Last week we showed you some photos of 4 door Willys Jeep wagons. This week, Willys Country brings us some photos of Mitsubishi built 4 door Willys Jeep wagons. These were manufactured from the 1950’s through to 1988. At a quick glance, they may appear to look like their American counterparts, they are very different. Probably the largest difference is that they were actually built on a CJ-3B chassis so they are a lot narrower than your normal Willys wagon. they also used a CJ-3B grille. Notice the hood height difference compared to the regular version. As for other body modifications, they used panel style rear doors and the rear side glass radius, which allows for more glass area. Most of them used a diesel engine and some used Dana 30 front ends with a Dana 44 in the rear. Lets not forget the right hand drive!

Back when Jeeps were simple to work on!

Now how awesome is this! According to the owner of the photo, he was participating in a hill climb near Lethbridge, Alberta in the 70’s. He hit a small pothole at full throttle and the photographer was there to grab an awesome shot! The impact of the wheels was not as good. The result was a bent transmission input shaft!

As you may be aware, the Bantam Reconnaissance Car is the original Jeep based vehicle. On July 11, 1940 the USA Army was fully involved in World War 2. They sent out a tender that was to be received by July 22, only 11 days later! Manufacturers were given 49 days to submit their first prototype and 75 days for completion of 70 test vehicles. The Army’s Ordnance Technical Committee specifications were equally demanding: the vehicle would be four-wheel drive, have a crew of three on a wheelbase of no more than 75 (later 80) inches and tracks no more than 47 inches, feature a fold-down windshield, 660 lb payload and be powered by an engine capable of 85 ft·lbf (115 N·m) of torque. The most daunting demand, however, was an empty weight of no more than 1300 lb (590 kg)…

Funny, I thought duct tape was a four wheelers best friend! Well, it turns out that according to photos in this obvious promotional stint, that scotch tape works wonders as well!

I do not have much information, but I believe this event was held in Vaux-sur-Sûre, Belgium. What a great collection of vintage military Jeeps and other vehicles! I love the 6×6 Willys Jeep!

Thousands of army trucks, jeeps, and parts were dumped on the island of Okinawa, Japan after World War 2.

Here is another look at some old World War 2 Willys Jeep photos…

Here we have a great video of the 16th Annual Jeepers Jamboree on the Rubicon Trail. Notice the lack of roll bars, seat belts and suspension travel!