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Old 16-04-23, 10:14
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Default "WILL-iss"

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Originally Posted by Tony Smith View Post
I see (or rather hear) the expert from the US Veterans Memorial Museum pronounce the name as "Willis" Jeep.

Remember this thread from 2006?: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7604
As per David's research: "Willys (pronounced "WILL-iss") was the brand name used by the United States automobile company, Willys-Overland Motors, best known for its production of military and civilian Jeeps, during the twentieth century."
I guess this soon will be lost in history as most people refer to "Willy's" - even in writing
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