Production chronology1949–1952
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗4 years
← Willys
Willys / Model record
WillysM38
Production1949–1952
Recorded originUnited States
Classpassenger car
Background
The Willys MC, formally the 1⁄4-Ton, 4 x 4, Utility Truck M38, or the G‑740 by its U.S. Army Standard Nomenclature supply catalog designation, is a quarter-ton four-wheel drive military light utility vehicle made by Willys between 1949 and 1952. It replaced, and succeeded the World War II Willys MB and Ford GPW models, with a total production of some 50,000 units—less than one-tenth the number of WWII models built.
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Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1943–1966
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗24 years