Willys
Willys FAMAE Corvo
The Willys FAMAE Corvo was a prototype off-road multipurpose vehicle intended for use with the Chilean Armed Forces. Its chassis was from a Willys MB and was capable of carrying various types of mounted weapons, such as a 106mm recoilless anti-tank launcher. It was designed in 1977 by Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército (FAMAE), to address the shortage of military equipment in Chile, caused by the Kennedy Doctrine. A single prototype was confirmed to have been produced (another was tested in another place by the Armada), which underwent trials in desert conditions for several months. It was eventually forgotten in a barn for many years. Sales engineer René Inostroza acquired and restored it. It has since been offered for sale for 2.5 million pesos.
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Specifications
- name
- Corvo
- Manufacturer
- FAMAE / Willys
- Production
- 2 (one confirmed)
- Class
- Fast Attack Vehicle / Reconnaissance
- Successor
- Vespek Land Rover Toqui A-2 (as a Chilean made jeep)
- Related
- Willys MB
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8022644CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_FAMAE_CorvoCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1308237262 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Famae_Corvo_2.2_4x4_Prototype_(1975).jpgCC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: Chamelfo Ropatras · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.