On the heals of yesterday’s GPA, I thought I’d do a brief shout out to the Schwimmwagen. You can read more and see more pics about the Schwimmwagen at Brian’s site. Here’s a pic (below) from July 12 1944 (from Brian’s site as well). Here’s some youtube videos.
International Research Archives
Builds — 1945 MB Navy/Shore Patrol Resto from Argentina
I’m assuming this is a 1945 MB based on the title of the forum. I found these pics from a spanish website I stumbled across called Willys Argentina. I thought they had a pretty cool logo, so I’ve included a copy of that. There’s plenty more pics and information about Flatties.
Here’s some 1945 MB pics I’ve linked to from the website. You can see more pics on this forum page.
Jeep42.net Website — Some Great Pics
I believe the author of this bilingual (french/spanish) site (jeep42.net) about a 1942 MB is from Europe, though I didn’t get a sense of exactly where they were located. Neither my French nor my Spanish will save me in an emergency, let alone let me navigate a site about jeeps.
Fortunately, the excellent pictures make the site worth visiting even for the most linguistically challenged of us. I especially liked the pic below (there are other pics that provide similar comprehensive views of parts). If anyone knows who operates the site, I’d gladly add their name here so i can properly credit them.
The History MB-CJ3B Willys-Viasa
Here’s a good history of the MB-CJ3B Willys-Viasa with a variety of pics.
“In the late 50’s, Willys Overland gave the rights to the V.I.A.S.A. firm to allow them exclusively to build the Univesal Jeep in our country. In 1959, the first permit to import parts and machinery is given by the Trade Ministry, in order to assemble the first units in the V.I.A.S.A’s factory located in Zaragoza. These units weren’t launched until 1960.
It seems that that permit let V.I.A.S.A build the CJ3B model, with different engines and features from the original American model …”