mullan, director of partnership development for Toledo Jeep Fest.

Read more: www.toledoblade.com/Automotive/2018/05/15/Jeep-Fest-smashes-fund-raising-goal.html

View the event map: http:/plan-your-weekend/