The 1945 Willys "Universal Jeep" was the world's first mass-produced civilian four-wheel drive car. In 1944, Willys-Overland, the primary manufacturer of the World War II military Jeep, built the first prototypes for a commercial version – the CJ, short for "civilian Jeep". [3] .

2013年7月27日 · You know how the problem was solved for two production Willys models. The M38A1/CJ-5 got a curvey new body with an 81-inch wheelbase, and the CJ-3B got a "hoodectomy" that raised the hood and cowl just enough to clear the engine. The CJ-4 prototype combined the CJ-5 look with the flat-fendered look.

So...you might expect that the one and only CJ4 prototype produced in the United States would be long gone after over 60 years. You would be wrong ol' lover of Jeeps! The original (only) CJ4 Jeep survives today. It was purchased in 1955 by a Willys-Overland engineer who used it as a …

The CJ-4 was a prototype jeep with unique fenders, and only one ever got built. The CJ-4 fenders represent a transition between the flat fenders of the CJ-3B and the curved fenders of the CJ-5 Universal. The CJ-4 is considered a civilian jeep (CJ), but the only one to get built had military detailing, and is sometimes called the CJ-4M.

The 2.2-litre Go-Devil engine that, thanks to its 60hp, had been Willys’ trump card in the competition for the army contract (see Blueprint for Success, Issue One), was now showing its age. It was, after all, a design that could trace its roots all the way back to 1926.

2022年7月17日 · here’s a comprehensive spotter’s guide to help you identify each production Willys and Jeep CJ model. Pre-dating the modern Jeep Wrangler by several decades, the Civilian Jeep (aka CJ or “Universal” Jeep) lineage can be traced back to the Willys MB/ Ford GPW military trucks of World War II.

2017年6月25日 · Features the 134CI F-Head 4 Cylinder Engine, 3 Speed Manual Transmission with 4 Wheel Drive. Body off restoration with engine rebuild completed in 2005. Newer style low bucket front seats with sliding drivers adjustment and fold and tumble back seat.

Willys started immediately to think on how the Jeep could reach the postwar civilian market and started drawing up updated plans, creating two prototypes dubbed CJ (-1) following the simple acronym "Civilian Jeep", faithful to previous uses. In …

2017年6月29日 · It used the new Willys Hurricane engine and had an 81 in (2,057 mm) wheelbase. The CJ-4 body tub was an intermediate design between the straightforward raised hood from the CJ-3B and the all new curved body style of the CJ-5.

Only one unit was built in 1950, and it was one of the first prototype Jeeps to carry the new Willys "Hurricane" F-head engine. It combined the rear of a CJ-3A, the hood that would be seen on the MD model, and a unique grille and skirted fenders on an 81-inch wheelbase. Mechanically, it was pretty standard Jeep.