Features 1937 to 1942 Willys Picture Thread

Nice purple coupe. That is some inspiration for my next 1/25th build.

I also need to build that red '41 that Hot Rod did a Rod Test on back in the late 70's. My copy of that mag disintegrated years ago. I need to track down a replacement.

 

traffic61, check ebay. i have bought a few old mags there.

 

Our new true 2 door 38 sedan.

 

Birth date.

 

Thanks. I do need to look there to find another copy. It always slips my mind when I'm perusing the bay. Always seem to be looking for hard parts and what not.

 

Nice two door. Please tell me it will be a gasser when done!

 

Wouldn't do anything else.

 

your two door sedan is just waiting for my blown/injected 327 and race prepped Super T-10

 

did I mention the Olds rear axle?

 

Randy Dubb and his sister a long time ago... same car, same owner today.

 

A real survivor.

 

HI This is Lou from Lous auto the nose is from my coupe not the Tarantola car I drove the tarantola car for years. Tell your father warren and roger that Lou Didonato said HI I lived 2 doors down from them on 41st

 

High Lou this is Pat from (previously) LI and Vintage Tin I had the Willys on LI in the 70's when you had the "Wine Peddler" truck. In any case I knew that statement to be wrong because Vinnie Tarentola never had a Willys coupe. Do you still have the sedan or did you sell it? I see Tom Goldman from PA who wound up with my old 40 Willys coupe and I understand you bought some stuff from him from that car, maybe the front axle. Anyway I live up in Rhinebeck now, have sold off all but a few Willys things and race the MG thats in my avitar.

Take care,

Pat

 

Hey Louie. Yeah, my dad says he got the cars mixed up. He knew that you drove the Tarantola car, that's why he thought that was the nose. He did say that that nose came from the car that did a major wheelstand and bent the frame. I'll tell them both that you said hello.

 

Here's mine. just a project, but it's all steel.

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^Fred Bear's S&S Racing Team 1940 Willys. Before lettering
Early Spring 1964 (First Day Out-Shakedown Runs) at Aquasco Speedway, Maryland

 

Wow, thanks for the history on this photo.

 

^^^^^^^Same car as above (post#4766) A few months later at the NHRA NATIONALS INDY

 

Dave Hales you are always a wealth of information.

 

same car as above post#4766 and post #4769 a few months before.

 

Same car again, later on in 1965 or 1966 (posts # 4766, 4769, 4771) after Fred Bear sold it to Bob Chipper. Unfortunately this is pretty close to the end. After Chipper sold it, the story goes that it was wrecked by a runaway Altered wheelbase funny car somewhere in the Northeast.

Funny story that goes along with this. Several years ago before Bob Chipper passed away, Fred Bear spoke with him. He related the story about when he and a buddy came to Virginia from New York to pick up the car. They had pooled all their money to get the car and on the way home they had to look for gas stations that were closed with coke machines sitting outside. They would break in to the machines to get the change, and then find an open gas station to buy enough fuel to get to the next closed station. Great story and typical of the good old days!!

 

I always wondered what happened to Freddy's car.

 

I believe all Willys nuts would love to know each car's "history", especially in a series of pictures.