UPDATE: SOLD on eBay for 8628.

This is a unique jeep. It’s a Slat Grille with a Glove Box built for Britain. Read all about it below.

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UPDATES:
I’ve had a few questions on the signifcance of the BRT designation and why it is so unique.

What the BRT specifically stands for is “Britian” and it’s marked specifically on the data plate in the “mystery box” on the line that says “MAKE MODEL” “WILLYS MB” just above the Serial Number location.

The BRT marking makes this jeep specifically a British contract jeep. Produce by the Willys Factory specifically for export for the British military during the war. Exports contract negotiated happened before the US even entered the war. Making even the story of the BRT’s very interesting.

Eventually some of the British contracts request were filled with reconditioned vehicles due to American war needs. The actual number of BRT jeeps that were produced is very few and fewer survive today.

There is an excellent sections on Export jeeps specifically the BRT and specifically differences in markings and later modifications written by Peter Ferris in Lloyd White’s book “The Evolution of the Willys-Overland MB Jeep Volume 1” (chapter 8 for those of you that have the book; but if you would like to know where to get a copy of the book send me an email and I can set you in the right direction)

As noted earlier being that this slat has a glove box it is VERY rare, being that it has the BRT designation makes it even rarer. This jeep is one of the most unique, smallest production, most coveted jeeps of the war, and very deserving of a proper restoration.

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You are bidding on a very rare 1942 script Willys MB Slat grill BRT with glove box.

This Slat grill is Serial Number MB 123214 with a DOD of 3-2-42

This slat grill is unique because it was produced at the end of the aprox. 26000 Slat grill run. It would still have the factory stamped script “Willys” on the rear panel but also has a glovebox. Glove box slats in themselves are very few with less than 5000 ever produced making it arguably the rarest of the more “standardized” production WW2 jeeps. As a glove box slat it also has a few unique features beyond the script such as still having the pancake air filter and hinged filtrete but having transition to combat wheels.

The jeep is overall extremely complete and fairly unmolested besides the rear panel. It comes with the parts pictured… some of the most notable are the original top bows, all three correct seat (front split back early rear), correct hinged filtrete, 4 correct combat wheels, spare tire bracket, and Pancake air cleaner.

BODY-
The body is in pretty good shape and correct slat. It is incredibly straight, not all beat up, and an excellent solid base. The front grill itself is near perfect. Windshield frame is very nice although no inner.
There are original remnants all over the jeep from the original horse hair and canvas hip pads, rear seat cushion, to part of the original wood spacer under the driver seat deflector.
There are some extra reinforcements here and there such as the piece of sheet metal partially covering the intact and solid rear floor. There is very little rust and is in my opinion a very workable restoration. The hat channels are in good shape from the underside but get a little rough up top particularly at the steps (see pictures). The most obvious problem is; of course, the rear panel which was cut for a tailgate but a replacement script panel is included.

Dash Data Plates-
All three of the Glove box data plates are intact and readable.

GUAGES-
All but the temperature gauge are there. I’m not confident if the jeep should have the long needle Spedometer it has at present or the 5 incrument guage. I think a little research is needed to figure out what is correct.

FRAME-
The front bumper was replaced with something very heavy duty. I removed the bumper and located and purchased another actual original MB bumper and set of frame horns to be used for the repair.

FRAME TAG-
The frame tag was missing but a correct reproduction from Robert De Ruiter is included.

ENGINE-
The motor is a slat grill motor serial # MB115675 but I believe is by number a little early for this jeep. It does turn by hand but has been out of the jeep since purchased and of course not been tested.

DRIVETRAIN-
The drivetrain all seems fine. The jeep rolls easily by hand. Transmission and transfer seem to move fine although again I have not driven it. It should be noted that one of the rear axle shafts is not scalloped and a replacement the other is correct.

TITLE-
The jeep does have a clear title.

MISSING BITS-
Really it’s not missing much at all.
Off the top of my head the more concernable missing bits are the windshield inner, horn, top bow hardware, another combat for spare, and the pintle hitch.

Do not miss your chance to own this very unique jeep project and one of the rarest builds of WW2! Slat grill jeeps projects do not come up often and it’s even more rare to find one with a glovebox and the BRT designation. If you are on the hunt for a slat don’t pass this very restorable jeep.
Again, overall this Slat Grill jeep project is very complete, very solid, and a very desirable project.