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Willys owners start fan club

Updated on: 08 May,2009 09:17 AM IST  | 
Chetan R |

They want to save the iconic World War II jeep from oblivion

Willys owners start fan club

They want to save the iconic World War II jeep from oblivion

No modern SUVs for these guys; their passion is the Willys MB jeep, and they have even started a club to preserve the iconic vehicle.u00a0

"My friends and I love old jeeps for their might and make," said Babu Krishnan (37), who started the club.


"That passion for old models drove to form this club. Most of us own old vehicles and the demand for such vehicles is increasing these days, but when it's four-wheeler, it's the Willys for us," he said.u00a0






Other models toou00a0

The group now also has a 1964 and 1969 Willys.

"The group preserves and promotes the few old Willys in city," said Harsha.G, Babu's friend. "But we are interested in other old models too. These vehicles are unique and more comfortable than models designed these days," he said.u00a0

Other models include the Fiat and the Ambassador, and the Lambretta and Rajdoot in the two-wheeler category.

A new trend

Automobile experts also feel that the trend of buying old car models is increasing these days.u00a0 "Techies especially prefer old four-wheelers such as the Fiat, and Yamaha and Bullet when it comes to bikes. There's a lot of buying and selling going on, and the unique thing about such vehicles is that they get costlier as they are older," said Sanjay Kumar, an automobile expert.u00a0

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