Built in 45 would have been a MB or GPW WWII-style Jeep. M151's didn't come along until the 60's.
Bruce
Shows how old and confused I am getting. In retrospect you are right. The one we sent to the museum was the WWll version, Willys stamped in the front grill. I need to find a copy of the old TM for those. Probably on Ebay.
Ron
Ron
Remember the 1949 Birds egg blue Ford car that was a change from the turtle back fords built in '48
Also cannot remember but did it have the Naugahyde leather seats . the '52 models had?
Pity the Extinction of the Naughta animal in having to produce all those tough car seats for vehicles.
I do understand a few are in captivity Northern Missouri.
ken

You might try this site. Scroll down a bit to the info.
Just A Car Guy: TM9-83, the training manual for the 1/4 ton 4x4 Willys Jeep model MB and Ford model GPW