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Willys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This became the holding company for Willys-Overland and in 1919, acquired Duesenberg Motors Corporation. In 1953 Kaiser Motors purchased Willys-Overland and changed the name to Willys Motor Company. Willys later produced the M38 Jeep for the U.S. Army, and continued the CJ series of civilian Jeeps. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Willys   (740 words)

* Willys - (Car): Definition In 1915 45,000 Dodges were sold and the company had become the third-largest carmaker in America, behind Ford and Willys-Overland. A Willys Jeep was brought into fulfil this role, legend says the Rover man disliked having to depend upon a vehicle of overseas origin and that despite its offroad ability, the Jeep the useful power take-offs that a farmer expected from his tractor... In the late 40's, the Willys Jeepster (a combination of Jeep and roadster) was the most glamorous Jeep of them all, says Bill Vance. www.bestknows.com /car/willys.html   (517 words)

Overland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Overland Automobile, the original name of the American company Willys-Overland Overland, Missouri, a city in the United States This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Overland   (85 words)

Classic AutoRAI 99: pre-war cars 11 John North Willys, a car trader, took over the company and produced cars under the Overland name as well as under his own name. Overland cars competed successfully in the market segment of the dominant Ford Model T. Their cars were cheap, a bit more luxurious, and offered a wider model range (and a choice of colors). Overland was one of America's pioneer marques that got into financial trouble in 1907. www.ritzsite.demon.nl /RAI99_classic_VO/CRAI99_vo11.htm   (443 words)

Walters' Vehicles - Manchester Truck Willys Overland Crossley had been set up in 1919 as a joint venture between Willys Overland in the USA and Crossley Motors in the UK to assemble Willys Overland vehicles for the British market. This lorry is a Manchester model B1 30/35cwt chassis built at the works of Willys Overland Crossley in Heaton Chapel, Stockport. Manchester trucks were built from 1929 until 1933 when Willys Overland Crossley went into liquidation. homepage.ntlworld.com /michael.walters3/manchester.htm   (634 words)

Histoy Willys Overlad do Brasil Although it has gotten its definitive consecration during II the Great War, through the world-wide famous Jeep, the name Willys Overland, already age of badge of one of the most famous carriages of passengers in the distant year of 1902. In 1968 it had the union of the Willys Overland of Brazil with the Ford Motors of Brazil that started to call Ford-Willys, starting to manufacture its vehicles, until the last one in 1984 (pick-up F-75). To the few the Ford was substituting the Willys vehicles, thus dying the mark in Brazil. www.angelfire.com /wi/willys/willysus.html   (698 words)

* Overland - (Car): Definition The new Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland model combines the 4.7-liter high output engine with a high level of standard equipment and premium appointments, making it the most powerful and luxurious Grand Cherokee yet... Grand Cherokee Overland edition comes only one way -- with first-class amenities and big muscle from a high-output version of the 4.7-liter Jeep V8 that cranks to 265 hp. Jeep's mid-size SUV is again available in 2WD or 4WD and in several trim levels: Laredo, Special Edition, Freedom, Limited, and Overland. www.bestknows.com /car/overland.html   (426 words)

Willys In USA the last model year for Willys was 1955 but the model designed for 1956 saw production in Brasil in 1957 where the Willys name lived until 1967 and the Brasilian Ford continued production of the same model until 1972. The Willys name was first introduced on trucks in 1913 and passenger cars in 1916. His first action was to lower the yearly salary of John Willys from 150 000 to 75 000 dollars. www.automedia-online.com /collection/badges/quell/will.htm   (366 words)

Willys-Overland Henry Kaiser bought Willys-Overland in 1954 and the following year, 1955, was the last for Willys. The poor selling Willys Aero, first introduced in 1952, was scratched by Kaiser who decided to keep the profitable Jeep. Willys also made the Jeepster and the Jeep. www.route-66.com /cars/willys-o.htm   (66 words)

history Overland was purchased in 1908 by John North Willys (pronounced "will-ees") and in 1912 the Willys-Overland Company was formed. In 1953, Henry J. Kaiser entered the scenario by purchasing Willys-Overland and renaming the company Willys Motors Inc. Subsequently that name was changed to Kaiser-Jeep Corporation following the company's acquisition of a contract from the defunct Studebaker Corporation to manufacture military trucks. The Overland "Runabout" was introduced as the company's first motor vehicle. www.homestead.com /humveecentral/History.html   (1583 words)

Willy's & Jeep CJ History Since Willys obtained the first United States Trademark Registration for the Jeep name in 1950, ownership of the Jeep trademark, which is now registered internationally, has passed from Willys-Overland to Kaiser to American Motors Corporation then Chrysler Corporation. In 1908, John North Willys purchased the Overland Automotive Company, which by then was located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Willys had begun to promote the versatility of the Jeep vehicle as a work and recreational vehicle as early as 1942, but all Jeep production had been allocated to supplying the army. www.ajeepthing.com /history/jeep_history_cjwillys.asp   (1666 words)

