Length: 10 ft, 11 in
Width: 5 ft, 2 in
Height: 6 ft
Weight: 3,250 lbs
Max. Payload: 800 lbs
Max. Speed: 55 mph
- Mass produced for the Allies during WWII and saw combat in nearly every location during the war.
- The Willys MB could be modified with armor, wire cutters, and could wade through water to a depth of of more than two feet-- even more if the engine housing and electrical components were properly insulated.
- More than 360,000 of the Willys jeeps were manufactured during the Second World War.
- The example you see here in the museum was never used in combat, the War ended soon after its manufacture and it passed into private ownership.
- Donated by Ms. Virginia Binzel, widow of Captain Markley S. Binzel, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment.
References:
Fowler, William. Jeep Goes to War. London: PRC Publishing Ltd. (1994).
