1921 Willys

This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2026 on Sunday the 15th of November, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT. Estimated price: GBP 8,000 - GBP 10,000.

Willys-Overland Motors was America’s second largest car maker behind Ford from 1912 to 1918, and the Overland Four, launched in 1919 to rival the Model T, went on to sell around 642,000 examples with its successors

The Model 91 is built on a 2,540 mm (100-inch) wheelbase featuring a unique quarter-elliptic leaf spring suspension mounted at 45-degree angles to cushion rough roads

This open tourer is finished in black with a matching hood, rear mounted spare and hickory spoke wheels and has 12-volt electrics

Imported from Florida in December 2015 by Mr Ingles of Gloucestershire and shipped from Miami to Felixstowe, the car is registered as WC 1356

Powered by a 2,340cc inline-four flathead offering 27bhp through a three-speed gearbox and we are reliability informed a top speed of 40mph is possible

Supplied with its import papers, shipping invoice, V5C, wiring diagram and general receipts for consumables

Believed to be one of very few residing in the UK, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a charming, usable slice of early American motoring