The first Jeep CJ-5 was produced
Monday 11th October 1954 The first Jeep CJ-5 was produced. A total of 603,303 CJ-5s were produced between 1954 and 1983.
The 500,000th post-World War II Jeep was produced
Tuesday 23rd February 1954 The 500,000th post-World War II Jeep was produced.
The Willys-Overland Company, which brought America the Jeep, celebrated its golden anniversary
Thursday 12th February 1953 The Willys-Overland Company, which brought America the Jeep, celebrated its golden anniversary. The original design for an all-terrain troop transport vehicle–featuring four-wheel drive, masked fender-mount headlights, and a rifle rack under the dash, was submitted to the U.S. Armed Forces by the American Bantam Car Company in 1939. The Army loved…
The Jeep CJ-3B was introduced
Wednesday 28th January 1953 The Jeep CJ-3B was introduced.
The 1953 Jeep four-wheel-drive wagons were introduced
Monday 20th October 1952 The 1953 Jeep four-wheel-drive wagons were introduced.
The 1,000,000th Jeep was produced
Wednesday 19th March 1952 The 1,000,000th Jeep was produced. In 1939, the American Bantam Car Company submitted its original design for an all-terrain troop transport vehicle–featuring four-wheel drive, masked fender-mount headlights, and a rifle rack under the dash–to the U.S. Armed Forces. The Army loved Bantam’s design, but the development contract for the vehicle was…
The Willys-Overland Company, the primary contractor of jeeps for the US military during World War Two, re-entered the commercial automobile market, with the Willys Aero line of passenger cars manufactured from 1952 through 1955
Friday 18th January 1952 The Willys-Overland Company, the primary contractor of jeeps for the US military during World War Two, re-entered the commercial automobile market, with the Willys Aero line of passenger cars manufactured from 1952 through 1955. The father of the Aero was Clyde Paton, former engineer for Packard Motor Car Company. The Eagle…
The Willys-Overland Company introduced the Jeepster, a sporty variant of the standard Jeep designed by Brooks Stevens
Thursday 22nd July 1948 The Willys-Overland Company introduced the Jeepster, a sporty variant of the standard Jeep designed by Brooks Stevens.
The US Federal Trade Commission issued a restraining order, preventing the Willys-Overland Company from stating that it had developed the Jeep
Friday 27th February 1948 The US Federal Trade Commission issued a restraining order, preventing the Willys-Overland Company from stating that it had developed the Jeep. Willys-Overland did end up producing the Army vehicle that would come to be known as the Jeep; but it was the Bantam Motor Company that first presented the innovative design…
The Rover Board sanctioned the production of an ‘all-purpose vehicle on the lines of the Wills-Overland Jeep’ – the Land Rover
Thursday 4th September 1947 The Rover Board sanctioned the production of an ‘all-purpose vehicle on the lines of the Wills-Overland Jeep’ – the Land Rover. It was agreed to build 25 vehicles for evaluation, although this was later extended to 50. The Land Rover’s body was made of more expensive aluminium because steel was still…