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16/06/2020 8:42 am
PIC: Just to be different here are some from Willys,
John North Willys of the Willys-Overland Co. pronounced his name "Willis" (like actor Bruce Willis). However, many called the cars "Willies," even in Toledo, the company's home town. John Willys had no problem with that. He thought the most powerful marketing name was the one created by the public...
Bill McGuire answered a long pondered question about the name Willys... John North Willys of the Willys-Overland Co. pronounced his name "Willis"
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1932 Overland
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1939
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1940
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1940
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1938
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1940 woody wagon
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1938 hot rod
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1960 wagon
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1952 Aero
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1953 Aero Bermuda
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1953 Aero Bermuda
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1936 Sedan
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1937 UTE
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1936 Sedan Delivery
16/06/2020 12:06 pm
If the 1938, 39 & 40 cars & woodys were done in 1:43 I would buy them all.
16/06/2020 12:43 pm
Dad had a 1953 Willys Aero when I was in Junior High School-