Willys Six
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 Willys Six-97 sedan 4 doors (1931)
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| Six | |
| Sales designation: | 89 / 98B / 97 / 98D / 90 / 90A |
| Production period: | 1918-1920 1930-1933 |
| Class : | upper middle class |
| Body versions : | Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé |
| Engines: |
Gasoline engines : ? Liters (33–48 kW) |
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| Wheelbase : | 2794-3048 mm |
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The Willys Six was an American passenger car launched by Willys-Overland in Toledo, Ohio , in 1918. Until then, the company had only produced Willys Knight vehicles with sleeve valve motors . This year it offered a car with conventional lift valves for the first time.
The car had a six-cylinder in-line engine with 45 bhp (33 kW) power installed lengthways at the front. Its wheelbase was 3,048 mm and the purchase price - depending on the version - US $ 1625 to US $ 2045. This 89 series was built in parallel to the 88 series Knight models until 1920 to make way for a cheaper range of models with only 4-cylinder Knight engines.
In 1930 motors with globe valves reappeared at Willys. The six-cylinder in-line engine with 65 bhp (48 kW) power accelerated the car up to 115 km / h. The wheelbase was 2,794 mm and the vehicles cost between $ 695 and $ 850.
The Six was offered in different versions until 1933. That year the company went bankrupt, but production continued. Together with the Willys-Knight , the Six was discontinued in favor of the smaller Willys 77 with a four-cylinder engine.
Models year after year
Model years 1918–1920
The 89 series was offered as a 7-seater touring car, a 4-seater club roadster and a 6-seater sedan. There were no changes in the two following years.
Model year 1930
From the 98B series there was a roadster with 2 or 4 seats, a 5-seat touring car, a 2-seat and a 4-seat coupé with 2 doors each and a 2-door and a 4-door sedan, the latter also in a luxury version.
Model year 1931
The successor to the 98B was called the Series 97 . There was also the 98D series with a 3 '' longer wheelbase (2870 mm). Of these vehicles, there was a Victoria Coupé and a sedan, each in a basic and a luxury version.
Model year 1932
The successor to the 98D (with a long wheelbase) was the 90 series . The cars were given the nickname “Silver Streak”. The short wheelbase models disappeared, but the 90 was available with all of the aforementioned bodies.
Model year 1933
In contrast to the Willys Eight , the Six Silver Streak was taken over from the previous year without major changes and was called Series 90A .
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- Kimes, Beverly Rae, Clark, Henry A .: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 , 1st edition, Krause Publications Inc., Iola (Wisconsin) (1985), ISBN 0-87341-045-9