Jeep Willys MB History
Catalog record
This is a brief catalog introduction with limited source documentation. A licensed, identity-checked lead photograph has not yet been added for this page. Detailed year, configuration and ownership coverage must be identified separately; this page is not a complete vehicle catalog.
Start with a make and model. Add a year where a detailed guide is available.
Model history available. Detailed year guides are not published for this model.
Browse this model's history and yearsHistory
The Willys MB entered production in 1941 as the US Army's standardized quarter-ton 4x4 light utility vehicle, built in huge numbers (with an identical Ford-built version, the GPW) through the end of WWII. Its rugged simplicity made it one of the war's most important vehicles and the origin of the 'Jeep' name.
Willys-Overland filed the 'Jeep' trademark in 1943 and registered it in 1950, then turned the wartime design into the first civilian Jeep, the CJ-2A, for 1945 — the foundation of the entire brand that followed.
Body styles
- Open military utility
Related models
Collect the nameplate
Find a scale model of the Jeep Willys MB
Search Amazon across available years, colors, and scales. Exact releases vary, so confirm the listing before ordering.