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The M38 is better known as the Willys Jeep in Pakistan The

Summary: The M38 is better known as the Willys Jeep in Pakistan The Pakistan Army had a large number of these vehicles which they have been slowly removing from service and selling over the years There are now a large number available but because of their age almost all are in bad shape A Willys Jeep in original condition has been a collector s item in the West for the last 30 years and now in Pakistan it is slowly becoming one There are mechanics and workshops who restore Willys and a large number have been taken abroad by foreigners The Smithsonian Museum and the New York Museum of Arts both contain M38 s restored by Daud whose workshop is in Lyari Karachi The Willy s Jeep saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars along with many others The following jeeps are rated according to Pakistani terrain where we hardly ever see any mud We ve got rocks more rocks even bigger rocks and lots of fine sand Most of the local jeeps would do terribly in deep mud so luckily there isn t any 4×4 lowrange can compensate for lack of power in any terrain but with mud you need raw power coupled with fast throttle response Offroading Capability 10 out of 10 Petersen s 4×4 Magazine which is one of the oldest and most reputable 4×4 magazines in their 50th year anniversary had a listing of the best 4×4 they had come across in 50 years Most of the list had million dollar custom made machines made for rallies and competitions The number one 4×4 was the Willy s Jeep Unfortunately this issue is not available online but I do have a copy of it which I ll scan and put online in the future The only other stock 4×4 in the list was the Dodge Powerwagon Surprisingly the Land Rover did not make it The Unimog was also left out as in the US there are hardly any available to the public The general consensus was that while modern 4×4 s are on paper superior they lack that certain something which flat fenders have Ford The M38 is better known as the Willys Jeep in Pakistan The Pakistan Army had a large number of these vehicles which they have been slowly removing from service and selling over the years There are now a large number available but because of their age almost all are in bad shape A Willys Jeep in original condition has been a collector s item in the West for the last 30 years and now in Pakistan it is slowly becoming one There are mechanics and workshops who restore Willys and a large number have been taken abroad by foreigners The Smithsonian Museum and the New York Museum of Arts both contain M38 s restored by Daud whose workshop is in Lyari Karachi The Willy s Jeep saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars along with many others The following jeeps are rated according to Pakistani terrain where we hardly ever see any mud We ve got rocks more rocks even bigger rocks and lots of fine sand Most of the local jeeps would do terribly in deep mud so luckily there isn t any 4×4 lowrange can compensate for lack of power in any terrain but with mud you need raw power coupled with fast throttle response Offroading Capability 10 out of 10 Petersen s 4×4 Magazine which is one of the oldest and most reputable 4×4 magazines in their 50th year anniversary had a listing of the best 4×4 they had come across in 50 years Most of the list had million dollar custom made machines made for rallies and competitions The number one 4×4 was the Willy s Jeep Unfortunately this issue is not available online but I do have a copy of it which I ll scan and put online in the future The only other stock 4×4 in the list was the Dodge Powerwagon Surprisingly the Land Rover did not make it The Unimog was also left out as in the US there are hardly any available to the public The general consensus was that while modern 4×4 s are on paper superior they lack that certain something which flat fenders have Ford

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