Willys Truck – Some pictures of the pickup as it was when it was found at the O.K. Willman farm in Illionois. It was bought by Harry Sheets of Mid West Willys and he sold it to me in 2006 or 2007. The truck was very complete and in good restorable condition. The 6 cylinder Super Hurricane had done no more than 33.000 miles. The racks on the bed were never used, except the one behind the cabin.
I’m almost finished restoring 1950 truck. Came to me with no bed so decided to build stake bed. I would like to match original style. Do you have drawings with dimensions you could share? Bed frame maybe 4-3/4″ high? Also looking for dimensions of the plates that attach steel bed frame to wood carry beams. Many Thanks!
Ken
Hi Wim, Just checked out pics of your truck again and saw that you replied. Thank-you so much for getting back to me. My home email is tmoore15@maine.RR.com. Could you also tell me if the red paint is a Willys color ? Thanks again Mike Moore
Hi Mike,
when the weather will become better, I will make some detailed pictures of the stake bed, including dimensions and so on. As far as I know only 6500 Trucks with a Stake Bed were produced. I can mail you a copy of a sales brochure of the truck, you will find some technical information in it. Please send me your email address.
Best wishes,
Wim van Snippenberg,
The Netherlands
Hi, I have been restoring a 56 pickup and have decided to scrap the bed which is in rough condition . I remember seeing your truck in the KW catalog and thought how great it looked. I would like to build a flatbed on the back and I wondered if you could tell me what size boards run down the sides of the truck ? Also, are they held up against the cab backside with brackets ? Any chance you could take a photo or two of how the flatbed is constructed ? I have never seen a Willys truck with the racks in Maine. I would like to replicate the flatbed as closely as possible because I really like the look. Thankyou for any assistance you could provide to get me going and it really is a great looking truck. Mike Moore