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The 1941 Willys Americar vehicles were slightly longer than the earlier models but still a relatively small automobile. The slightly updated 1942 models would be the last Willys passenger cars built until 1952. During World War II, W-O produced military Jeeps, powered by the durable Willys four-cylinder engine. The 'Civilian Jeep' of 1945 retained the military version's 4WD and set an example for all off-road sport-utility vehicles to come.
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, many of the lightweight, pre-WWII Willys Coupes were converted to 'Gasser' drag cars. Their popularity was so great, that they were eventually reproduced in fiberglass.
This is a rare factory-stock Willys Americar Coupe that was stored for many years before its just-completed restoration. The owner found the car through a want-ad, placed in a magazine catering to hot-rodders.
Introduced in 1941, Willy's patriotically named ‘Americar' was engineered by Barney Roos and was produced until 1942. A very ordinary compact passenger vehicle, the Americar was neverless very well-built. Produced under the presidency of Jospeh W. Frazer and the L-head four-cylinder engine and ladder chassis were conventional. The sharp-nosed body styling was slightly owed to previous Nashes and Hudson's.
The economical lightweight America competitive was priced low at $634 but unfortunately production had barely begun before Willy's introduced the ‘immortal' Jeep. Three variations were introduced, the Speedway, DeLuxe and Plainsman, each with a coupe and sedan in addition to a DeLuxe four-door woody wagon. Unfortunately production didn't resume until after the war.
The Willy's America was the last Willy's car produced until 1952. Unfortunately today the body parts are quite scarce and consumer were slow to appreciate the America. The Americar weighted in around 2,116 lbs, had a wheelbase of 104.0 inches and an overall length of 170.0 inches. For the 1941 model year, approximately 22,000 Americar's were produced while around 7,000 were produced for the 1942 year.By Jessica Donaldson
For more information and related vehicles, click hereThe economical lightweight America competitive was priced low at $634 but unfortunately production had barely begun before Willy's introduced the ‘immortal' Jeep. Three variations were introduced, the Speedway, DeLuxe and Plainsman, each with a coupe and sedan in addition to a DeLuxe four-door woody wagon. Unfortunately production didn't resume until after the war.
The Willy's America was the last Willy's car produced until 1952. Unfortunately today the body parts are quite scarce and consumer were slow to appreciate the America. The Americar weighted in around 2,116 lbs, had a wheelbase of 104.0 inches and an overall length of 170.0 inches. For the 1941 model year, approximately 22,000 Americar's were produced while around 7,000 were produced for the 1942 year.By Jessica Donaldson
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