Willys PU
Bigger Hammer
- Jan 29, 2014
- 32
- First Name
- Joakim
- Willys Model
- Pickup
- Willys Year:
- 1960
We bought a house a couple of weeks ago that needs "some" attention before we can move in, so I haven't had time to work on the Willys lately.
But here is a little bit of this Willy`s history in my family:
My mothers side of the family was heavily into Willys/Jeeps/AMC/Rambler`s in the 70`s and 80´s.
My grandfather always had a Willys MB or two and my father used to borrow one of them when the family went offroading, but my father always wanted to own his own Willys.
In 1981 the fire department in a small industrial town was phasing out the Willys trucks in favor of larger and more modern trucks and my father bought this Willys.
My father and uncle actually drove my uncle´s Willys wagon to pick it up.
The Willys were stripped of the water tank and other firetruck parts and my father fitted seats in the rear so the whole family could enjoy it. It was used as a daily driver for a little more than a year before my father sold it to buy a more modern daily driver.
The other car he owned at the time was a nice 1965 Rambler American 2dht, so I understand now why he sold it, but I sure didn't understand it at the time. I can recall being VERY disappointed...
The new owner painted it black and yellow and used it to haul his drag race motorcycle for a while before we lost track of it.
Three years ago my uncle "found" it again in an for sale ad on the internet, he called, told the owner he wanted it and the rest is history. The Willys is back in the family and I will NEVER let it go again!
Apparantly there have been 10 different owners between 1982 and the previous owner who bought it in the early 90`s and converted it to a pickup.
This is from when they picked it up.
Easter holidays in1982. I´m on the front bumper
My father and I changing wheels
on my grandfathers MB. Small AG tires ftw!
But here is a little bit of this Willy`s history in my family:
My mothers side of the family was heavily into Willys/Jeeps/AMC/Rambler`s in the 70`s and 80´s.
My grandfather always had a Willys MB or two and my father used to borrow one of them when the family went offroading, but my father always wanted to own his own Willys.
In 1981 the fire department in a small industrial town was phasing out the Willys trucks in favor of larger and more modern trucks and my father bought this Willys.
My father and uncle actually drove my uncle´s Willys wagon to pick it up.
The Willys were stripped of the water tank and other firetruck parts and my father fitted seats in the rear so the whole family could enjoy it. It was used as a daily driver for a little more than a year before my father sold it to buy a more modern daily driver.
The other car he owned at the time was a nice 1965 Rambler American 2dht, so I understand now why he sold it, but I sure didn't understand it at the time. I can recall being VERY disappointed...
The new owner painted it black and yellow and used it to haul his drag race motorcycle for a while before we lost track of it.
Three years ago my uncle "found" it again in an for sale ad on the internet, he called, told the owner he wanted it and the rest is history. The Willys is back in the family and I will NEVER let it go again!
Apparantly there have been 10 different owners between 1982 and the previous owner who bought it in the early 90`s and converted it to a pickup.
This is from when they picked it up.
Easter holidays in1982. I´m on the front bumper
My father and I changing wheels
on my grandfathers MB. Small AG tires ftw!
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