Willys-Overland Motors, Inc.
Variant namesIn 1908 John North Willys bought the Overland Automotive Division of Standard Wheel Company. In 1912 renamed Willys-Overland Motor Company. From 1912 to 1918 Willys was the second largest producer of automobiles in the United States behind only Ford Motor Company. The Overland Four model was one of the first "compact" cars. Considered a failure.
From the description of Records, 1918, 1970. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 53964660
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| associatedWith | Anderson, Sue. | person |
| associatedWith | Bentley Historical Library (collector) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Business Historical Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Canaday, Frank H. (Frank Harrison), 1893-1976. | person |
| associatedWith | Canaday, Ward Murphey. | person |
| associatedWith | Cox, Claude E. (Claude Earnest), 1879-1964. | person |
| associatedWith | Dick Whittington Studio | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Eib, Calvin | person |
| associatedWith | Gardner, Paris Cleveland, 1887-1974 | person |
| associatedWith | Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 | person |
| associatedWith | Jackson, Edwin B. | person |
| associatedWith | Price, Hickman, 1911- | person |
| associatedWith | Pullman Company. Manufacturing Dept. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Roos, Delmar Gerle, 1887-1960. | person |
| associatedWith | San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum | person |
| associatedWith | Walker, Linda, | person |
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| Automobile industry and trade |
| Automobiles |
| Overland four |
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