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 ...
A 1940s Willys jeep, built in the immediate aftermath of its counterparts stationed in Europe and the Pacific helping to secure victory for the Allies in World War II, is still capable of a having mid ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1940, the American Bantam Car Company of Butler, Pennsylvania constructed 62 quarter-ton, four-wheel-drive trucks.
The Bantam Reconnaissance Car — or Jeep — was first built for the army in 1940 as the United States was inching closer to ...
One bright autumn morning in 1941, about 35 men gathered around four odd-looking little vehicles and two trucks on the post at Fort Bliss. The men were trying to get used to the new name of their ...
What’s in a name? People have debated the pronunciation of WWII icon Willys Jeep for decades, but the company that builds its direct descendant, the Jeep Wrangler, says, “Whatever you like. We’re good ...