HISTORY OF WILLYS :
Quad , MA, MB, Wagon and Truck
HISTORY OF WILLYS QUAD :
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In June 1940, when World War II loomed on the horizon, the U.S. Army solicited bids from 135 car manufacturers for the manufacture of a "light vehicle for recognition" of 1/4 ton according to the specifications of Army. Only three companies responded: Bantam, Willys and Ford, but within a year they created, together, the plans for a vehicle known worldwide as the "jeep".
Willys-Overland delivered the prototype "Quad" to the U.S. military in Veterans Day, November 1940.
HISTORY OF WILLYS MA :
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The Willys MA had a shifter on the steering column, low-cut body on the sides, two circular groups of instruments in the dashboard and a hand brake on the left side. Willys struggled to reduce the weight to2,160 lb according to the new Army specification. Items that were removed so that the MA reach that goal were reinstalled on the next generation of the MB, which resulted in a final weight ofapproximately 400 pounds above specifications. After submission to difficult tests, to Willys-Overland was granted in July 1941 a contract for the production of 16,000 models MB reviewed, at a price per unit of $ 738.74. United States sent its allies, Russia and England, most MA, under the Lend-Lease program called (Lend-Lease). Currently, the MA is the rarest of all the pre-production of the Willys and only know the existence of some thirty models.
HISTORY OF WILLYS MB :
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Is a legend: the U.S. Army requested a vehicle ... and became a true hero. The Willys MB, whose spirit was forged in the heat of battle and warmed by the heat of the battle, captured their mark on the hearts of the warriors fighting for freedom. Intense emotional ties are often formed between a soldier and his "jeep" 4x4. The faithful MB earned a place in the hearts of every American soldier in every combat zone.
The Willys MB started a revolution in the use of small motorized vehicles in the U.S. Army. Almost instantly, both horses and motorcycles, the same individual with basket side became obsolete. The MB was impresionamente all-purpose versatile. They could adapt .30 or .50 caliber machine guns for combat. They are also extensively modified for long range patrol in the desert, snow removal, laying telephone wiring, or use in sawmills, such as fire engines, ambulances on the field of battle, tractors and, where appropriate would benefit from the wheels, to travel on rails. The MB could airlift for rapid deployment and were, at the same time, small enough to enter the interior of the gliders that were used in the D-Day invasion of Europe. During the course of the war kits were created field operations tailored for use on snow and in the wilderness, and for other purposes wade combat. General George C. Marshall, who during World War II was Chief of Staff of the Army and later Secretary of State, described the Jeep 4x4 as "the most important U.S. contribution to modern weaponry
HISTORY OF WILLYS WAGON :
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The utility made entirely of steel, which needed no outside maintenance, weather resistant to chipping and produced no squeaks that characterized the old "woodies".
The Willys pickup was also available in retail formats: Sedan for Cast, Panel Distribution and Distribution Utility with covered rear sides and rear doors vertical. When added traction on all four wheels in 1949, the Willys Wagon became the forerunner of the Grand Cherokee (WK). The vehicle designed by Brooks Stevens remained in production for almost 20 years, a period much longer than any other contemporary American vehicle.
HISTORY OF WILLYS TRUCK :
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In one of the first commercial: "The new trucks 'Jeep' was the most important novelty in the field of medium work." Two-wheel drive models and four wheels originally were sold to the farmer modern, which is available in two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, the Jeep could provide a platform for pickup, with or without cab, or bare chassis. The trucks of the late 40s were equipped with four-wheel drive, a feature not available in the Chevy or Ford trucks until 1957 and 1959. The Jeep shared many components with the Willys truck, particularly the Go Devil engine, the "Super Hurricane" by 72 horsepower, six-cylinder that was in the early models, and engine "Tornado" who then settled in later versions. The Jeep was manufactured with minor modifications in metal panels, until they replaced Gladiator pickups in the 60's.
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