Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Willys Americar was a line of automobiles produced by Willys-Overland Motors from 1937 to 1942, either as a sedan, coupe, station wagon or pickup truck. The coupe version was a popular hot rod choice, [ 1 ] either as a donor car or as a fiberglass model.
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 ...
David M. Parry became a 51% investor and formed the Overland Auto Company. Overland production was now in an extension of Parry's buggy factory. Now producing two models, production was only 37 cars in 1905 because of the moves, and in 1906, production increased to 47, all sold to John North Willys, a car dealer in Elmira, New York. [2]
Pages in category "Cars introduced in 1939" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Austin 8;
Willys Jeep Truck; Willys-Overland Jeepster; M. Willys M38; Willys M38A1; Willys MB; W. Willys-Knight This page was last edited on 3 January 2016, at 08:06 (UTC). ...
The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation was established in August 1945 as a joint venture between the Henry J. Kaiser Company and Graham-Paige Motors Corporation. Both Henry J. Kaiser, a California-based industrialist, and Joseph W. Frazer, CEO of Graham-Paige, wanted to get into the automobile business and pooled their resources and talents to do so. [1]
1937–1942 Willys Americar; 1941–1945 Willys MB; 1941–1945 Ford GPW; 1944–1945 Willys-Overland CJ-2; 1945–1949 Willys-Overland CJ-2A; 1946–1950 Willys Jeep Station Wagon in which it was rated at 63 hp (47 kW; 64 PS) [6] 1949–1953 Willys-Overland CJ-3A; 1948–1950 Willys-Overland Jeepster; 1950–1952 Willys M38; 1950–1954 Henry J
ACM then went on receiving orders from Willys-Overland for all body-tubs of their roughly 360,000 World War II 1/4‑ton, Willys MB jeeps, through 1945; plus roughly midway of their 280,000 or so 1/4‑ton GPW jeep production, Ford also ordered the remainder of their jeep body tubs from ACM as well !