This February 1955 article highlights how quickly Willys Motors shifted from a jeep and car company to more of a jeep company, chopping the number of automobiles it was selling from 10 in 1954 to only 3 in 1955. According to the article, Wills Motors also appeared most focused on the new CJ-5.
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I noticed the upper chrome trim line on the rear quarter panel of the Bermuda. Glenn just bought a 55 Bermuda with that chrome trim and says only the first few were equipped that way due to the holes already drilled by the factory from the previous year models. Don’t let any part go to waste was the Willys and Kaiser motto!
Colin, I didn’t know about the chrome trim. Here’s a Bermuda that lacks the chrome strip: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachments/willys-bermuda-3-2-jpg.3725119/