Willys Overland Whippet 1929

We mostly know willys today for jeeps and jeepsters but the whippet was one of the most popular cars of its day.

Willys overland whippet 1929. Original articles appearing herein are subject. 26 vehicles matched now showing page 1 of 2. Whippet wheel hub from a 1929 willys overland whippet. The whippet sedan forms part of willys overland s 96 a series.

If you like something a bit different check out my whippet. With the success of the four cylinder whippet willys quickly rebadged the overland 93 to whippet 93 for 1927 but the four cylinder continued to be the sales leader. The whippet may have well been the major reason why edsel ford kept telling his father henry that ford needed to update their cars. Whippet production ended in 1931.

Much of the material on this website is copyrighted. 1929 willys whippet 98a 1929 willys whippet model 98a use it every day and to car show every friday has the supeior six cylinder 98a model made in usa three speed trans it all seems to be original parts and interior except the carb and the spark plugs and wire s new tire s and king pin bushings also water pump acuum gas pump rebuilt nd intake exhaust gaskets done i drive it about 150 mile. Because it s not in use now you might think there was something wrong with its knight sleeve valve six cylinder engine but willys built them for 20 years and well known makes including daimler minerva mercedes voisin and panhard et levassor all used it successfully. 15 results per page.

And second when he was in charge never count willys overland out. The whippet model 96a replaced the 96 at the end of 1928 adding a slightly 3 8 inch longer stroke to the engine. First never try to outthink him. Whippet front grill emblem from a 1929 willys overland whippet.

New listings are added daily. In the economic depression of the 1930s a number of willys automotive brands faltered. This automobile has a 4 door saloon sedan type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels. Stearns knight was liquidated in 1929.

Its 2 4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated side valve 4 cylinder that develops 40 bhp 40 6 ps 29 8 kw of power at 3200 rpm. The company shifted its emphasis to one model in the lower priced field the willys 77 really a reworked whippet and discontinued the whippet name. In 1929 willys overland production hit 320 000 cars with a profit of 187 million. In 1926 willys overland introduced a new line of small cars named willys overland whippet.

Whipping the competition in the 1929 willys overland six cylinder whippet by david traver adolphus from november 2009 issue of hemmings classic car there were two cardinal rules when dealing with john north willys. Although willys overland did very well with the whippet selling 315 000 in 1928 and 242 000 in 1929 it like many others suffered badly with the 1929 stock market crash and ensuing depression. 1929 willys overland whippet sedan.