My father-in-law has a 1942 Willys Jeep. It is in pretty good condition last time I saw it. Its been garaged and rarely driven for the past 20-30 years that I know of. We are planning on just doing some minor restorations (mostly interior).

For fun, I was wondering if there was anyway to look up its history? The car was given to my father-in-law by a family friend who owned it for quite some time, but before that I don't think we know much about it. Is there a way to find out if it was USMC or Army? Or where is may have been during the war? Or even previous owners (like carfax for older vehicles)?