Features 1937 to 1942 Willys Picture Thread

Rare 1942 442 coupe - note grille divider, sill trim and rounded front bumper....

 

1939 Four Door Overlands - roof spoiler in the first pic is a nice touch!

Note wraparound rear bumper below....

 

1939 Two Door Overland....

 

1939 Model 48 Two Door - basically a carry over of the 1938 Model 38 - still with 4 bolt wheels, mechanical brakes, 48 hp and round nose styling....

 

1938 Model 38 Four Door - again wraparound rear bumper....

 

1938 Model 38 Two Door....

 

1938 Model 38 Coupe....

 

1937 model 37 Coupe - note chrome or stainless trim on headlight pods....

 

Shark attack!

 

Classic Deco....

 

And finally - Willys are rare cars - a 21 Willys salute....

 

Weasel:
Love your factory pictures...I visited the factory about 15 years ago, and they don't have that many pictures posted. In fact very little on the cars we love so much.
I have run across '39's with Willys-Overland on the hoods, and some with just Overland...ever come across that? Also, on your 42 coupe picture, a bit narrower running board was standard according to my factory literature, and and option in '41. Don't know if 40's had a running board option, but I have seen the flat back trunk lid on them. Keep those pictures coming.
G-willys

 

Few pics of my two trucks, 41 is a daily beater I built to drive all the time. I pulled it out today and used it to pick my boy up from Kindergarden. The 38 is a old all original barn find with 73k miles on it. Planning on getting it driving with it's original engine for now. Hope you all like the pictures.

 

Mullins,
Both pickups are nice but that little 38 is so sweet i can't stand it. That front end has always been my favorite. What a lucky little boy you have to be picked up at school in a willys.
Gasser Girl

 

Weasel-

Fantastic factory photos! Thanks for sharing, funny I had a dream last night I found an all original 1941 coupe. Where did they all go?

 

Weasel,
God i almost fell out of my chair when i saw this. What a lineup. I would like to have a few of those in our garage.
Gasser Girl

 

Weasel,
There is another neat picture out there of a Municipality that bought a fleet of early Willys coupes (35-36), including a couple of sedan deliveries for their city fleet. They were lined up in the same way in front of city hall. If you have that one, post it on the 33-36 thread.
G-willys

 

John North Willys

Birth: Oct. 25, 1873
Death: Aug. 26, 1935

Willys began his career as a bicycle manufacturer. He then moved from two- wheeled-vehicles to four, and began manufacturing Willys and Overland automobiles at a plant in Toledo, Ohio. He served as U.S. ambassador to Poland from 1930-1032.




Burial:
Kensico Cemetery
Valhalla
Westchester County
New York, USA

 

Willys dealership....

 

Fine 1939 Overland - note the '39 Overland sedan only tail lights. These are impossible to find....

 

Stock 440 and 442 coupes - note the 1940 coupe (background) has the coupe specific accessory wind wings. The 1940 sedan wind wings do not interchange with the coupe. The 1942 coupe has the rounded front bumper grille divider and center bumper mounted grille guard....

 

Stock 1941 coupe....

 

1938 PU brochure....

 

Trying to redress the balance for all the gasser photos posted - hands up who wouldn't want this gem - it's still around and staying the way it is....

 

I have seen that one but do not have it sadly - yes there were a couple of Panel Deliveries and the photo dates from 1936.

 

Yes it is. I'm furtunate to have one on my 39.

 

Weasel, thanks for all the pics of the stock Willys. Cool stuff.

 

love the photos of those stockers...and the gassers as well.

thank you for the education and the entertainment.

 

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