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Website. www .jeep .com. Jeep is an American automobile marque, now owned by multi-national corporation Stellantis. [2] [3] Jeep has been part of Chrysler since 1987, when Chrysler acquired the Jeep brand, along with other assets, from their previous owner American Motors Corporation (AMC).
- Jeep Wrangler
The Jeep Wrangler is a series of compact and mid-size...
- Jeep Gladiator (Sj)
The Jeep Gladiator, Jeep Pickup or J-series is a series of...
- Kaiser Jeep
Kaiser Jeep resulted from the 1953 merger of Kaiser Motors,...
- Willys MB
The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the...
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
Development. The Grand Cherokee's origins date back to 1983...
- Cj-10
The Jeep CJ models are a series and a range of small,...
- Wrangler (Yj)
The Jeep Wrangler YJ is the first generation of Jeep...
- Jeep Compass
The Jeep Compass is a compact crossover SUV introduced for...
- Jeep Wrangler
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln brand.
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Development – 1. Bantam Reconnaissance Car
When it became clear that the United States would be involved in the European theater of World War II, the Army contacted 135 companies to create working prototypes of a four-wheel drive reconnaissance car. Only two companies responded: American Bantam Car Company and Willys-Overland. The Army set a seemingly impossible deadline of 49 days to supply a working prototype. Willys asked for more time, but was refused. The Bantam Car Company had only a skeleton staff left on the payroll and solici...
Development – 2. Willys and Ford
The Army thought that the Bantam company was too small to supply the required number of vehicles, so it supplied the Bantam design to Willys and Ford, and encouraged them to modify the design. The resulting Ford “Pygmy”and Willys “Quad” prototypes looked very similar to the Bantam BRC prototype, and Spicer supplied very similar four-wheel drivetrain components to all three manufacturers. 1,500 of each model (Bantam BRC-40, Ford GP, and Willys MA) were built and extensively field-tested. After...
Full production – Willys MB and Ford GPW
Final production version Jeeps built by Willys-Overland were the Model MB, while those built by Ford were the Model GPW (G=government vehicle, P designated the 80″ wheelbase, and W = the Willys engine design). There were subtle differences between the two. The versions produced by Ford had every component (including bolt heads) marked with an “F”. Willys also followed the Ford pattern by stamping its name into some body parts, but stopped this in 1942. The cost per vehicle trended upwards as...
The Jeep has been widely imitated around the world, including in France by Delahaye and by Hotchkiss et Cie (after 1954, Hotchkiss manufactured Jeeps under license from Willys), and in Japan by Mitsubishi Motors and Toyota. The Land Rover was inspired by the Jeep. The utilitarian good looks of the original Jeep have been hailed by industrial design...
Many explanations of the origin of the word jeep have proven difficult to verify. The most widely held theory is that the military designation GP (for Government Purposes or General Purpose) was slurred into the word Jeep in the same way that the contemporary HMMWV (for High-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle) has become known as the Humvee. Jo...
The “Jeep” brand has gone through many owners, starting with Willys-Overland, which filed the original trademark application for the “Jeep” brand-name in February 1943. To help establish the term as a Willys brand, the firm campaigned with advertisements emphasizing Willys’ prominent contribution to the Jeep that helped win the war. Willys’ applica...
After the war, Willys did not resume production of its passenger-car models, choosing instead to concentrate on Jeeps and Jeep-branded vehicles, launching the Jeep Station Wagon in 1946, the Jeep Truck in 1947, and the Jeepster in 1948. An attempt to re-enter the passenger-car market in 1952 with the Willys Aero sedan proved unsuccessful, and ended...
1940 Willys Quad— Willys’ first prototype, competing for the U.S. Army contract for a ¼-ton light reconnaissance vehicle1941 Willys MA— Willys’ low-volume preproduction model, preceding the standardized World War II jeep1941-1944 Willys MT“Super Jeep” — 6×6, 3⁄4-ton prototype — a small number were built in various configurations1942 Willys MB – slat grilleJeep CJ
The CJ (for “Civilian Jeep”) series were literally the first “Jeep” branded vehicles produced for the civilian public, beginning in 1945 with the CJ-2A, followed by the CJ-3A in 1949 and the CJ-3B in 1953. These early Jeeps are commonly referred to as “flatfenders” because their front fenders were flat and rectangular across, like on their military forebears, the Willys MB and identical Ford GPW models. The CJ-4 exists only as a 1951 prototype, and is the “missing link” between the flat-fende...
Willys Jeep Station Wagon and Truck
1. The 1946–1965 Willys Jeep Station Wagonand the 2. 1947–1965 Willys Jeep Truckshared much in terms of styling and engineering. With over 300,000 wagons and its variants built in the U.S., it was one of Willys’ most successful post-World War II models. Its production coincided with consumers moving to the suburbs.
Willys / Jeep Jeepster & (Jeepster) Commando
The 1948 introduced Jeepster was directly based on the rear-wheel-drive Jeep Station Wagon chassis, and shared many of the same parts. 1. 1948–1950 Willys VJ Jeepster 2. 1948–1949 VJ2Jeepster 3. 1949–1951 VJ3Jeepster (Jeepster) Commando 1. 1966–1971 C101—Jeepster Commando 1.1. Hurst Jeepster (only 100 produced) 1.2. Hurst Half Cab 1.3. Revival Jeepster 1.4. Commando convertible 1.5. open body roadster 2. 1972–1973 C104—Jeep Commando 2.1. Commando Half Cab
The Jeep brand currently produces five models, but 8 vehicles are under the brand name or use the Jeep logo: 1. Jeep Renegade BU: Subcompact Sport Utility Vehicle 2. Jeep Wrangler 2.1. JK: Standard wheelbase Compact Sport utility vehicle, 2-door version 2.2. JK Unlimited: Long wheelbase Mid-Size sport utility vehicle, 4-door version 2.3. J8: Mid-Si...
Jeeps have been built and/or assembled around the world by various companies. 1. Argentina – IKA Jeeps 1956–current; now owned by Chrysler 2. Australia – Willys Motors Australia – 1940s–1980s 3. Brazil – Willys Overland do Brasil, purchased by Ford to become Ford do Brasil – 1957–1985 built the Jeep Rural from 1960–1977, and the TrollerT4 is a fibe...
Jeep is also a brand of apparel of outdoor lifestyle sold under license. It is reported that there are between 600 and 1,500 such outlets in China, vastly outnumbering the number of Jeep auto dealers in the country. In April 2012 Jeep signed a shirt sponsorship deal worth €35m ($45m) with Italian football club Juventus. In August 2014 Jeep signed a...
Jul 13, 2016 · Jeep is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the brand this week. The birth of Jeep is a complicated story that is subject to many interpretations. But on July 16, 1941, Willys-Overland Motor...
The largest family-controlled company in the world, the Ford Motor Company has been in continuous family control for over 110 years. Ford now encompasses two brands: Ford and Lincoln. Ford once owned 5 other luxury brands: Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin, and Mercury. Over time, those brands were sold to other companies and Mercury was ...
Feb 6, 2024 · This jeep-like Ford Model-T 4x4 conversion by Jesse Livingood existed before World War II, and the conversion kits were offered into the 1930s to convert a few different cars to...
Mar 11, 2021 · 10 Sec. The 80 Year History Of Jeep. Jeep is one of the most emblematic carmakers in the world. Whether you’re in Manhattan, in London, in rural Australia, or deep in Germany’s Black Forest,...