The 4-wheel drive
Willys Jeep Truck, introduced in 1947 by Willys-Overland Motors, was similar to
the Willys Jeep Station Wagon and the VJ-2 and VJ-3 Willys Jeepster. With model
designations of 2T and 4T, these trucks were equipped with the 134 cubic inch
Go-Devil flathead four-cylinder engine and the three-speed Borg-Warner T-90
manual transmission from the CJ-2A. The truck received a facelift in 1950 and
became the 473, with the new "Hurricane" four-cylinder engine as an
option. This model introduced the v-shaped front end with five horizontal bars,
as well as an updated gauge cluster. The steps on the side of the pickup box
were deleted. After 1950, the two-wheel drive model was discontinued. In 1953,
the model designation became 475 and the grille bars were reduced to three. A
226 cubic inch six-cylinder 6-226 model was introduced in 1954, and sales of
475 models dropped considerably. The 6-226 was dropped in 1962 in favor of the
6-230 Tornado OHC engine.
The truck was
originally sold as a 1-ton 4wd/2wd with a 1/2-ton 2wd becoming available in
1950 (model 473HT). The 2wd half and one ton trucks were discontinued in 1951
and sold as 4wd only. The load capacity was later upgraded but the truck was
still sold as a 1-ton pickup.
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