1943 Willys MB. First drive.
This 1943 Willys Jeep is nearing the end of a rebuild at Matt Savage's workshop in Matlock, UK. Over Easter 2011, it will join its sister Jeep -- a 1943 Ford GP in a Desert Expedition in Egypt, covering about 1200 miles of pure desert driving on many of the routes taken by the Long Range Desert Group in World War 2. Further details at www.tobysavage.co.uk/LRDG. This was the first run with Edward Savage having the first drive, then Matt, then Toby, then back to Matt for a dramatic finish! It went very well and after a few small items are sorted out over the next week will be ready for painting, fitting the correct wheels and new seats.
About Willys MB
The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army truck, 1⁄4‑ton, 4×4, command reconnaissance, commonly known as the Willys Jeep, Jeep, or jeep, and sometimes referred to by its Standard Army vehicle supply number G‑503, were highly successful American off-road capable, light military utility vehicles. Well over 600,000 were built to a single standardized design, for the United States and the Allied forces in World War II, from 1941 until 1945. This also made it the world's firs...
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