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"1948-1951 Willys Jeepster, page 5: 1948 Willys Jeepster Reviews". auto.howstuffworks.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019; Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (4 October 2007). "1948-1951 Willys Jeepster, page 6: 1949-1950 Willys Jeepster". auto.howstuffworks.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020
1951 Willys Jeep Truck 473 interior 1963 4WD Willys Jeep Truck rear. The Willys Jeep Truck is a truck made by Willys-Overland Motors from 1947 to 1965. The styling and engineering of the Jeep Truck was based on Willys' existing vehicles, the Willys Jeep Station Wagon and the Jeep CJ-2A.
The Jeepster was revived in 1966 as a 1967 model in the form of the Jeepster Commando ("C101"). The F-head Hurricane straight-4 was used (a direct descendant of the original Go Devil engine) and four-wheel drive was finally added. This engine produced 75 horsepower (56 kW) at 4000 rpm and 114 lb⋅ft (155 N⋅m) of torque at 2000 rpm.
In 1967, Kaiser Jeep resurrected the Jeepster (in concept; the vehicle was all-new, albeit loosely based on the Willys Jeepster), which had been produced by Willys-Overland from 1948 to 1950. It was available in three models (roadster, convertible, and pickup) and proved to be moderately popular (see Jeepster Commando).
The FC-150 went on sale at dealer showrooms on December 12, 1956. The initial response to the four-wheel drive FC Jeeps was favorable. Their best sales year came in 1957, when 9,738 trucks were sold. After the introduction of the FC-170 in 1957, FC-150 sales dropped to 1,546 units in 1959, before rebounding to 4,925 in 1960.
The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army truck, 1 ⁄ 4 ‑ton, 4×4, command reconnaissance, [9] [10] commonly known as the Willys Jeep, [nb 5] Jeep, or jeep, [12] and sometimes referred to by its Standard Army vehicle supply nr. G-503, [nb 6] were highly successful American off-road capable, light military utility ...
1956–1965 Jeep Forward Control military variants M676 Truck, Cargo Pickup; M677 Truck, Cargo Pickup w/4 Dr. Cab; M678 Truck, Carry All; M679 Truck, Ambulance; 1958-1960 Willys XM443 / M443E1 "Super Mule" – prototypes for 3⁄4-ton, underfloor mid-engined platform-trucks, comparable to but larger than the M274 "Mechanical Mule".
The Truck, Utility, ¼-Ton, 4×4, or simply M151 was the successor to the Korean War M38 and M38A1 Jeep Light Utility Vehicles.The M151 had an integrated body design which offered a little more space than prior jeeps, and featured all-around independent suspension with coil springs.