Little Willys Roll into Town

 The “4th Australian Willys Nationals" rolls into town this Friday for a 3 day event culminating in a Show and Shine at Nowingi Place on Sunday.

The event is a gathering of like minded Willys owners and enthusiasts. No matter whether their Willys is original, restored, Hot Rodded or even a Jeep or wagon variety, there's only one condition - it has to be manufactured in or before 1965.

The event which is hosted by the Willys Downunder Club and Graham Matthews includes a number of awards to be presented on the Sunday at the Show n' Shine and is anticipated to be the largest gathering of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.

Willys was a brand name used by Willys–Overland Motors, an American automobile company, founded by John North Willys. It was best known for its design and production of World War II era military jeeps.

After the war, Willys did not resume production of its passenger-car models, choosing instead to concentrate on Jeeps and Jeep-based vehicles. The first post-war Willys product was the CJ-2A, an MB stripped of obviously military features, particularly the blackout lighting, and with the addition of a tailgate.

In America, the company changed its name by 1963 to Kaiser-Jeep Corporation; the Willys name
disappeared thereafter.

At this stage the forecast for Sunday is 30% chance for under a mm on rain.  So, the likelihood of a wet Willy is pretty slim.

For more information on the event, head to the Willys Downunder Club Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/643886855745346