Unusual jeep

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

The Willys were built first. When ford started building them, they used Willys chassis in the first lot.
To give you an idea, Willys serial 112815 has a delivery date of 16th Jan 42
Ford serial112401 was delivered in april 43.
The Cyl head with "willys" cast into it, is post war(if i remember correctly)
The Willys has a round tube cross member in front of the grill.
The Ford has the inverted Channel cross member (there are many other differences) As stated the early Fords correctly have a Willys chassis.

Hi Lynn

Thank you for getting back and sorting that out for me. I was confused as to how the guy was advertising the Jeep. I think prospective buyers should be aware of the differences.

Cheers

Tony