Not Sold | 1963 Hotchkiss M201 Military 4x4

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Not Sold (Est: £18,000 - £24,000)

1963 Hotchkiss M201 Military 4x4

United Kingdom • 12 Mar 2022 • Lot 224

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a Hotchkiss M201, a French-built version of the Willys Jeep, manufactured under license. This particular Jeep has been used in the film 'Saving Private Ryan' and has been owned by the current vendor since 2009, ensuring it runs and drives as it should.

Condition

6

The vehicle is described as being in good condition throughout, boasting a wonderful patina and many period-correct features. The vendor has ensured it runs and drives as it should, and it comes with sundry invoices and MoT test certificate records. There are no mentions of any significant damage or issues, suggesting a rating of 'Good' due to its age and use.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

25107

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

871 HWN

RHD/LHD:

RHD

At the end of WW2 the United States Army presented the French authorities with 22,000 Willys and Ford Jeeps to re-equip their armed forces.

Maintenance of the Jeeps was made the responsibility of the ERGM (Établissement de Réserve Générale du Matériel Automobile) at a facility in the Paris suburb of Maltournée.

Many of the Jeeps were in poor condition and only fit to be used as spare parts to keep the remainder in service, while the growing stock of components from broken up vehicles was such that ERGM were soon able to begin manufacturing 'new' Jeeps.

Increasing numbers of new components had to be made as production progressed, with each Jeep incorporating a unique combination of parts from Ford, Willys and Hotchkiss, the latter a company with considerable experience of building military vehicles in pre-war days.

In 1952 Hotchkiss obtained a licence from Willys to manufacture parts and Jeeps as Willys Overland France, the result, known as the MB, being built at Hotchkiss' Saint-De...