1943 Model MB - Serial Number 219344, built in March 1943; sold by the Army at Fort Hamilton, NY in 1958. Purchased from that owner in Tucson, AZ in 1971.
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Photos of my 1942 Willys MB Jeep.
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1943 MB VEEP - I just picked this VEEP yes it's a jeep on a custom tube frame, with a 1971 VW front and a VW bus transaxle. It has a 1776 VW engine, and it runs great it had set for a long time (wiring problem). I still need to work on some of the wiring but it is on the road now. Great mileage, runs highway speeds, and off road it is great with out the 4X4 thanks for the look.
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Photos of my Willys MB.
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Photos of my Willys MB.
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Photo of my 1942 Willys MB.
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Photos of my 1943 Willys MB.
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The mini Jeep body is on a 1980 John Deere lawn tractor chassis with Briggs & Stratton 11 horsepower engine and 5 speed manual transmssion. It has 12 volt headlights, WW II blackout lights and the rear taillight is a blackout light cover with LED red bulb. It also has a 2000lb electric winch, front and rear bumpers, plus receiver trailer hitch, 1.5 gallon "jerry" can which is the fuel tank and spare tire mounted on the rear panel. It also has a toy rifle mounted in a to scale rifle mount on the windshield. The windshield is fitted with Lexan. The Jeep is done in WW II US Navy paint scheme and one of the photos shows it towing a friend's 1944 GPW Navy Jeep. It now resides in southern Maryland with our son and his family.
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Photos of my 1942 Willys MB.
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My 1941 MB, Buick V-6, Model 44 rearend, model 27 frontend, 10" brakes all around, Power steering, winch & Etc. I do have a full top and back seat also, A very fun toy. - Dan Kalal
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My family and I are very proud of this Jeep. It’s a 1944 Willys MB that was ready for the crusher. My father in law who is a car dealer saw it in the junk line at an auto auction and quickly called me to see if I wanted it. It was a basket case – it had numerous coats of paint, tons of holes, many parts missing and obviously had seen duty on a farm and many hunting trips! I decided to do a frame-off restorations down to every last nut and bolt. Everything was repaired and rebuilt. The body was chemically stripped and I welded up over 200 unwanted holes in the body tub alone! My young sons even got their hands dirty and helped me! They are now 10 and 12 years old and we use the Jeep in many veterans events including our Town’s local Veteran’s recognition luncheon, musicals, numerous veteran’s days parade and even a couple BBC documentaries!
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Photos of my Willys MB.
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Here are a few photos of my two Jeeps in Woodhaven, New York. The 1945 Willy's hasn't seen daylight since 1951 until I acquired it from its 93 year old (Pearl Harbor survivor) owner who had it stored in a garage all those years. The 1947 was rescued from a gas station that went out of business. I am still in the process of getting the two road worthy. With the help of Kaiser Willy's, it shouldn't take long before they are on the road. More information on these jeeps to follow as the work continues.
Sincerely,
Eddie Ovadek
MVPA Member # 6960
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Photos of my 1943 Willys MB.
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Mike, I was asked for pictures. Here are a few. I have many. We also have 2 full cabinets of toy flat fender jeeps from 3/4" to 12", metal, plastic, new, old, but mostly green. My dad bought our jeep in 1966 for $600 at a used car lot. He wanted something to tow behind his truck & camper to use up elk hunting in the back woods of Washington state. My wife and I dated in this jeep and we went on lots of outtings with it. My dad passed away in 1976 and my mom gave it to me. We rebuilt it in 2002/2003. We've won a few trophies and plaques at local car shows but I still use it the woods each fall. Here are a few pictures of our 1942 Willys MB. Thanks, Gary & JoAnne Christensen Des Moines, Washington
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Photos of my 1944 Willys MB.
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Willys MB Jeep photo submitted by James Keller.
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Our car was built in 1962 by french army contructor Hotchkiss. It is a command jeep with sahara configuration (extreme temperatures). You can see the expansion bottle in the front of the radiator. They were built under Willys specifications. The model is an MB (Hotchkiss M201). We have done extensive work and rebuilt on the car with the original 1942 Willys MB manual and every bit and piece is as it shoud be.
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Willys MB Jeep photos submitted by Jorge Goncalves.
