When World War II ended, Willys-Overland knew that all of the soldiers coming home had a taste of the Jeep and what it was capable of. There were already plans in the works to produce a CJ Jeep ...
The original hydraulic, non-powered brakes have never been a strong point of the flatfender Jeep. They were mainly intended for low-speed use, so the designers of the flatfenders could never have ...
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Sure, we just saw an old Willys on the Alameda street. This ...
With war clouds sweeping over Europe, it was reasonable to believe that America would eventually be at war with Hitler”s brutal Nazi juggernaut. As a result, America reinstated the draft in 1940, ...
SPENCER — Back in November, I embarked on an afternoon road trip to Owen County seeking long-ago-parked and abandoned vehicles to photograph and maybe write about. It's just part of the job. Four ...
A few years back, while doing a story on 191 Rod and Custom, I noticed something in the garage. It was a bright yellow 1951 Willys Overland Jeep pickup. Dennis Finnerty, owner of 191 Rod and Custom, ...
Out of LaGrange, Georgia, comes John Schlicher and his '51 Willys Overland with one of the most complete Volare conversions anyone has ever seen. Not only did John snag the '77 Plymouth Volare's front ...
Neal Morris’ 1951 Willys-Overland truck won best in show at the 2017 Gotebo Get Down festival vehicle competition. The Kiowa County burg of 300 souls hosts an annual fair which features a riding lawn ...
When Stam Zervanos was growing up during the 1950s on South Fourth Street in Reading, he was intrigued by a neighbor’s unusual-looking car. It was a Jeepster, a sporty version of the rugged Jeep that ...
Take a look at this. Before we had high-riding 'crossovers' and lifestyle vehicles, there was the super-cool Willys Overland Station Wagon. A beautiful 1951 model was recently offered at the Shannons ...