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19/09/2023 10:11 am
All but forgotten today is the Aero Willys built in Toledo, Ohio and also assembled in California from 1951 to 1955. Brooklin did a nice ‘54 Ace 2 door sedan in factory correct Gale Gray. John Roberts transformed one into an Ace hardtop also in factory correct Coral Rust. After production ceased in the U.S. after 1955 the Aero Willys continued to be built in Argentina for a number of years. Nice car but it could not compete against the Big Three.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
19/09/2023 11:12 am
LOVE IT!! One '50's hardtop I've never owned but that may change one day. I want one EXACTLY like this ad... "Tu-tone & loaded!" Great models David, thanks for posting.
19/09/2023 3:20 pm
It sure looks excellent as both a 1/43 diecast replica and a real car, too.
19/09/2023 6:56 pm
Somewhere around here I have another Willys model by Esval
19/09/2023 8:53 pm
Somewhere around here I have another Willys model by Esval
I have that one "somewhere around here" too Bob; the blue one without the connie.
Charles Rockett and Christopher Moroni reacted
19/09/2023 10:23 pm
Here is one of the Esval versions, photo taken from the Esval website. There is also a red and white one without continental kit.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
19/09/2023 10:28 pm
Here is one of the Esval versions, photo taken from the Esval website. There is also a red and white one without continental kit.
My bad memory at play here again.....I have the red one. That's what happens when you tuck these models away "for a while."
20/09/2023 6:57 am
Thanks Jack and John for picking up the pieces I laid down.
Christopher Moroni reacted
20/09/2023 7:21 am
@jack-dodds This is so true, Jack. Recently I posted here that I had no idea of an earlier history to Willys than the WWII Jeep. And yet rootling about in boxes (I'm back in London for a week or so) I discovered a 1919 Willys by Enchantment Land Coachbuilders. I shall post pictures when I return.
20/09/2023 8:09 pm
Here's the rear view of the Esval.
20/09/2023 8:35 pm
All three of these are excellent models. I have the Brooklin version as well as the '55 hardtops in both colors. Since nobody posted photos of the red version, here it is.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
20/09/2023 9:49 pm
@jcarnutz Thanks John. I much prefer these without skirts but to my eyes, tu-tones just look better when darker colors are on top. 🤔 🤨