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Photo of my 1942 MB Jeep
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Mike - You asked for pictures of your customer's "Toys".........here are some pictures of my 1942 Willys Jeep and Matching Trailer. The jeep is dedicated to my 86 year old Uncle, who served in the China-Burma-India Theater during WWII: he had a Jeep in Kunming, China, and this one is restored to "as remembered." As an example, he remembers that his Jeep had a green plastic-type seat cover (not canvas); he remembers that his Jeep had large taillights so that the Jeep could be seen on the flight line at night, and he remembers that his Jeep did NOT have windshield wipers. So, although it is NOT period correct, I could easily make it so........I also have the original switch system to start and operate the vehicle - I made it a key-start to discourage people from playing with it when parked and displayed. The markings on the Jeep are as follows: The Serial Number on the hood is NOT the Jeep serial number: it is actually the RA number for my Uncle; the RF bumper marking is the day he entered the US Army Air Force (also depicted on the hood); the LF bumper marking is the day he was honorably discharged; the RR bumper marking is his unit of assignment (1340th ATU - or Air Transport Unit) and the LR bumper marking is his name and rank: TSGT Estes. This Jeep was originally sold as US Army Surplus in Vicksburg, Mississippi in May of 1953, to a friend of our family. He used it for several years as a farm vehicle, and sold it to a member of our family in 1960, who used it extensively as a hunting and fishing vehicle, and pretty well beat it up. It was given to me in 1996 in a non-operational status, and since has had a frame-off. During the frame-off, I discovered that the MWO to make it into a radio Jeep had been applied sometime during its military career: the center hole for the V-Belt to drive the radio generators is present, as is the proper covering. The pulley for the generator drive was present on the transmission, but I have since given that to another individual who is restoring an original Navy Radio Jeep. I found the trailer on EBay - located in Abingdon, VA.....the trailer had been used and abused for a number of years - and it also has received a frame-off; however, I did NOT totally straighten the tub, as I wanted to leave some of the dents and dings........I think it adds character! All other aspects of the trailer are as-built. I have the documentation on this Jeep since its sale as surplus. It is regularly driven, and consistently shown in parades and shows. I am currently doing a frame-off on a 1949 4x4 Willys Utility Wagon, with the sedan delivery-type rear door....this vehicle was originally used as a "Paddy Wagon" by the local Sheriff's Department - I rescued it from the crusher - and it will be returned to a "Paddy Wagon" configuration.....complete with Sheriff Department markings, lights, etc. I plan to place two mannequins, in proper prison attire for the period, in the rear, handcuffed to the (added) center rail. I don't have any pictures on the '49 at this point, but if you desire, I'll take a few and send them along.......I also have a number of other, non-Willys collector cars, and if you are interested, I'll forward those. Thanks for your interest, and thanks for the wonderful Kaiser - Willys store - you have bailed me out a number of times! Warm Regards, Marcus
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Willys MB Jeep photos submitted by Malvarex.
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This 1941 Slat Grill Willys is driving down the road outside San Antonio TX during a public display. This MB has 7 people in/on it. Three in the back seat, two in the front seats and two on the hood. They were the Work Horse of the war.
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Here are some pictures of My 1945 Frame . Taking out the motor and tranny and transfer case out of the WWII Frame.. The Motor will needs a complete rebuild and the correct 3 speed T-84 tranny put back into her before final Assy.
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Photos of my 1944 Willys MB.
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Mike--I've been ordering misc. parts online over the last few years, and finally got smart and ordered your free catalog. I love reading it and updating my wishlist nightly! It's set up a little strange with some items not pictured, and other items showing up on numerous pages, but it's still interesting to see what my jeeps are supposed to have/what they came with originally. I'd love to get a shovel and axe with all the mounting hardware as a set since mine is missing and I love the look, but the components are only offered separately, and I can't justify spending that kind of money for the shovel and axe themselves because similar looking ones seem so much less expensive at my local hardware store. Plus I'm not sure how many mounting brackets and straps are needed or exactly where they go, as holes all filled in before I got the MB. I'm sure I'm not your typical customer/restorer seeing as I'm probably more thrifty than most, but I love driving my jeeps! I think my next purchase will be some OD canvas seat cushions and backrests, as I currently have some homemade black leather seat cushions which work and look okay, but without backrests you need to watch out for bumps in the road. I think they would be a nice touch, both looks and comfort-wise. Anyway, here's the attachments with my photos. Thanks--Mike Linehan
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Here are a few pictures of my family MB. My grandfather bought it at Camp Roberts after the war. I think the price was around $750. He and his jeep buddies started up a jeep club in the L.A. area called the Hadjis. They ran the old four cylinder engines until mid-sixties and then swapped in Buick V-6's. Ours has a 198 CID from a Buick Skylark. Other mods that he did were: Hudson steering (steers easy) CJ-5 transmission, Mercury brakes, and it has a home made PTO winch on the front.
