What serial is the last early Willys MB ?

[kevin cerda]

in my collection the highest script tub is 62875 on MB-159901...

the highest script MB in my collection is MB-160131with tub 62011...

one can see that MAYBE, its is "possible" MB-160025 could have had tub 63001 which may not have had a script panel...

please post the DOD of MB-160017

thanks

I have found a willys MB script at the back.
63266
159971
20/07/42

[70th Division]

in my collection the highest script tub is 62875 on MB-159901...

the highest script MB in my collection is MB-160131with tub 62011...

one can see that MAYBE, its is "possible" MB-160025 could have had tub 63001 which may not have had a script panel...

please post the DOD of MB-160017

thanks

I have found a willys MB script at the back.
63266
159971
20/07/42

Hello Kevin,

Welcome to the G503 !!

It looks like you have found so far the highest numbered Willys script tub known so far, well done !!

I am guessing that will add to the greater knowledge base of numbers of known script MB jeeps, an area that can always use more research.

I have 2 script MB's both slat grill jeeps, one estimated from January 10, 1942, and the other with the data plate stamped on the last date of slat production, although not the highest script from that batch dated on that day. It is also marked BRT for Britain.

Can you post any pictures of your jeep and the numbers here on the G ?

It is always great to learn of new discoveries of EP Wilys MB's !!


Best Regards,
Ray

[Tuareg]

THANKS to 70th Division who alert me about this thread. I have Willys MB aproximate day of delivery 27th july 1942 chassis number 161718 and tub number 63439.

I have been looking for the highest Willys script tub for years, Mine is in very bad condition and that part was cut off, so I do not know if 63439 has Willys script on it, note the big amount of putty. I did not found nothing under it, it was very modified outside and inside, new tail lights etc.


So 63266 is quite close to 63439 but not sure.

what do you think?

[kevin cerda]

Hello.
I have photos of the DOD from my willys MB, but I’m knew at the forum and stil don’t know how to post properly. I qill do my best learling. But i also habe the problem that i am not very good at english..

Tuareg, I thing you can know if your jeep is script or not depending if you data plate mark willys on top or not.
I have read, as soon as they had to take of the willys script, they put Willys on top of data plate.

[Tuareg]

Thanks, my data plates are missing.

[Tuareg]

So I found this old thread from 2003

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11622&hilit=63367

Wendy had tub 63367 and it seems it is not Willys stamped but he doesn’t not answer the question.
So I wonder if someone know him or can answer the question if tub 63367 is a script Willys one or not.

He has No PM allowed to others, so it is impossible to write him directly and he does not connect to the G for many years.

This is important due to today the last known script Willys is 63266

[kevin cerda]

So I found this old thread

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11622&hilit=63367

Wendy had tub 63367 and it seems it is not Willys stamped but he doesn’t not answer the question.
So I wonder if someone know him or can answer the question if tub 63367 is a script Willys one or not.

He has No PM allowed to others, so it is impossible to write him directly and he does not connect to the G for many years.

This is important due to today the last script Willys is 63266

For the moment it looks like yes, the las script body number is mine with 63266.
Lets see if we can found others with higher numbers and know if 63326 is a script willys or not.

[70th Division]

So I found this old thread

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11622&hilit=63367

Wendy had tub 63367 and it seems it is not Willys stamped but he doesn’t not answer the question.
So I wonder if someone know him or can answer the question if tub 63367 is a script Willys one or not.

He has No PM allowed to others, so it is impossible to write him directly and he does not connect to the G for many years.

This is important due to today the last known script Willys is 63266

Hello ,

I don't know what happened to Wendy, but she had over 4000 posts on the G !
She had a slat grill jeep as far as I saw on her posts..

viewtopic.php?f=69&t=87637

So this may open a can of worms, but keep in mind that Willys kept using Willys script tubs, after all slat production stopped, and normal production started.

There are many out there, and there were a few nice examples here on the G, that was a regular MB, with the Willys script on the back, which are even more rare that the Slatt Grills, because of the actual number made.

Your jeep being so close to that period, may have been a non slat, Willys script jeep ?


Best Regards,
Ray

[Tuareg]

viewtopic.php?f=69&t=87637

I think you have found Wendy’s car!! If so that slat has tub 63367 (I think not original for a slat)..

Photo from Wendy’s thread from 2007



So if that jeep is the same that Wendy posted with tub number 63367 in year 2003, that tub will be the new highest Willys script. I think we must look into Wendy’s post to try to find out if it is same car. I think so. It will be strange that she had 2 in my opinion.

But I have my doubts because when Wendy is asking about the Willys script on the panel I am not sure about her answer. It seems for a moment that it has the Willys script

When she said

I do not know what a rear panel script Wiillys is? I mean to say, is the word Willys large on the rear pannel or is it something small and hidden under lots of paint

It seems that it has the script but is not sure if she must look anything more.

I will appreciate opinions because if that’s correct it is very close to my tub (63439). Only 72 tubs difference !!!

[70th Division]

viewtopic.php?f=69&t=87637

I think you have found Wendy’s car!! If so that slat has tub 63367 (I think not original for a slat)..


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Photo from Wendy’s thread from 2007



So if that jeep is the same that Wendy posted with tub number 63367 in year 2003, that tub will be the new highest Willys script. I think we must look into Wendy’s post to try to find out if it is same car. I think so. It will be strange that she had 2 in my opinion.

But I have my doubts because when Wendy is asking about the Willys script on the panel I am not sure about her answer. It seems for a moment that it has the Willys script


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When she said

I do not know what a rear panel script Wiillys is? I mean to say, is the word Willys large on the rear pannel or is it something small and hidden under lots of paint

It seems that it has the script but is not sure if she must look anything more.

I will appreciate opinions because if that’s correct it is very close to my tub (63439). Only 72 tubs difference !!!

Hello,

Maybe it is an early slat jeep, with a late script tub, non slat ?

What was the last known number of the script model Willys, non slat grill, MB jeep?

Does her jeep have a glove box ?

Ray

[Tuareg]

I do not know. I just know that she said she has a tub number 63367 and it seems that it could be a script willys tub. So it will be the later one known.

That photo of the slat in my opinion has that tub, It will be necessary to check Wendy’s post to see if she had 2 cars or she is speaking always about the same car. In that case it is a frame of a slat with a script Willys tub from end July 1942

The last known for sure Willys script tub is 63166.

[Tuareg]

On Wendy’s thread

viewtopic.php?f=69&t=87637

At page 2 she speaks about an MB. So I think she has 2 cars

The blue slat and the MB with tub 63367, then we can’t confirm it is a script but as seen in my other post it seems she have seen the Willys script

[70th Division]

On Wendy’s thread

viewtopic.php?f=69&t=87637

At page 2 she speaks about an MB. So I think she has 2 cars


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The blue slat and the MB with tub 63367 that then we can’t confirm it is a script but as seen in my other post it seems she have seen the Willys script


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Ok,

Yes, on one of the pages she mentions she has 2 jeeps !!

So that blue one is a December 1941 jeep, as noted in another post.

I hope she is doing well, as she has been gone a long time from the G.

We will keep looking for the last script tub Willys used !

Best Regards,
Ray