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The Jeep Truck was introduced in 1947 as a 1-ton four-wheel drive truck with a wheelbase of 118 inches (2,997 mm). It was available as a pickup truck, a platform stake truck, a chassis cab, or a bare chassis. A ¾-ton two-wheel drive version became available by 1949. [1]
The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army truck, 1 ⁄ 4 ‑ton, 4×4, command reconnaissance, [9] [10] commonly known as the Willys Jeep, [nb 5] Jeep, or jeep, [12] and sometimes referred to by its Standard Army vehicle supply nr. G-503, [nb 6] were highly successful American off-road capable, light military utility ...
Willys (pronounced / ˈ w ɪ l ɪ s /, "Willis" [2]) [5] [1] was a brand name used by Willys–Overland Motors, an American automobile company, founded by John North Willys.It was best known for its design and production of World War II–era military jeeps (MBs), Willys M38 and M38A1 military jeeps as well as civilian versions , and branding the 'jeep' military slang-word into the '(Universal ...
English: 3/4 side view of a Willys MT-TUG "Truck, 3⁄4-ton, 6x6, Tractor", aka 'Super-Jeep' — an experimental, stretched and uprated variant of the World War II Willys 1/4-ton jeep. The 3/4-ton MT jeep shared 65% exchangeable parts with the standard jeep, and would have offered the same functionality as the 3/4-ton Dodge WC series, using ...
A 1949 Willys Jeep Truck pickup with flathead engine and four-wheel-drive, photographed in a Colorado wrecking yard.
Introduced in 1956, FC-150 models were based on the CJ-5 with its 81 in (210 cm) wheelbase, but featuring a 78 in (200 cm) long cargo box. This was a record-breaking six-foot length (with the tailgate up) load bed on a vehicle whose total 147.5 in (370 cm) length was two inches shorter than the diminutive two-seat Nash Metropolitan .
M678 Truck, Carry All; M679 Truck, Ambulance; 1958-1960 Willys XM443 / M443E1 "Super Mule" – prototypes for 3⁄4-ton, underfloor mid-engined platform-trucks, comparable to but larger than the M274 "Mechanical Mule". [4] [1] [5] Never entered production due to reliability problems. 1967–1969 M715 Truck — based on the commercial Kaiser ...
The company also began producing the Jeep Wagon/Panel Utility/Pick-up in 1946, [5] and the Jeep Truck in 1947. [6] Seeing a gap in their product lineup, Willys developed the Jeepster to crossover from their "utilitarian" trucks to the passenger automobile market. It was to expand its Jeep work truck focus and thus broaden Willys' customer base. [7]