Army Jeep Willys
by Michael Rucker
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Title
Army Jeep Willys
Artist
Michael Rucker
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
After reducing the vehicle's weight by 240 pounds, Willys changed the designation to "MA" for "Military" model "A". The Fords went into production as "GP", with "G" for a "Government" type contract and "P" commonly used by Ford to designate any passenger car with a wheelbase of 80 in (203 cm).[10]
By July 1941, the War Department desired to standardize and decided to select a single manufacturer to supply them with the next order for 16,000 vehicles. Willys won the contract mostly due to its more powerful engine (the "Go Devil"), which soldiers raved about, and its lower cost and silhouette. The design features in the Bantam and Ford entries which represented an improvement over Willys's design were then incorporated into the Willys car, moving it from an "A" designation to "B", thus the "MB" nomenclature. Most notable was a flat wide hood, adapted from Ford GP.
By October 1941, it became apparent Willys-Overland could not keep up with the production demand and Ford was contracted to produce them as well. The Ford car was then designated GPW, with the "W" referring to the "Willys" licensed design. During World War II, Willys produced 363,000 Jeeps and Ford some 280,000. Approximately 51,000 were exported to the U.S.S.R. under the Lend-Lease program.
Type 1/4 ton[1] 4×4 utility truck
Place of origin United States
Production history
Designer Delmar G. Roos
Manufacturer
Willys-Overland (MB)
Ford (GPW)
No. built
MB: 359,489
GPW: 277,896
Specifications (MB and GPW same[3])
Weight
2,453 lb (1,113 kg) combat load
1,975 lb (896 kg) empty
Length 132 1⁄4 in (3.36 m)
Width 62 in (1.57 m)
Height 69 3⁄4 in (1.77 m)[2]
Engine Willys Go Devil engine
Transmission 3 spd. x 2 range trf. case
Suspension Live axles on leaf springs
Fuel capacity 15 US gal (12.5 imp gal; 56.8 L)
Operational
range
300 mi (482.8 km)
Speed 65 mph (105 km/h)
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November 5th, 2017
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