Fords are the most popular early hot rods for the simple reason they made gazillions of them, which made parts plentiful and cars cheap. That's the hot rod way of doing things. Which makes the ...

Back when southern California's supercharged coupes and sedans started grabbingDrag Newsheadlines and HOT ROD "hero" ads, Floyd and Ralph Grist were dominating the normally aspirated version of that ...

In 1915, what car brand topped over 100 competing makers—everybody but Ford—in U.S. sales? The answer is the Willys-Overland ...

Established in 1908, Willys is mostly known for the MB Jeep, the spiritual predecessor of the modern Wrangler. But Willys also made a long list of automobiles before WWII. They're far from iconic, but ...

Some of you may not have heard of the Willys Coupe built in the 1930s and 1940s, as the company is now long gone. But they turned out to become pretty famous and the same thing can be said about the ...

Back before people had a good understanding of suspension design or tire technology, drag racers relied on the ever-important concept of weight transfer. Well, what better way to transfer weight ...

For many a car lover, it’s something they can only dream of: a barn find – a car that, except for collecting a layer of dust, has sat for decades unchanged and unmoved in someone’s garage or, yes, ...

Q: I’m interested in the Willys car company and those great Willys drag cars that still compete to this day. Also, did Willys build cars after the WWII era? A: The 1940-42 Willys Coupe was and is a ...

Q: Greg, I’m a car fan from upstate New York and interested in the Willys car company and also those great Willys drag cars that still compete to this day. Many big name drag racers raced the 1941 ...

THE DEPRESSION REDUCED Willys-Overland from one of the most successful independent American automobile manufacturers—it made 315,000 big Willys-Knights and popular-priced Overland/Whippet brands in ...