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John Willys
American automotive pioneer and diplomat (1873-1935)
John North Willys (; October 25, 1873 – August 26, 1935) was an American automotive pioneer and diplomat.
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His company, Willys-Overland Motors, became the second largest carmaker in the United States after Henry Ford.
Early life
Born in Canandaigua, New York, Willys began selling bicycles in his hometown and within a few years, expanded into manufacturing his own line of bicycles.
Career
Willys' interest in cars came after an 1899 trip to Cleveland, where he saw an automobile for the first time, and knew they would quickly replace bicycles.[1] Willys returned to New York and opened his first car dealership in Elmira, New York, selling Overland Automomobile brand automobiles.[1] After changing the name to the Willys-Overland Motor Company in 1912, the next year John Willys acquired the Edwards Motor Co of New York which gave him a license to manufacture the patented Knight "sleeve va