One of the most iconic Hollywood actors, Steve McQueen, is a man often spoken of at various car auctions. A car lover by choice, the actor’s possessions still sell for millions across the globe, with ...
A 1945 Willys Jeep personally owned by stuntman and film star Steve McQueen will be sold at auction in early November. His extensive collection of vehicles was liquidated at an estate sale in Las ...
Seventy years is a long time. Few vehicles can date their lineage back that far. Fewer still can trace back anything more than a few signature design cues. Then there's Jeep and the iconic Wrangler, ...
Not long after winning a 16,000-unit contract for a standardized 1⁄4-ton military 4x4 in July of 1941, Willys-Overland began making plans for civilianizing it. W-O thought about the role a civvy jeep ...
Its ruggedness, off-road ability and simplicity made the Jeep Willys an icon in World War II and after peace was declared, in 1945, it wasn’t long until some of the vehicles were taken into private ...