The fern leaf in the centre of the windshield testifies to this, as well as the red and blue symbols with the regiment number, placed on the right and left of the bodywork below the windshield. Insignia to be exact, to testify that the Willys, found in the Florentine Chianti area, had been given to the New Zealand troops “says Sandro. “During the first cleaning operation, after we removed the dirt with the pressure washer, we noticed that several signs were surfacing. A historical recovery of the vehicle, of its external parts obviously because the mechanics are perfectly efficient and the set-up was made with original spare parts of the era (tires included). This project, opens a new frontier in the matter: no longer restoration but “recovery”. That’s why he chose to present himself with this WW2 jeep. Thanks to his knowledge people will study details of the restoration, use and maintenance of these glorious vehicles.Īnd the Kiwi’s Willys is probably one of the most important hidden treasures he has found in his life. With the Italian web magazine, Sandro Bertini is working to divulge the history of military vehicles. It is easy to meet him also at the re-enactments events or in all the places where these vehicles are loaded with history. Willys, receives them in his clinic, a super equipped workshop near his house and makes you take an exciting journey in the past. He ‘gets his hands dirty’, follows the vehicle from rust to the return on the road.ĭr. Sandro Bertini inherited this passion from his father. Bertini lives in Tuscany and is known by the nickname of ‘Doc Willys’, Doc Willys treats them lovingly, until he brings them back to life. The recovery of this military vehicle was made by the main Italian expert of WW2 military vehicles restoration, Sandro Bertini. It is a MB jeep Willys that still bears the New Zealand Army, and the RAF Insignia on the bonnet. It was found in the Florentine Chianti, guarded over the years by a jeep enthusiast who had not dared to touch it, repaint it, put its originality at risk.
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