The result of a collective effort to build the ultimate light reconnaissance vehicle, the Jeep became the G.I.’s best friend during the Second World War and subsequent conflicts. It then morphed into ...
Before his company built the World War II Jeep, John Willys overcame financial crises, takeover attempts, made business ...
When World War II ended, the Willys Jeep had already proven itself as one of the most capable military vehicles ever built.
In 2023, there are plenty of fantastic off-roaders on the market. Toyota has the 4Runner, Land Cruiser, and Tacoma. Ford makes the wickedly fast Raptor. And Chevrolet offers the Trail Boss variant of ...
The story is often told as a three-way duel to the death between the three prototypes, but the reality was that it came down to dollars and cents. Each of the three companies had submitted test models ...
The 1944 Willys MB here, recently restored for Chrysler LLC, starts without a key. Flick a switch on the lower left of the flat steel "dashboard," pull the choke lever—"it likes a lot of choke," a ...
Back in 2022, one of Jeep’s concept cars for its Easter Jeep Safari was called the Jeep ’41 Concept. As you may have guessed, this concept took inspiration from the original Willys MB which entered ...
It is common knowledge that the modern-day Jeep, the source of inspiration for many of the SUVs currently traveling our roads, traces its roots to the harsh years of the Second World War. Despite this ...
The Willys MB is an American automotive icon. The square-jawed 4×4 was immeasurably helpful in WWII and has inspired the styling of every Jeep since. Today, Jeeps are a mainstay at off-road parks and ...
It's hard to pin down an actual birthday for the vehicle we know today as the Jeep Wrangler. The Wrangler name was created for the 1987 model year, when Jeep was owned by American Motors, as a ...