Jeep Willys (other names: Willys MB, Jeep) is an American SUV of the Second World War and the post-war period. The first prototypes of the car were built in 1940, and serial production was carried out in 1940-1945. Almost 650,000 copies of it were created during its run! The cart weighed about 1.1 tons, was 3.36 meters long, and 1.57 meters wide. The drive was provided by one engine with a capacity of 60 hp. The maximum speed reached 105 km/h. The Jeep Willys was custom-designed and requested by the US Army, which in 1940, faced with war, asked for an all-new 4x4 passenger car with a payload capacity of up to 250 kilograms that could be produced. It should be added that at first the clear favorite of the tender was the American Bantam Car from Bantam BRC. However, the US Department of Defense, in an effort to ensure the best possible vehicle design and ensure smooth serial production, turned plans for the Bantam BRC over to the Willys and Ford plants. Based on these plans, Willys developed a Jeep that had a much better powerplant than the original Bantam BRC and was also more advanced mechanically. Ultimately, it was this vehicle, the Willys Jeep, that won the tender for the US Army. The presented car was actually serial and went to almost all the Anglo-Saxon armies that fought in the Second World War, and thanks to the Lend-and-Lease program, also to the Soviet Union. He participated in combat operations in North Africa, Italy, North-Western Europe and the Pacific Ocean. Jeep Willys is often considered to be one of the symbols of American triumph in World War II.
