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Willys MB

Willys MB
Vehicle information
ManufacturerWillys & Ford Motor Company
Production640,000 standardized;
8,690 other (1941 - 1945)
SuccessorWillys M38
Body stylecan be piled for shipping, plastic steering wheel, steel seats, hinged passenger front seat, slitted War-time front parking lights.
•Gauges: speedometer 0 - 60mph, Temp 0 - 220F, Amp +30/-30A, Oil pressure, map light. Failsafe main light switch pushbutton (can't accidentally pull mainlights on).
Engine4-cyl. side valves,   (2199 cc), 60 hp.
•Other: Oil Filter; oil filled mesh; 1 throat carburetor, manual choke, exhaust/intake at driver's side, intake heated via exhaust/bimetal control spring. 6 Volt DC generator, Failsafe automatic fuse.
Transmission3-speed + reverse T-84 transmission
2-speed Model 18 transfer case;
Transfer case2 selections: 2wd Hi , 4WD Hi, 4WD Lo
Wheelbase80 inches (203 cm) leaf springs, shock absorbers in all 4; full hydraulic brakes in all 4; handbrake assembly at rear of transfer case
Length131 inches (333 cm)
Width62 inches (157.5 cm)
Height72 inches (183 cm) with top up
reducible to 52 inches (132 cm)
Weight2,293 lb(1040 kg)
Fuel capacity15 U.S.gal (tank under driver seat);(plus strap-on extra fuel canisters)
RelatedFord GPA 'Seep'

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The Willys MB US Army Jeep (formally the Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4) and the Ford GPW, was manufactured from 1941 to 1945. The small four-wheel drive utility vehicles are considered the iconic World War II Jeep, and inspired many similar light utility vehicles. Over the years, the World War II Jeep later evolved into the "CJ" civilian Jeep. Its counterpart in the German army was the Volkswagen Kübelwagen, also based on a small automobile, but which used an air-cooled engine and lacked 4 wheel drive.

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Turbo.fr---...- que les trois propositions sont retenues, mais avec une préférence toutefois pour la -Willys- Quad qui deviendra par la suite -Willys- MA, puis Willy -MB-. ... - Date : Wed, 09 Feb 2011 04:33:55 GMT+00:00
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Оперативно!--Практические в самом конце этого пути нас и ждет Wrangler - прямой потомок -Willys MB-. Wrangler появился в 1987 году - это был последний год, ... - Date : Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:08:25 GMT+00:00
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PaddockTalk--A direct descendent of the original -Willys MB- of 1941, the Jeep Wrangler is the original and authentic 4x4 and expresses the nonconformist soul of the ... - Date : Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:33:53 GMT+00:00
70 Years of Jeep History: Willys MA/MB - JP Magazine (blog) Tweet this news
JP Magazine (blog)--With modifications and improvements, the -Willys- Quad became the MA, and later the -MB-. But the Army, and the world, came to know it as the Jeep. ... - Date : Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:59:49 GMT+00:00
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MOVIEPILOT NEWS--Auch dem eingebildeten Jeep-Vorfahren -Willys MB- alias Sarge und dem Mack Superliner Truck Mack werden Filmfreude wieder begegnen. ... - Date : Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:01:32 GMT+00:00
Retter der kollektiven Erinnerung - FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Tweet this news
FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung--Dort steht auch der „-Willys-“ -MB--Jeep, Baujahr 1943, mit RM-Kennzeichen für Rhein-Main, den er auf einem Flugzeugfriedhof in Arizona in den Vereinigten ... - Date : Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:38:45 GMT+00:00
Celebrating 70 Years of Jeep - Wired (blog) Tweet this news
Wired (blog)---Willys- won the contract, but Ford was also tasked with building the new vehicle, an improved version of the MA with fewer weight restrictions. ... - Date : Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:06:51 GMT+00:00

In the Philippines :
Model
Bantam pilot 1940 1
Bantam Mk II / BRC-60 1940 70
Ford Pygmy 1940 1
Ford Budd 1940 1
Willys Quad 1940 2
Bantam BRC-40 1941 2,605
Ford GP 1941 4,456
Willys MA 1941 1,553
Willys MB 1942 - 1945 361,339 (335,531 + 25,808 'slats')
Ford GPW 1942 - 1945 277,896
World War II Total 1940 - 1945 647,925
OTHER
Ford GPA 'Seep' 1942 - 1943 12,778
POST-WAR
Willys M38 (MC) 1950 - 1952 61,423
Willys M38A1 (MD) 1952 - 1957 101,488
Willys M606 (CJ-3B) 1953 - 1968 ? (part of 155,494 CJ-3B's produced)
Willys M170 1954 - 1964 6,500



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