Before his company built the World War II Jeep, John Willys overcame financial crises, takeover attempts, made business ...

What started as the U.S. military's Willys GP turned into one of the most iconic vehicles of all time.

The first vehicle of the brand we know as Jeep today was made in 1940, but back then, there was no Jeep slogan, because the Jeep was first and foremost a war vehicle, born from WWII. The 1940 Willys ...

Much like WWII helped to build the Jeep empire we know today, the German military's answer to the Jeep helped shape the Volkswagen brand. Ferdinand Porsche began working on the development of Adolf ...

The American Austin Car Company of Butler, Pennsylvania, began selling a version of the tiny Austin 7 here in 1930, and in 1933 showed the U.S. Army its prototype for the Light Cross-Country Car, says ...

Often called "the vehicle that won the war," the Bantam Jeep was designed in Butler County and credited with helping the Allies win World War II. These days, it's not uncommon to see a Jeep on, or off ...

It was 1941, war was raging, and the U.S. Army didn’t have quick ways of getting around and doing reconnaissance. The Army had frumpy rear-wheel-drive sedans, 10-wheel trucks, and 50-ton tanks. So, ...

Fans of old military vehicles might want to pay extra close attention to the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance coming up this weekend. Crossing the Bonhams auction block on Sunday are a pair of seemingly ...

In late 2025, David Tracy was at an F1 event in Las Vegas, talking casually with an eBay Motors representative about the absurd breadth of Jeep parts available online. He joked that it might be ...