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Willys/Kaiser's first contract ran from 3/63 to 1/64 9,025 units built cost was $2,780.00 each, and their second contract ran from 1/64 to 6/64 9,600 units built cost was $2,631.00 each. Information from Jim Gilmore

Also, Fruehauf made the bodies for the Willys/Kaiser contract, and I think Budd made most if not all of the bodies for the Ford contracts (both the early M151s and later M151A1s)

You are incorrect. They are rare, so not many people know they exist. See attached pictures of M151 data plates marked "Willys Motors Inc." and "Kaiser Jeep Corp.". Willys Overland was bought out by Kaiser in the 1950s, and they changed the name to Willys Motors then. Willys Motors changed names...

If I remember correctly, Fruehauf made the bodies for the Willys Motors (not to be confused with Willys Overland) M151s in 1963, and Kaiser Jeep M151s in 1964. They were the same vehicle built under the same contract, the name just changed sometime in late 1963 or early 1964. Also, I believe...