Willys Jeep Station Wagon
This unusual Willys Jeep was converted into an overlanding and camping vehicle using many of the same additions that people add to their vehicles nowadays, including a roof mounted A-frame tent with ladder, roof rack mounted storage, and roof rack mounted water tanks.
ORIGINAL OVERLANDING RIG
FROM 1949
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The concept of motor vehicle camping has been around almost as long as the automobile, and of course many of our ancestors ventured out on long cross-country journeys in horse drawn carts that were set up with canvas roofs and living accommodations.
The Station Wagon you see here is an excellent example of the kind of camping set up that was available to people back in the mid-20th century.
The beautiful roof rack mounted tent folds open to reveal a classic A-frame structure that can sleep two comfortably, with occupants getting in and out via a small steel side ladder.
WILLYS JEEP STATION WAGON CAMPER
Willys unveiled the Jeep Station Wagon in 1946, just a year after WWII had ended. It was the world’s first mass-produced, all-steel station wagon and it proved an instant success – with over 300,000 built between 1946 and 1964.