Today, the base off-road Jeep is the timeless Wrangler. However, ardent fans know that it's only been around since the 1987 model year, and all the other 4x4s before it are actually CJs. Younger Jeep ...
A direct descendant of the little off-road vehicle that helped the Allies win WWII, the Jeep CJ models have been the staple of civilian four-wheel drive cars from 1945 to 1986. Through several ...
If you're even casually familiar with the Jeep brand, you likely know that it essentially owes its existence to U.S. Armed Forces efforts in World War II. However, at war's end, the minds behind the ...
The Jeep brand originated in World War II when the Army wanted a light-duty off-road vehicle to replace the Ford Model A it had been using in the field. Willys Overland won the competition to build ...
OK, so the title to this story is sort of misleading because many flatfenders were technically CJs. But CJs technically weren't used by the military. And to convolute things more, Wrangler generations ...
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