Brooks Stevens designed its steel body so household-appliance metal shops could stamp it, with draws no deeper than 6 inches.
Lead trim: Station Wagon 6-226 Super Hurricane flathead inline six (1954–1962)
Willys Jeep Station Wagon463 · 1946–1964
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FactBrooks Stevens designed its steel body so household-appliance metal shops could stamp it, with draws no deeper than 6 inches.
The Willys Jeep Station Wagon, Utility Wagon and Panel Delivery were built by Willys and Kaiser Jeep in the US from 1946 to 1964 (Argentina to 1970 and Brazil to 1977; over 300,000 US-built), the first mass-market all-steel station wagons designed as passenger vehicles and, in four-wheel-drive form (from 1949), often considered the first production SUV. Brooks Stevens designed the body so it could be built by sheet-metal fabricators that normally made household-appliance parts (deep draws of no more than 6 inches); it was the first Willys with independent front suspension (Barney Roos's transverse seven-leaf-spring "Planadyne"). Introduced in July 1946 as the 463 with the L-134 Go-Devil flathead four (RWD), a six-cylinder L-148 Lightning 663 followed (50 built in 1947), 4x4 came in 1949, the 1950 lineup got the F-134 Hurricane and a 161 cu in (2.6 L) Lightning six, the F-161 Hurricane replaced the flathead Lightning in 1952, the 6-226 Super Hurricane flathead six arrived in 1954, and the 6-230 Tornado OHC replaced it in May 1962; the 1958 Maverick was a luxury two-wheel-drive four-cylinder wagon and production ended in 1964 as the Wagoneer took over. Wheelbase 104 in, length 176.25 in, width 72 in, height 74 in, curb weight 3,206 lb.
Collectors Spotted in the Willys Jeep Station Wagon Lineage
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station Wagon 463 L-134 Go-Devil flathead inline-four (1946) | 1946–1949 | Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Station Wagon 6-226 Super Hurricane flathead inline six (1954–1962) | 1954–1962 | Inline-6 | — | 190 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Station Wagon 663 L-148 Lightning straight-six | 1947–1949 | Inline-6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Station Wagon 673 161 cu in Lightning six (1950–1951) | 1950–1951 | 2.6 L | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Rivals
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