As the USA sank into the worst economic depression in history, Toledo automaker Willys-Overland very nearly went out of business. The product that kept it afloat, barely, was the unlikely Willys 77. Continue reading
The story at Willys-Overland for 1939 is a complicated one, with three different cars in production marketed under two different names: Willys and Overland. Continue reading
In 1927-28, Willys-Overland briefly offered a new, low-priced companion brand to the Willys-Knight, the Falcon-Knight. After all these years, it’s not clear exactly why. Continue reading
By 1955 it was clear that Willys was not long for the passenger car business, but work continued on potential future models that now exist only in photographs. Continue reading
It’s nearly forgotten now, but at one time there were thousands of cars on the road with engines unlike anything of today. Let’s look at the sleeve-valve Willys-Knight. Continue reading
The title of greatest usually goes to the mighty aircraft engines of World War II, but our candidate is the humble Willys L-134, better known as the Go-Devil. Continue reading
For dedicated Willys-Knight collectors, this one lives at the top of the list: the 1929-30 66B Plaidside Roadster. Continue reading