Jesse McCauley
McCauley Cycle Works
Ca. 1897 John North Willys “Willys Special” from Canandaigua, NY.
John N. Willys (pronounced “Willis”) started a small bicycle shop in his hometown but went on to revolutionize the automotive industry and left a legacy which has evolved to what most people know now simply as Jeep.
I have kept this bicycle to myself too long out of a sense of vulnerability for a man I admire a great deal and mourn as an underdog whose name does not command the respect in American-History books as it should. I am excited introduce you to one of my very favorite people and one of my favorite discoveries.
John N. Willys (pronounced “Willis”) started a small bicycle shop in his hometown but went on to revolutionize the automotive industry and left a legacy which has evolved to what most people know now simply as Jeep.
I have kept this bicycle to myself too long out of a sense of vulnerability for a man I admire a great deal and mourn as an underdog whose name does not command the respect in American-History books as it should. I am excited introduce you to one of my very favorite people and one of my favorite discoveries.