1:72 Willys Jeep 1/4 ton 4x4

Type Military vehicles

Period Second World War

Country United States

SKILL 1

Model Dim. 4,6 cm

Contains 2 model kits

In 1940, after World War II had broken out, the US general staff ordered various factories to design a light multi-purpose vehicle with all-wheel drive. The American Bantam Company, Willys Overland, and Ford Motor Co. competed with each other. Willys prototype was chosen, which, after an initial run of 1500 vehicles, went into mass production at the beginning of 1941 and reached a total output of 640.000 units out of which 277.000 pieces were produced by Ford under a licensing agreement.