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Willys Jeep 1943

a photo feature by Darren Baker
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Darren Baker shares with us a large number of pictures covering the Willys Jeep. This vehicle is in excellent condition and so he has covered the vehicle in, under and around. This particular vehicle is finished as a Royal Air Force radio car.
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About the Author

About Darren Baker (CMOT)
FROM: ENGLAND - SOUTH WEST, UNITED KINGDOM

I have been building model kits since the early 70’s starting with Airfix kits of mostly aircraft, then progressing to the point I am at now building predominantly armour kits from all countries and time periods. Living in the middle of Salisbury plain since the 70’s, I have had lots of opportunitie...


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Taeuss
Thanks for the photos Darren, its always nice to see the real McKoy, so to speak, for those details that manufacturers ignore, simplify or merely get wrong.
JAN 21, 2017 - 09:27 AM
m4sherman
At one of the MVPA shows, years ago, the night shift manager for the Willys production line final inspection in WWII was telling us Jeep owners about what they really looked like leaving the factory. Most were several shades of OD, oil drips on the fenders from checks, and other minor "defects". He told us the restored Jeeps looked better than the ones he shipped to the Army. I got to talk to a group of veterans that drove for a motor pool unit that moved supplies in France. One of the drivers looked at my beat up Jeep and laughed that it was in better shape than the motor Jeeps. It seems the 6x6 drivers regularly bumped into the Jeeps backing up.
JAN 21, 2017 - 10:44 PM
justsendit
Darren, Thanks for sharing. This was very useful. Cheers!🍺 —mike
SEP 21, 2017 - 01:59 AM
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