Well known 8th USAAF historian and mv enthusiast, Steve A. Carr, has many of the answers in the last of this four part series of articles that jeep owners have always wanted to know. Hotchkiss M201 Willys MB The M201 Pintle hook had a safety pin but was otherwise identical to the MB. Hotchkiss jeeps had a number plate light [...]
Well known 8th USAAF historian and mv enthusiast, Steve A. Carr, has many of the answers in part three this four part series of articles that jeep owners have always wanted to know. Hotchkiss M201 Willys MB The handbrake on the M201 was shoes on the inside of the drum. Some Willy’s were like this but early MB’s had an [...]
M201/MB Differences Well known 8th USAAF historian and mv enthusiast, Steve A. Carr, has many of the answers in part two of this four part series of articles that jeep owners have always wanted to know. Hotchkiss M201 Willys MB The mounting plate surrounding the reflector is circular on the M201 with four mounting holes where as the Willys [...]
Flying Control Conversion Well known 8th USAAF historian and mv enthusiast, Steve A. Carr, likes to do something different and in this article Steve converts his Dodge to a scene that would have been a common sight on WWII airfields. When first purchased by the previous owner, the Dodge was olive drab. Around the begining of 2008, it received a [...]
Well known 8th USAAF historian and mv enthusiast, Steve A. Carr, has many of the answers in this four part series of articles that jeep owners have always wanted to know. At a quick glance, the Willys MB and Hotchkiss M201 look very similar, more alike than the Ford GPW. M201′s were built from the same drawings and tools as [...]
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