£34,500
1944 Willys Jeep Model MB 4x4 Military Vehicle
Bonhams • UK • 18 Sept 2022
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Highest 10% of Past Sales
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£34,500
1944 Willys Jeep Model MB 4x4 Military Vehicle
UK • 18 Sept 2022
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1944 Willys Jeep Model MB 4x4 Military Vehicle, registration number XSU 576 and chassis number MB321545. It was professionally restored in 2015/2016 and overhauled in 2021, with bills available, and comes complete with accessories.
Condition
8
The vehicle was professionally restored in 2015/2016 and professionally overhauled in 2021. The listing states that restoration bills are available. The condition is described as expertly restored.
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21,074 miles (via 2017 MOT)
XSU 576
1944
Auction
MB321545
LHD
United Kingdom
£34,500
1944 Willys Jeep Model MB 4x4 Military Vehicle
Bonhams • UK • 18 Sept 2022
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
• Professionally restored 2015/2016 • Professionally overhauled 2021 • Restoration bills available • Ideal period transport for next year's Goodwood Revival Although forever associated with Willys-Overland, the original Jeep military vehicle was developed by American Bantam, formerly American Austin.
Designed to meet the US Army's requirement for a rugged, go-anywhere, four-wheel-drive vehicle capable of surviving on the barest minimum of unskilled maintenance, Bantam's prototype was up and running by 1940, meeting the Army's requirements apart from the engine, which was deemed insufficiently powerful.
The Pentagon though, doubted Bantam's ability to meet the military's post-Pearl Harbour demands so the major contracts went to Willys - the only other firm that had submitted a tender - and the Ford Motor Company, which would be responsible for the Jeep's trademark slotted radiator grille.
Willys made various modifications to take advantage of a revised maximum weight requirement, whi...
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 3rd Jan 2018
Latest MOT mileage:
21,074 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 4th Jan 2017, 21,074 miles
Passed
On 1st Sept 2012, 20,461 miles
Passed
On 21st Mar 2008, 20,341 miles
Passed
On 15th Jul 2006, 2,218 miles
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