He started running this jeep through the Rubicon with the Jeepers Jamboree back in the 50's and it has been through 22 times. My brother and I took it through with the Jeepers Jamboree this year and nearly got out cleanly, but blew the spider gears in back going up Cadillac Hill into Tahoe.
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1944 MB. Vin, # 456289, My buddy's father in law gave me an offer I couldn't pass up.
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Photos of my 1944 Willys MB.
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Photos of my Willys MB.
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This 1945 Willys MB was found in a bone yard at a ranch west of Seligman, AZ. Was in pretty bad shape when I got from the rancher here are some before and after photos.
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Here is a photo of my restored 1943 WILLYS MODEL MB Jeep. Has the 6 volt electrical system with a rebuilt WILLYS MB 4 CYL L-HEAD engine. The EQUIPMENT/ACCESSORIES ARE A MIX OF ORIGINAL & REPRODUCTION ITEMS.
Rufus Smith
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Here are some pictures of me and my buddy Kevin Lavin's jeep at the Camp Clark Battle in Nevada Mo. You can see we had a great time. I'm in picture IMG000200-20100116-0740. This is a '43 Willys jeep that Kevin and I restored. We were towing a 1945 WWII style Jeep trailer that weekend. Man did that trailer come in handy. Kevin is a new jeep driver, and doesn't have alot of time driving a stick shift. I'll send you some pictures of my Jeep when I get the engine back from the engine rebuilders. The engine has all it parts from Kaiser-Willys in it. More photo's to come. - Scott Wilke
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Here's my 42 slat grille willys. FC-170 DRW is next for restoration, I'll probably be needing parts for it, just started. See Ya Scott Wingate
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Just finished restoring this 1943 Willys MB, back to Motor Pool Ready.
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Here is a picture of my Willys MB, Serial No. 132846 restored by myself 1981 year and my self personally.
My best regards, Stojan Balzani
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Mike, Here is the 3rd shot of the 43 Willys. It has been authenticated as original, released to the Quartermaster Corp, United States Army on March 14, 1943. The numbers on the glove box plates and the frame match and were verified by the Director of The Americans in Wartime Museum in Aden Va. If you want more info, facts, proof or pics just let me know. It looks a lot better now, this was the day she came home to my place last July. She's loaded with Kaiser stuff. You stopped 7 leaks, one more in the front differintial to get yet and a little slop in the steering to get out. Runs like new.(so far) Wayne sends Sergeant Wayne L. Miller Mike, I'm going to send you one more good close up. If you want motor of interior shots tell me and I'll shoot them for you. I found this 1943 Willys MB sitting at an old gas station just before they put a For Sale sign on it last July. The trailer is a Bantam Car Company T-3 It was fully equiped except the grease gun and the tool kit that I'm working on now. It now has Kaiser Willys brakes, starter buttom, horn kit, wheel seals, seat cover, etc.. It just gets better. Came in first in Classic Jeep catagory in the 09 Northern Va Jeep Association Contest out of 70 Jeeps. She will be in about 13 Parades in the Wasgington DC area this year to include down Constitution Avenue in two National Parades on Veterans Day and the 4th of July. A proud member of MVPA and Washington Area Blue and Gray Military Vehicle Trust. Sergeant Wayne L. Miller
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Willys MB Slat Grill, Frame number: 106128, December 1941, Body number: 6652. More than 90% of the typical Early MB parts are there, such as: pancake air filter, gas-meter, gas tank with small opening, brass window latches, solid disk rims, etc... I bought the vehicle somewhere in 1975, see the picture with the red MB. The trailer behind the Slat is a British GS-trailer of 1944. Please feel free to contact me if you do have any questions. Enjoy the pictures.
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