Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
12th February, 9am
1916 Willys Overland Model 83 Tourer
Estimate
£10, 000 - £12, 000
Registration No: EL 1310
Chassis No: TLH83B68545
MOT: Exempt
Imported into Europe during World War I for service as a US staff car
Offered with operational manual, collection of invoices and current V5C
Subject to recommissioning in 2023/ 24
An imposing and powerful Edwardian Tourer, VCC dated
Long before the ubiquitous Willys Jeep had been conceived, the Willys-Overland Motor Company was a major producer of tough and reliable family automobiles - in fact from 1912 to 1918 only the mighty Ford Motor Company is thought to have produced more cars for the American market. Launched in 1915, the Model 83 was very little different to the Model 80 it succeeded, but did give the company the excuse for a major billing at the Panama Pacific Exposition - a World Fair being held in San Francisco that year. An advert of the time stated the specification as including: a 35hp engine with individually cast cylinders, five-bearing crankshaft, Stromberg carburettor, high tension Dixie magneto, thermo-siphon cooling, underslung rear springs, demountable wheel rims (plus a spare), electric starting and ignition and magnetic speedometer.
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