Features 1937 to 1942 Willys Picture Thread

Help me out then, becaused I am confused...I am sure I saw the car that Mohler now owns , driven by a guy I got to know named John Olcott at the Willys Homerun in Buffalo NY about twenty years ago. John and his son now own and race the former Russo/Santo '41 4-dr. Ron Norman says he has the restored Merkel Coupe...saw it about 2-3 years ago at the Meltdown Drags (Byron IL.) I know Ron quite well, and because the Merkel car ran running boards (unusual for a gasser back then) Ron's car was obtained minus the runningboards, and I had an extra set of '39 boards I sold him for the coupe. He even had JackMerkel there that one year, (I think he has now past away)...I got a chance to meet him and talk to him about his gasser, and why it ran "boards". That would mean Jack had 2 coupes. Ron Norman to my knowledge still has the coupe body that was at Sears Point, minus the the front clip now on the Merkel car. I also ran across another coupe that ran out of Merkel's shop, and found mention of it here on the hamb...
As it say's this is Bill Boer's car another one out of Jack Merkel's shop. Bill had a shop in Islip LI NY. This car became a street rod and was owned by Jack Olcott then he sold it maybe 8 years ago. Whereabouts unknown.
COULD this be the car Mohler owns? Can you ask Mohler if he got the car from Olcott...paint was identicle to the
current pictures. g-willys ...Sorry fthe duplicate pictures!

 

The silver coupe is the blue and white coupe. That car was Sponsored by Jack Merkel Automotive owned by Bill Boer. It was NOT a Jack Merkel owned or driven car. There were a few other cars Sponsored by Merkel like the Sanzo Pickup and an Anglia from someone else I can't remember right now. Ron Norman does own and has restored the original 1939 Coupe that was owned and raced by Jack Merkel. He also owns the original BBC powered metalflake 1933 Jack Merkel fiberglass coupe.

 

Ah, thanks 1933_willys_77!
Got that straightened out, I was mistaken,
Mick

 

Mick...getting old is not for the faint of heart...I need all the help I can get. You made me think...and our buddy '33-'77 bailed us out. But its lots of fun gathering that knowledge for all the Willys owners, NEW & Old. G-willys

 

I'll say, I'm still in the rotary phone/TV antenna days.
I'll be 72 this Friday.
Where did I put my slippers?

 

Found my slippers.
Just want to show off some of my fabricator's work on my car.
Chris aka:"Choke" did all the frame work, front and rear suspension, roll cage,
aluminum rear bumper, aluminum streering column, boxed the frame, exhaust, etc. etc.
Here's some shots, talented fella,
Mick

 

"StraightAxle64Nova," my good friend Bill Brimmer has a straight axle Nova too, attached.
Thanks for the "like,"
Mick

 

In the Garlits Museum

 

I've seen pics of that car on the net. It's a very nice build. So's yours!

 

posted by hemidav in the vintage thread

 

Ah, the greats!
Here's a shot of the late Big John Mazmanian's coupe at the California Hot Rod Reunion[Bakersfield, Ca.].
Mick

Thanks StraightAxle64Nova, Bill also has a "55 Chevy Gasser and a Thames, attached,
Mick

 

1938 sedan going together. Owner is pushing to get it done. Showing for my friend Robert.

 

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Someone sent me this photo a few days ago from 2008. Interesting group.
L to R Hales, Zartman, Bear, Mallicoat


They all had something in common. Here they are 55 years ago!
Apologies in advance if there are some repeats in there...

 

What a great thread!
Here's a shot of my folk's wedding November 18, 1945.
Pop had just gotten home of the war.
A 41 Willys coupe right across the street from the wedding on Church St. S.F.
My Dad noticed the car in the picture a number of years ago and showed it to me.
Meant to be!
Mick

 

Gasser history, what a group!
Thanks Dave,
Mick

 

Man o Man what a group. Those coupes were all very hard chargers. Thanks for sharing them. I really enjoyed it. My dad was always a big fan of the Filthy Fourty and tried to follow it in the old magazines.

 

Barn find Willys, OLds powered,
Mick

 

Visited a new neighbor a few years ago, steel 41 with a 572 Chevy and a 4-speed.

 

More on that yellow coupe

 

Duncon Shores

 

Im still lurking in here, glad to see you Mick.

 

The pickup was owned by Harry Duncan and Jim Shores but Bourgeois and Wade Automotive of Baldwin Park were a sponsor and had their logo on the doors.


Roo

 

Thanks Roo I knew I saw the name on the truck, kind of like Jack Merkel sponsored cars, there is a lot of them.

Pat

 

Is that Reggi Jackson's car built by Roy Brizio?

 

Hi Dave, glad you're still lurking.
I'm doing a 1938 to 41 build shots on a separate thread here.
I should have done this a long time ago.
Good to here from ya,
Mick

 

don't know.