The first Jeep CJ-2A was produced
Tuesday 17th July 1945 The first Jeep CJ-2A was produced.
The Willys Universal, the first civilian Jeep, was introduced
Saturday 16th June 1945 The Willys Universal, the first civilian Jeep, was introduced.
The Ford Motor Company signed an agreement to make Jeeps (GPWs) to meet the huge wartime demand by the US military
Saturday 10th January 1942 The Ford Motor Company signed an agreement to make Jeeps (GPWs) to meet the huge wartime demand by the US military. By the end of the war Ford had produced 280,000 jeeps. A further 13,000 (roughly) amphibian jeeps were also built by Ford under the model name GPA (nicknamed ‘Seep’ for…
The American Bantam Car Company completed its initial contract to supply 70 prototype Jeeps to the federal government
Tuesday 17th December 1940 The American Bantam Car Company completed its initial contract to supply 70 prototype Jeeps to the federal government.
The Ford Motor Company delivered two jeep prototypes for testing at the US Army proving grounds at Camp Holabird, Maryland
Saturday 23rd November 1940 The Ford Motor Company delivered two jeep prototypes for testing at the US Army proving grounds at Camp Holabird, Maryland. They were the only vehicles among competing vendors to survive the army’s arduous truck test. Both units were built on the same chassis, one with a Ford built body and one…
The first Willys-built Jeep prototype was presented to the United States Army for testing
Wednesday 13th November 1940 The first Willys-built Jeep prototype was presented to the United States Army for testing. In 1939, the U.S. Army asked America’s automobile manufacturers to submit designs for a simple and versatile military vehicle. With the U.S. declaration of war, mass production of the Willys-Overland Jeep began in 1941. By the war’s…
The American Bantam Car Company completed the first Jeep prototype and delivered it to US government testers at Camp Holabird, Maryland, US
Monday 23rd September 1940 The American Bantam Car Company completed the first Jeep prototype and delivered it to US government testers at Camp Holabird, Maryland, US.
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