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- "The Shape of Cars to Come" Sales Brochure for 1953 Aero-Willys - Willys-Overland introduced its Willys Aero line of cars for 1952. Designed by Phil Wright and engineered by Clyde Paton, the compact Aero featured unibody construction. Over its three-year run, Aero was variously available in Wing, Lark, Ace, Eagle, and Falcon models. Kaiser-Willys dropped Aero from the U.S. market after 1954, though versions were built in Brazil until 1971.
- 1953
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"The Shape of Cars to Come" Sales Brochure for 1953 Aero-Willys
Willys-Overland introduced its Willys Aero line of cars for 1952. Designed by Phil Wright and engineered by Clyde Paton, the compact Aero featured unibody construction. Over its three-year run, Aero was variously available in Wing, Lark, Ace, Eagle, and Falcon models. Kaiser-Willys dropped Aero from the U.S. market after 1954, though versions were built in Brazil until 1971.
- Willys Automobile Concept, Front View, November 13, 1944 - A pioneer of industrial design, Walter Dorwin Teague is best remembered for his work for the Eastman Kodak Company and the 1933 Chicago and 1939 New York World's Fairs. At both fairs, he designed buildings for Ford Motor Company. Teague's studio produced this automobile concept drawing for a Ford rival: Willys-Overland of Toledo, Ohio.
- November 13, 1944
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Willys Automobile Concept, Front View, November 13, 1944
A pioneer of industrial design, Walter Dorwin Teague is best remembered for his work for the Eastman Kodak Company and the 1933 Chicago and 1939 New York World's Fairs. At both fairs, he designed buildings for Ford Motor Company. Teague's studio produced this automobile concept drawing for a Ford rival: Willys-Overland of Toledo, Ohio.
- Theatrical Poster, "Thurston's Greatest Mystery: The Vanishing Whippet Willys-Overland Car," 1927 - Willys-Overland of Toledo, Ohio, introduced its low-priced Whippet car for 1926. Generally marketed as its own make, the Whippet was slim but quick -- like the breed of dogs for which it was named. The car boasted four-wheel brakes and full-pressure lubrication, and prices started around $525. The Great Depression ended Whippet production in 1931.
- 1927
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Theatrical Poster, "Thurston's Greatest Mystery: The Vanishing Whippet Willys-Overland Car," 1927
Willys-Overland of Toledo, Ohio, introduced its low-priced Whippet car for 1926. Generally marketed as its own make, the Whippet was slim but quick -- like the breed of dogs for which it was named. The car boasted four-wheel brakes and full-pressure lubrication, and prices started around $525. The Great Depression ended Whippet production in 1931.
- 1956 Willys Jeep - Both Willys-Overland and subsequent brand owner Kaiser Motors marketed the civilian Jeep runabout with the word "Universal" -- both as a slogan and as a model name. It was a fitting description for a functional, versatile vehicle suitable for many different jobs -- from pulling farm equipment, to plowing snow, to simply running errands around town.
- 1956
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1956 Willys Jeep
Both Willys-Overland and subsequent brand owner Kaiser Motors marketed the civilian Jeep runabout with the word "Universal" -- both as a slogan and as a model name. It was a fitting description for a functional, versatile vehicle suitable for many different jobs -- from pulling farm equipment, to plowing snow, to simply running errands around town.
- "No Longer a Car Widow, Now I Do Go to Town!" Willys Advertisement, 1940 - This Willys-Overland advertisement from 1940 tried to sell families on the idea of owning a second car. The woman in the ad is described as a former "car widow" -- left stranded at home whenever her husband took the lone car. The affordable full-size Willys brought "two-car happiness" to American families.
- November 15, 1939
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"No Longer a Car Widow, Now I Do Go to Town!" Willys Advertisement, 1940
This Willys-Overland advertisement from 1940 tried to sell families on the idea of owning a second car. The woman in the ad is described as a former "car widow" -- left stranded at home whenever her husband took the lone car. The affordable full-size Willys brought "two-car happiness" to American families.
- 1956 Willys Jeep Driven during "Operation Pineapple," 1955-1956 - In 1955, three Scouts drove a Willys Jeep from their hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil, to the World Scout Jamboree in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. Before returning home, they drove to Alaska at the northern terminus of the Pan-American Highway. The Scouts called their 12-month, 45,000-mile round-trip journey "Operation Pineapple" -- the rough terrain they encountered reminded them of the bumpy fruit.
- 1955-1956
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1956 Willys Jeep Driven during "Operation Pineapple," 1955-1956
In 1955, three Scouts drove a Willys Jeep from their hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil, to the World Scout Jamboree in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. Before returning home, they drove to Alaska at the northern terminus of the Pan-American Highway. The Scouts called their 12-month, 45,000-mile round-trip journey "Operation Pineapple" -- the rough terrain they encountered reminded them of the bumpy fruit.