Those numbers seem modest by current standards, ... Willys used the Go-Devil engine in military Jeeps from 1941 through 1952 and in its civilian CJ models from their introduction in 1945 until 1954.

Stamped into the Jeep's serial number tag, they start with 10001 mid-1945 and end the 1945 year model at about 11825, most of the midyear changes in 1946 occurred by 46000, and 1946 ended with 83379.

Engine block serial numbers:These should start with either MB or GPW, though a civilian Jeep engine could have also been swapped in since the war. Several GPWs ended the war with a Willys ...

The Willys Jeep has remained a worldwide sensation throughout much of history. Everyone from the military to off-roading ...

Enter the Willys M38A1 — Willys Motors' and Kaiser Jeep's upgrade to the existing M38. ... eventually be produced in high numbers, and it would go on to service militaries across the globe.

Sales numbers in the pre-war era 1941 totaled 22,000 followed by 7,000 more in 1942. ... Kaiser Motors then purchased Willys in 1953 and moved production from Michigan to Toledo, Ohio.

Q: Greg, I’m a car fan from upstate New York and interested in the Willys car company and also those great Willys drag cars that still compete to this day. Many big name drag racers raced the ...

The military sold off huge numbers of surplus Jeeps after World War II, but it wasn’t ready to move on altogether. In 1950, it replaced the MB with the M38 , known internally to Willys as the MC.

A man named Bob is arriving at my house on Saturday to buy my 1948 Willys CJ-2A. He plans to take it on an epic road trip that weekend, which is great, except there’s a bit of a problem: The ...

Developed by Willys-Overland Motors, the long-running Jeep Truck ran from 1947 through 1965. ... Currently located in Florida, chassis number 5526834554 had other things refurbished as well.

The four-wheel-drive version of the Willys Overland “Jeep” Truck cost $1,792 in 1949, which comes to about $21,585 in 2022 dollars. There isn’t much to go wrong with these trucks, but this ...