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John N.Willys - Pioneering Automobile Manufacturer

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
John N.Willys - Pioneering Automobile Manufacturer
<Our item number 140898><B>Willys, John N.</B> &#40;1873-1935&#41; Pioneering automobile manufacturer; U.S. ambassador to Poland from 1930-1932. A fine association of these two important early automobile industry pioneers. Typed letter signed on engraved &#34;The Willys-Overland Company&#34; letterhead, 10½ x 7¼ in., Toledo, Ohio, 22 Nov. 1926. To Harold C. Wills, Henry Ford&#39;s early partner in the automotive business &#40;Ford bought Wills out&#41;, concerning production of a new six-cylinder automobile. In part: &#34;…No doubt you have heard rumors of a new company to market a six-cylinder Knight car. It is the intention, however, to have the assembly done in Detroit, which will only require a building suitable for assembly purposes. On that account we would not be interested in any extension along the line you mention….&#34; There are a couple of rust marks at top, else fine. Willys began his career as a bicycle manufacturer, then moved to four-wheeled-vehicles, manufacturing Willys and Ov erland automobiles at a plant in Toledo, Ohio. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;300 - 500. <BR><BR>Our item number 140898<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/140898.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>