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The Willys MC, formally the 1 ⁄ 4-Ton, 4 x 4, Utility Truck M38, or the G‑740 by its U.S. Army Standard Nomenclature supply catalog designation, is a quarter-ton four-wheel drive military light utility vehicle made by Willys between 1949 and 1952.
The M38A1 was frequently mated with the M100 version of the Jeep trailer.The M38A1 / MD was the second post-war evolution of the World War II Willys MB jeep (after the M38 or MC; F engine Prototypes), and the first Willys Jeep to feature the new rounded fenders and hood body design that would become the distinguishing body style of the 1955 CJ‑5, and which was carried through for decades on ...
Willys (pronounced / ˈ w ɪ l ɪ s /, "Willis" [2]) [5] [1] was a brand name used by Willys–Overland Motors, an American automobile company, founded by John North Willys.It was best known for its design and production of World War II–era military jeeps (MBs), Willys M38 and M38A1 military jeeps as well as civilian versions , and branding the 'jeep' military slang-word into the '(Universal ...
1949–1952 M38 (Willys MC) Willys M606 Ambulance: extended rear and raised top – U.S.M.C. photo. 1950 CJ V-35(/U) – deep water fording Willys CJ-3A; 1000 units built for the USMC [2] 1952–1957 M38A1 (Willys MD) 1952–1957 M38A1C fitted with 105/106mm anti-tank recoilless rifle; M170 Ambulance
The CJ-3A-derived military jeep was the Willys MC (or M38), and it began complementing the Ford and Willys World War II jeeps starting in 1949. The CJ-3A, along with the later CJ-3B and CJ-5 models, was used as a platform for early Zamboni ice resurfacers produced from 1950 until 1964, which were mounted on top of the Jeeps to clean and smooth ...
M38 or M-38 may refer to: Willys M38, a light tactical vehicle, successor of the Willys MB; M38 Wolfhound, a prototype American armoured car designed in 1944; M-38 (Michigan highway), a state highway in Michigan; M38 (Cape Town), a Metropolitan Route in Cape Town, South Africa; M38 (Johannesburg), a Metropolitan Route in Johannesburg, South Africa
M274 carrier, light weapons, Infantry, 4-cylinder Willys, 1 ⁄ 2-ton M274A1 carrier , light weapons, Infantry, 106 mm platform, 1 ⁄ 2 -ton, 25 mph M274A2 truck , platform, utility, magnesium frame, 1 ⁄ 2 -ton, 4 × 4
Willys M38: 1 ⁄ 4-ton vehicle 4x4: 1949 Produced by Willys as a militarized version of their civilian CJ-3 model, it supplemented the venerable wartime Willys MBs/Ford GPWs in US service as they began to wear out. [18] 50,000 were built. [77] Willys M38A1: 1 ⁄ 4-ton vehicle 4x4: 1952 Produced by Willys as a follow on from the M38; 101,488 ...