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Willys Archive
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![In Jeff Nelson’s post on early U.S. compacts, he explained that one of the reasons most of these cars fell flat commercially was that they were little if any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1954-Willys-Aero-Lark-DX-2SD-blue-Mecum-Auctions-S51-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "How Much Did The Early 1950s Compacts Cost, And How Did Their Prices Compare to Chevrolet And Ford?")
How Much Did The Early 1950s Compacts Cost, And How Did Their Prices Compare to Chevrolet And Ford?
Posted on June 11, 2025 | 29 CommentsIn Jeff Nelson’s post on early U.S. compacts, he explained that one of the reasons most of these cars fell flat commercially was that they were little if any […] -
![The automobile played a prominent role in the history of bootlegging, especially in northwest Washington. This form of smuggling was a result of Prohibition, which cut off liquor supplies […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/W-K-2788123270_18b506c082_c-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bootleggers And Their Booze Cars")
Bootleggers And Their Booze Cars
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 21 CommentsThe automobile played a prominent role in the history of bootlegging, especially in northwest Washington. This form of smuggling was a result of Prohibition, which cut off liquor supplies […] -
![Considering how important Jeep products have been in Latin America since the brand came to be, I guess it’s overdue an entry of mine on the subject. And here’s this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20231217_164137217_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Willys Truck – International Affair")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Willys Truck – International Affair
Posted on February 19, 2024 | 8 CommentsConsidering how important Jeep products have been in Latin America since the brand came to be, I guess it’s overdue an entry of mine on the subject. And here’s this […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2013) If I told you this was a mid-fifties Simca, or English Ford, or a Vauxhall, or Morris, or a Holden, or even a lost prototype of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CC-142-154-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Willys Aero-Lark – The Failed Sneak Preview Of The Falcon, Lark And Other Compacts")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Willys Aero-Lark – The Failed Sneak Preview Of The Falcon, Lark And Other Compacts
Posted on August 14, 2023 | 108 Comments(first posted 10/28/2013) If I told you this was a mid-fifties Simca, or English Ford, or a Vauxhall, or Morris, or a Holden, or even a lost prototype of the […] -
![(first posted 2/20/2017. Note: this is a CJ2A painted in MB military dress) The Book of Genesis says that In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. There […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1948WillysJeepMB09-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948 Willys Jeep CJ2A – In The Beginning")
Curbside Classic: 1948 Willys Jeep CJ2A – In The Beginning
Posted on February 20, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 2/20/2017. Note: this is a CJ2A painted in MB military dress) The Book of Genesis says that In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. There […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2012) What do the Studebaker GT Hawk, the Excalibur neo-classic, the original Jeep Wagoneer, and our featured CC, the Willys Jeepster, have in common? Well, they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Jeepster.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Willys Jeepster – Another Brooks Stevens Beauty")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Willys Jeepster – Another Brooks Stevens Beauty
Posted on July 8, 2021 | 42 Comments(first posted 6/25/2012) What do the Studebaker GT Hawk, the Excalibur neo-classic, the original Jeep Wagoneer, and our featured CC, the Willys Jeepster, have in common? Well, they […] -
![Returning from Dallas this week, I spotted this 1959 Ranchero in a car lot in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Appropriately enough, the lot faced Old Route 66 (the I-40 Frontage Road). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Tucumcari-Dealer-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Storage Lot Classics: Used Car Lot In Tucumcari, New Mexico")
Storage Lot Classics: Used Car Lot In Tucumcari, New Mexico
Posted on October 17, 2019 | 27 CommentsReturning from Dallas this week, I spotted this 1959 Ranchero in a car lot in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Appropriately enough, the lot faced Old Route 66 (the I-40 Frontage Road). […] -
![Ah, there is nothing quite as much fun as the state fair. Not only can one find nearly any supposedly unhealthy food pickled and/or deep-fried, there are often a goodly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_0493.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Walk and Talk: The Missouri State Fair – Panthers, Bulldogs, and Rams")
Walk and Talk: The Missouri State Fair – Panthers, Bulldogs, and Rams
Posted on August 21, 2014 | 22 CommentsAh, there is nothing quite as much fun as the state fair. Not only can one find nearly any supposedly unhealthy food pickled and/or deep-fried, there are often a goodly […] -
![I ran across this unusual Jeep at the Hooters car show in Davenport yesterday. At first, I thought it was a CJ with an enclosed cab, but it is much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-09-2012-029-e1347226305451.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Mostly A Jeep")
Car Show Outtakes: Mostly A Jeep
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 16 CommentsI ran across this unusual Jeep at the Hooters car show in Davenport yesterday. At first, I thought it was a CJ with an enclosed cab, but it is much […] -
![Just to let my fellow Curb Dwellers know, Jeeps have been fairly predominate in the life of this longrooffan. And that includes almost all of them; station wagons, MB’s, CJ’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/beach-image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Four Horsepower Is Enough")
Curbside Outtake: Four Horsepower Is Enough
Posted on May 29, 2011 | 6 CommentsJust to let my fellow Curb Dwellers know, Jeeps have been fairly predominate in the life of this longrooffan. And that includes almost all of them; station wagons, MB’s, CJ’s […] -
![(first posted 2/10/2011) The history of Jeep from WW2 until the eighties is a lot like the rough terrain it’s so famous for conquering. Before the SUV boom lifted all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-44-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 & 1967 Jeepster Commando – Jeep Gets Stuck")
Curbside Classic: 1972 & 1967 Jeepster Commando – Jeep Gets Stuck
Posted on February 10, 2011 | 16 Comments(first posted 2/10/2011) The history of Jeep from WW2 until the eighties is a lot like the rough terrain it’s so famous for conquering. Before the SUV boom lifted all […]
