Hey everyone...heres the greatest piece in my collection and CLEARLY my favorite.. LOL...Hey Joe, what do you think?
Heres a few pics of my 1943 Willys MB...
WILLYS MB
Serial No. 200861
Contract No. US W303 ORD 2532
Registration: 20239129
Date of Delivery: January 7th, 1943
The history behind this particular Willy's MB is that it was used locally, at either a U.S. Army or U.S. Army Air Corps. Base near New Orleans. It is one of 170 taken from around the New Orleans area in 1944 and refurbished and upgraded by the Higgins Corporation of New Orleans in December 1944.
Hope you guys enjoy the photos...
Here ya go...
I probably got the best compliment a Military vehicle owner can get..it came from a veteran of World War II on Veterans Day 2006 here in my hometown of Savannah, Georgia....
"Don't touch it, it looks just the way they looked in the field...
A guy can't help but be proud.. LOL..
Regards,
MARNE