Jeep Willy MB US Army Military Soft Top 1942

The 1:24 ModelKit of the Jeep Willy MB US Army Military Soft Top of 1942.

Model Dim. 13,8 cm

Box Dim. 345 x 242 x 48 mm

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.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 of the war industry during World War II.

The manufacturer of the Modelkit is Italeri.This kit is only online available.