1/24 Italeri Willys Jeep MB 80th Anniversary 3635

• Type:Classic and modern cars

• Period:Second World War
• Country:United States
• SKILL:2
• Model Dim.13.8 cm
• Box Dim.345 x 242 x 48 mm

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In 1940, after World War II had broken out, the US general staff ordered various factories to design a light multi-purpose vehicle with all-wheel drive. The American Bantam Company, Willys Overland, and Ford Motor Co. competed with each other. A Willys prototype was chosen, which, after an initial run of 1500 vehicles, went into mass production at the beginning of 1941 and reached a total output of 640.000 units out of which 277.000 pieces were produced by Ford under a licensing agreement. This shows that the Jeep was the most widely produced light vehicle in the war industry during World War II.