JeepTrailerPage.html Willys used a Flat Washer and Cotter Pin to hold their trailer's shock absorbers (Monroe shock absorbers) onto the SMOOTH stud of the Shock Absorber Mounting Brackets (the same as on their Jeeps). Willys later went to a single piece axle with a weld seem in the middle. Willys MBT: The plate on the underside of the left front spring hanger bracket on frame does not have a "B" stamped into the metal under the serial Number. members.aol.com /brimiljeep/WebPages/JeepTrailerPage.html   (4461 words)

Willys Jeep Hardtops on The CJ3B Page Like most steel aftermarket hard tops, the Willys halfcab was much too heavy to casually remove and re-install, so many of these impressive half cabs have been scrapped, making this a rare and very desirable hard top. Willys dealt with this by ignoring the tapered section and built the top with a rectangular footprint. The significance of this canvas extension to the Willys steel half cab may be that every unit Willys produced to cover the early civilian Jeep was designed to interchange with any other Willys system. www.film.queensu.ca /CJ3B/Hardtops/WillysHardtop.html   (873 words)

Joyrides - Orphan Car Show spotlights rich history of Willys The featured marque at this year's show was Willys-Overland and an array of Willys, Overland, Jeep and Knight vehicles rarely seen sat at the entrance to the show in Riverside Park in Ypsilanti's Depot Town. By 1917, buyers were offered a choice of Overland, Willys or Willys-Knight, depending on their budget and choice of engine -- sleeve valve or poppet valve. After the stock market crash in 1929, Willys-Overland began pulling in its horns and the Whippet was discontinued in 1931. www.detnews.com /joyrides/2000/orphanwillys   (853 words)

Co-Brand: Driving Today Derived from the none-too-popular Willys and Overland passenger car engines, the Jeep's F-head four churned out 60 peak horsepower at 3,600 rpm. This faux pas might have cost Willys-Overland the business but for a last ditch effort by Delmar B. "Barney" Roos, Willys' engineer on the project. Virtually all parts were interchangeable between the Willys- and Ford-built Jeeps, though the Ford used a u-shaped front cross member while the Willys used a tubular brace. www.drivingtoday.com /cobrand/greatest_cars/jeep   (1141 words)

Archive Willys Overland and Ford Jeep Serial Number Page The L-Head continued to be used by Willys Overland in the post World War Two jeeps: CJ-2A, Willys Wagon, Willys Pickup, CJ-3A, M38, and DJ-3A The MB used a Carter W-O carburetor, while the civilian models used the Carter YF carb. 1953 Willys-Overland bought by Henry J. Kaiser and is renamed Willys Motors Inc. The Willys MB jeep used a small aluminum or pot metal tag that was riveted with 2 rivets to the inside frame horn. members.aol.com /brimiljeep/WebPages/ArchiveJeepSerialNumberPage.html   (3798 words)

Howes With the onset of the war, the U.S. Government contracted with Willys-Overland to produce military scout vehicles known as the Jeep. In 1947 Willys retained a young designer, Brooks Stevens, to work on designing a line of post-war vehicles that included the Jeep pick-up, panel truck and station wagon. After the war ended, Ward Canaday, the chairman of Willys, was anxious to get back into the passenger car market. historic-hillyard.com /featureBusn/Howes/jeepster.htm   (507 words)

1948 WILLYS  OVERLAND JEEP PICKUP This truck was not an original military vehicle although it is rumored that Willys Trucks were used on some bases after the war. 1948 Willys Pickup : Has Original Engine, Four wheel drive, Three speed on the column (very rare), Body is 90 % straight, new distributor, new carburetor kit, W/O Tailgate (hard to find). The best way to describe this truck is with a little work and a paint job you can have an ORIGINAL WILLYS JEEP TRUCK. home.ix.netcom.com /~john005/willy/index.htm   (137 words)

Jeep History Since then, ownership of the Jeep trademark, which is also registered internationally, has passed from Willys-Overland to Kaiser to American Motors Corporation, and most recently, to Chrysler Corporation. This ultimately worked to Willys' advantage when the weight limit was increased: the strength in the Willys vehicle — powered by its "Go Devil" — was the only one that met the Army's power specifications. In light of Bantam's shaky manufacturing and financial position, and the advantages of the Willys vehicle, the Army contract was awarded to Willys. www.hrja.org /jeep.htm   (3161 words)

CanadianDriver: Willys-Overland Whippet A product of the Willys-Overland Co. of Toledo, Ohio, it was introduced late in 1926 as a 1927 model to replace the Overland, which had not really appealed to buyers in the low-priced field. Although Willys-Overland did very well with the Whippet, selling 315,000 in 1928 and 242,000 in 1929, it, like many others, suffered badly with the 1929 stock market crash and ensuing Depression. Willys built cars there from 1916 to 1933, with a brief interruption during World War I to make aircraft engines. www.canadiandriver.com /articles/bv/whippet.htm   (766 words)

history of the jeep grill design WILLYS-OVERLAND (DaimlerChryslers predecessor) received the first production model contract based on its more powerful engine and lower overall cost - and proceeded to produce the jeep vehicle while incorporating changes that were directed by the Quartermaster Corps. There is no indication that Willys was forced to change to this new design; therefor they must have felt that it was far more suited for its intended use than the Bar-B-Que style that they were building. Since Ford was using the stamped grill design on 280,000 of their vehicles and Willys used the same design on their vehicles - The grill design and features were obviously not being used as a trademark and could only be patented by Clarence Kramer. www.wee1.com /history.htm   (4442 words)

TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Control of Willys-Overland -- Jul. 16, 1923 When the Willys Corporation went into a receivership, it owned 739,866 shares of the Willys-Overland Company—about a third of the voting issue of that concern. The Willys-Overland concern is the biggest industry in the state of Ohio, and dominates the city of Toledo, where it has a plant... President John N. Willys, until recently neutral in the contest, has now swung over to the Tracy party. www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,786509,00.html   (157 words)

Jeep Willys WebRing The WILLYS was the very first Jeep -- and this Ring honors the modern day Willys-Overland 4x4 vehicle and showcases websites devoted to it's continued appreciation. A Willys MB from the ground up to an excellent off-road vehicle, plus off-road adventures with the Two Rivers Jeep Club. Restoration of Willys, Jeeps, Fords and Farmalls are included, with picts of my current progress. e.webring.com /hub?ring=willys   (864 words)

Jeep MB The Bantam Car Company won the opening round of the contest to satisfy the US army's 1940 specification for a light four wheel drive but Willys Overland won the battle and, some would say, the war. Willys Overland Jeep MB Soft-top, 2+2 seats, doors - what doors? Between 1941 and 1945 Willys and Ford built about 700,000 of the vehicle. www.csse.monash.edu.au /~lloyd/4/Jeep/MB   (103 words)

Open Directory - Recreation: Autos: Makes and Models: Willys Willys Overland Production Figures - Figures for Willys trucks from 1945 until 1961, with abbreviation key and footnotes. Willys Overland Motors - New, used and rebuilt parts, performance parts and accessories. Billy's '56 Willys - Describes the buildup of a 1956 Willys PU. www.dmoz.org /Recreation/Autos/Makes_and_Models/Willys   (396 words)

Willys Overland Knight Registry - Willys History Most remembered of all Willys Overland products was of course the famous 4 x 4 Bantam inspired Jeep built during World War 2, when more than 350,000 MA and MB models were produced, with Ford supplying their version also. Whether this had the effect of dragging "down" the 8 cylinder Willys 8-80 is hard to tell, but certainly Willys Overland were wondering whether to back the sleeve valved Willys Knight or the more conventional poppet valved Willys during the 1930 - 1933 depression years. In 1953, Willys Overland was purchased by Henry J. Kaiser of Kaiser Frazer Corporation who merged the two companies to form the Kaiser-Jeep Corporation and Kaiser-Willys Sales Corporation. clubs.hemmings.com /clubsites/wokr/gallery/wil_hist.htm   (880 words)

Saving Private Ryan: Jeep By the mid 1960s the Willys-Overland name was discontinued by the Kaiser-Jeep company. Two other companies, Willys-Overland Motors and Ford Motor Company, both of whom were given access to the blueprints of the Bantam design, also produced prototype vehicles. Although Willys had won the contract on a lower bid, the actual manufacturing of the Jeep would be done by Willys and Ford. www.sproe.com /j/jeep.html   (320 words)

Willys Jeep Trucks There are many web pages about Jeeps, but when they mention Willys, they are usually talking about the WW2 military vehicles. The best place to buy, sell or swap parts or whole Willys vehicles is the WillysTech parts board. There is almost a conspiracy of secrecy that Willys made some Jeep Trucks and Wagons from the late forties to the mid sixties. www.public.asu.edu /~grover/willys   (653 words)

Buy Willys Jeep parts, CJ Jeep parts, Jeep Wrangler parts from Kaiser Willys Auto Supply The Jeep story began with the Willys Quad, but it was established with the legendary Willys M-series and the "Go Devil" engine used in the Willys MB World War II fighting vehicle and the later Willys M-38 and M-38 A1 and M-170. We also carry Willys Jeep parts for other Willys vehicles, including Willys trucks such as the Forward Control model, Willys station wagons, and the rare Jeepster model, which was only produced from 1948 to 1950. If you're doing a Willys army jeep restoration, we can supply Willys Jeep parts for the body, brakes, clutch, cooling, electrical, engine, exhaust, frame, instruments, Bestop seats, steering, suspension, transfer case, transmission, and wheels. www.kaiserwillys.com   (313 words)

Parts Sources Willys wagon, pickup, and forward control used parts supplier; body parts, glass, motors, transmissions, transfer cases, differentials, and interior parts. Harry has an accumulation of Willys wagons, FC's, trucks and CJ's to part out; also a 20 year accumulation from a dealer. Retired parts man from Willys/ Kaiser/AMC Jeep dealer, bought out old stock, operates out of his garage, the local expert. www.public.asu.edu /~grover/willys/parts.html   (644 words)

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