Features 1937 to 1942 Willys Picture Thread

Posted before but here it is again, converted 4 door sedan into a sedan delivery.

 

From the movie Disappearance made in 2002 with a Willys Ute.

 

From the movie Hold That Ghost made in 1941.

 

That was a very cool looking car that had little track time. I saw it once at Irwindale making a check out pass. It disappeared as quickly as it surfaced. A little late in debuting a Willys as everyone else was going to the late model psyedu funnycar approach with their gassers. But the paint was quite intricate.

 

ute of the day - 1937 TJR with 1940 front clip....

 

Here's an odd duck - appears to be a Holden bodied 5 window Willys Overland coupe....

 

Love the Ute's. Be nice to find one. Not your everyday barn yard find. Nice.

I have not seen any Thompson stuff, or much Mazmanian. Lots of people don't realize that Jr. Thompson has alot of gas records in his cars back in the day, but he also was partners in the Mazmanian cars and drove many of them to alot of gas records. I have spent some time on the Draglist site and he has quit an impressive amount of records back in the day......here are some pic's of his Willys and some of Mazmanian.

 

It sure did disappear...very sad. Too many of them ended up like this.

 

Note on the push truck window in shoe polish "D/L"= Driver License test! I dont think he got the license. Roll bar seemed to hold up though.

 

Here is a friend of mine, Don Vickers from Nanaimo, B.C. racing his '39 Willys sedan at the 2010 Mission Old Time Drags.

 

From the old racers reunion this year in Panama City, FL

 

Southerngassers members. Orange coupe Home Wrecker 1960's racer with same owner, blue coupe is steal car built by member who builds them for a living, blue pickup is the We Haul willis from the 60's with wrong repaint any more pictures would be appreciated by the owner.

 

I watched the movie tonight and the Coupe in the used car lot was a 39 or 40 Ford. Dead giveaway was the rear 1/4 windows.

 

Anyone have photos of a heavily chopped purple 39 sedan 9 secondish drag car ….. I saw it wad up in a ball going threw the lights at sacramentto about 20 years ago.

 

A real 1940 ute even though the front clip may not be original to the vehicle. The rear windows on the 1940 and 1941 Holden bodied utes have a downward slope to them whereas the 1937-1939 Holden bodied utes are straight like the US coupes....

 

Retro Steel
Here is a friend of mine, Don Vickers from Nanaimo, B.C. racing his '39 Willys sedan at the 2010 Mission Old Time Drags.


Question: Is that one of the McLander brother's cars from 20 plus years ago ?
g-willys

 

Sheesh! Any clue what caused the crash? Driver escape OK?

Frank C.

 

Isn't one of the doors from this car hanging in Kiwi Kev's garage??

 

yes..

 

I love these old Movie pics ! There's a movie that apparently has a Model 99 in it as well . It looks like a 77 to me but they say it's a 99 , you be the Judge.

Is this an OK plc to say that I have offered one of my 1940 Coupes for sale for $16,000 ? A steel shell with fiberglass bolt ons . PM me if anyone is interested ( pics in my album ). Sorry if this wasn't the right time or plc.

 

Since we were just talking about this coupe, I just found this pic.

 

From the world at war 1974. Interesting as its a two tone paint.

 

The Miracle of Morgans Creek 1944, another two tone. Could be a Taxi? It has the Deluxe wrap around rear bumper and looks like a 1942 model.

 

thanks rob !!! great metal work on your end !

 

Sorry I blew that one.

 

Here is a couple more, I didnt know it was crashed.

 

That could be it fixed .... the one I saw roll had 39 nose

 

From 2011 Beaver Springs Gasser Reunion.

 

just picked up this little hotrod. Original uncut car until just a few years ago.