1955 WILLYS CUSTOM - THEY MADE JEEPS TOO

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THIS IS ONE OF 2822 WILLYS CUSTOMS BUILT FOR 1955. THE OTHER MODELS WERE CALLED BERMUDA AND ACE. THE 4-DOOR SEDAN LIKE THIS COST $1795 NEW. WILLYS HAD MADE CARS FOR YEARS BUT GOT A REAL FINANCIAL SHOT-IN-THE-ARM WHEN WILLYS AND FORD WERE AWARDED THE CONTRACTS TO MANUFACTURE JEEPS FOR THE WORLD WAR II EFFORT. KAISER MOTORS BOUGHT WILLYS IN THE EARLY FIFTIES FURTHER SAVING THE DEMISE OF THIS MAKE FOR A FEW YEARS. THE COMPETITION FOR WILLYS CARS WAS STUDEBAKER ANOTHER MAKER OF GAS FRUGAL ECONOMY AUTOMOBILES. ALTHOUGH THIS '55 VERSION WEIGHS 2778 LBS., IT STILL DELIVERED GREAT GAS MILEAGE IN THE DAYS WHEN CONSUMERS STILL WANTED BIGGER CARS WITH LESS GAS ECONOMY. THE ENGINES AVAILBLE FOR WILLYS WERE THE KAISER ENGINE - 6 CYLINDER, 226 CID, 90 HP, OR THE 6 CYLINDER, 161 CID, 90 HP JEEP ENGINE. EVENTUALLY, KAISER FOLDED THEIR US MANUFACTURING BUT CONTINUED TO BE MADE IN ARGENTINA. WILLYS CARS WERE MADE IN BRAZIL TILL 1962. AND GUESS WHO BOUGHT THE WILLYS NAME? AMERICAN MOTORS. WHO THEN WAS LATER BOUGHT UP BY CHRYSLER. SO THE JEEPS YOU SEE TODAY ARE STILL OLD WILLYS JEEPS DESCENDANTS AND ARE MADE AND SOLD BY CHRYSLER. LOOKING AT THIS WILLYS SEDAN, NOTE THE AIRPLANE LIKE CONTROLS ON THE DASH AND THE QUALITY VINYL AND CLOTH UPHOSTERY. TWO TONE PAINT JOBS WERE ANOTHER POPULAR OPTION AS THIS WHITE OVER SILVER CAR SHOWS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A CAR THAT YOU MIGHT SAY IS KINDA ATTRACTIVE. BUT RARE AS RARE CAN BE. Another rare car brought to your viewing pleasure by 55lincoln. THANKS <b>...</b>

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