Willys-Knight

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1920 Willys-Knight ads

Willys-Knight is an automobile that was produced between 1914 and 1933 by the Willys-Overland Company of Toledo, Ohio.

John North Willys purchased the Edwards Motor Car Company of Long Island, New York, in 1913, moving the operation to Elyria, Ohio, where Willys owned the plant that had previously manufactured the Garford automobile. Production began with a four-cylinder model which was priced in the $2,500 price range. The Willys-Knight employed a Knight sleeve valve engine, generally four- and six-cylinder models.

In 1915, Willys moved assembly of the Willys-Knight to Toledo, Ohio, but continued manufacturing the engines in Elyria. Willys-Knight introduced a sleeve-valve V8 in 1917, which was sold until 1919.

Willys-Knight enjoyed a production run average of 50,000 cars per year after 1922. Willys also purchased Stearns-Knight of Cleveland, Ohio, which also used a sleeve valve Knight Engine, making that marque the crown jewel in his growing automotive empire.

Willys-Knight production ended in November 1932 (model year 1933) when the company, in receivership, stopped building higher priced cars, and instead focused on the manufacture of the inexpensive but durable Willys 77.

Seven Willys-Knight vehicles including two large trucks and a touring car were used on the Martin and Osa Johnson photographic safari in the remotest areas of Africa.

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Crottys garage, showing Overland Knight cars

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Willys-Knight ad, 1920 - White House

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1928 Willys-Knight Series 70A Light Six

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Willys-Knight 1922 ads

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The 178 CID "Light Six" engine in a 1926 Series 70

Models

Model	Period	Cylinders	Bore x Stroke	Displacement	Performance	Wheelbase
K 17	1915	4 Cyl.		Template:Convert	45 bhp (33 kW)
K 19	1915	4 Cyl.		Template:Convert	45 bhp (33 kW)	Template:Convert
84/84B	1916-1917	4 Cyl.			Template:Convert	Template:Convert
88-4	1917–1919	4 Cyl.			Template:Convert	Template:Convert
88-6	1917	6 Cyl.			45 bhp (33 kW)	Template:Convert
88-8	1917–1920	8 Cyl.			65 bhp (48 kW)	Template:Convert
20	1920–1922	4 Cyl.		Template:Convert	48 bhp (35 kW)	Template:Convert
27	1922	4 Cyl.
64	1923–1924	4 Cyl.		Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert
67	1923–1924 1925	4 Cyl.		Template:Convert	Template:Convert Template:Convert	Template:Convert
65	1925	4 Cyl.			40 bhp (29 kW)	Template:Convert
66	1925–1926	6 Cyl.		Template:Convert	60 bhp (44 kW)	Template:Convert
70	1926	6 Cyl.		Template:Convert	53 bhp (39 kW)	Template:Convert
66 A	1927 1928-1929	6 Cyl.	Template:Convert	Template:Convert Template:Convert	Template:Convert Template:Convert	Template:Convert / Template:Convert
70 A	1927-1929	6 Cyl.		Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert
56, 56 A	1928–1929	6 Cyl.	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	45 bhp (33 kW)	Template:Convert
70 B	1929–1930	6 Cyl.		Template:Convert	53 bhp (39 kW)	Template:Convert
66 B	1930	6 Cyl.	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	87 bhp (64 kW)	Template:Convert
87	1930-1931	6 Cyl.			45 bhp (33 kW)	Template:Convert
66 D	1931–1932	6 Cyl.	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	87 bhp (64 kW)	Template:Convert
95 Deluxe	1931-1932	6 Cyl.		Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert
66 E	1933	6 Cyl.	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	87 bhp (64 kW)	Template:Convert

See also

• List of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States

References

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