Re: [MV] Willys-Overland WAC Proto

From: Jim Gilmore (jgilmore@oeonline.com)
Date: Sat Nov 18 2000 - 23:39:49 PST


Antoine wrote:
>I remember that Harley-Davidson delivered to WO between the fall of
>'43 and the spring of '44 four engines derived from the XA's
>boxer-twin for installation in a prototype lightweight Jeep. Does
>anyone knows about this? were these four prototypes ever built and
>delivered to the Army for testing? is there any one of them still in
>existence?

      One of the WAC still exists and is owned by a dealer in Tennessee. I
saw it some years age along with some other rare prototypes like a Crosley
Pup and several Willys Tugs.
                   Jim

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