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George Mills
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Willys MB

Post by George Mills » Sat May 15, 2021 5:34 pm

Hi all,

Family story. Picture shown is my son at a car show in Florida.

His grandfather had found a ratty MB sometime in the 50’s. He kept it ratty, and we used it to ride around in the swamp behind his house.

He was one of the original 4 founders of MVCC/MVPA. In 1975 or so he took the swamp MB and did a spray-storation and this was his IWO jeep that got flat towed everywhere. He was an IWO Marine. It looked good, but the frame rails were Swiss cheese, etc.

It passed directly to my son who has had it restored right having the frame spliced where needed, rather than just replacing the frame.

Anyhow, I’m proud of him for it (he now is suggesting that I send him the 15...lol)

My question, there is one, would anyone know what went in that steel pouch on the underside of the hood? Once I learn, I’ll go find him one

Thanks in advance
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Re: Willys MB

Post by dmdeaton » Sat May 15, 2021 7:15 pm

I will be with a buddy of mine tomorrow who has one
Same model restored and I will ask him

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Re: Willys MB

Post by Oldav8tor » Sat May 15, 2021 8:03 pm

Lube chart holder
From http://wwiijeepparts.com/Archives/WWIIJeepTools.html
"Later in the war both Willys and Ford issued a heavy metal sleeve holder that was folded and crimped along both long edges and one short edge. the final edge was left open so the Lubrication Chart could be slipped inside. The open end was also notched so that a person could get a grip on the Lube Chart and extract it. At the bottom were 2 drain holes and 2 small rubber snubbers that applied tension and kept the chart inside the holder. The Holder was them bolted to the underside of the hood on the driver's side."
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1946 Aeronca Champ
1952 Willys M38a1 Jeep (sold 2023)
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George Mills
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Re: Willys MB

Post by George Mills » Sat May 15, 2021 11:09 pm

The knowledge on this site is fantastic. Thanks

I was able to find a repro on line. Already ordered. 👍


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Re: Willys MB

Post by dmdeaton » Sun May 16, 2021 10:46 am

👍
That’s what he said

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Re: Willys MB

Post by Ruxstel24 » Sun May 16, 2021 11:09 am

A family friend had an early Bantam Jeep when I was a kid. He had it at a campground we were at with the T club one year and his son and I drove it all around the place. It was a real blast for a 14 year old kid.
American Bantam was the designer of the Jeep, but lost the contract before the war to Willys due to the size of the company. The government felt they were too small to be able to supply the military.
After the war broke out. Bantam, Ford, Willys and others all produced for the war effort.

https://americanhistory.si.edu/collecti ... mah_841492


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Re: Willys MB

Post by ThreePedalTapDancer » Mon May 17, 2021 6:15 pm

That’s neat. I have an original 1942 Harley WLA Liberator that I’ve been putting together

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