Its ruggedness, off-road ability and simplicity made the Jeep Willys an icon in World War II and after peace was declared, in 1945, it wasn’t long until some of the vehicles were taken into private ...
When we first met Scott Zimmer he was leaning over the body tub of his 1945 Willys MB, patiently getting one of the two original metal straps that held the fuel tank under the driver seat to fit ...
The story is often told as a three-way duel to the death between the three prototypes, but the reality was that it came down to dollars and cents. Each of the three companies had submitted test models ...