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The Jeep Wagon was the first Willys product with independent front suspension. Barney Roos , Willys' chief engineer, developed a system based on a transverse seven-leaf spring. The system, called "Planadyne" by Willys, was similar in concept to the "planar" suspension Roos had developed for Studebaker in the mid-1930s.
1979 Jeep CJ Silver Anniversary edition, lengthened nose as compared to pre-1972 models 1979 Jeep CJ Silver Anniversary edition interior. 1973 Super Jeep; Only produced in 1973, the Super Jeep was an appearance package created because of a shortage of aluminum wheels needed for the CJ-5 Renegade versions. Only a few hundred were built. [71]
The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army truck, 1 ⁄ 4 ‑ton, 4×4, command reconnaissance, [9] [10] commonly known as the Willys Jeep, [nb 5] Jeep, or jeep, [12] and sometimes referred to by its Standard Army vehicle supply nr. G-503, [nb 6] were highly successful American off-road capable, light military utility ...
The Jeep CJ-10 was a CJ-bodied pickup truck based on a heavily modified Jeep J10 pickup truck. Produced from 1981 to 1985, it was sold and designed for export markets; Australia in particular. CJ-10A (1984–1986) The Jeep CJ-10A was a CJ-10-based flightline aircraft tug. Produced in Mexico from 1984 to 1986.
The Jeepster introduced in 1948 was directly based on the rear-wheel-drive Jeep Station Wagon chassis, and shared many of the same parts. [ 68 ] 1948–1950 Willys VJ Jeepster [ 69 ]
Graco was founded in 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Russell Gray and Robert Cone (hence the name) as Graco Metal Products, a company that fabricated machine and car parts. Rex Thomas (one of two engineers hired to come up with a sustainable product) watched his wife sitting on the porch, rocking their baby in a swing with a string tied ...
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Sized roughly between the Jeep Wagoneer and the Chevrolet/GMC Suburban, the Travelall was branded as a truck-based station wagon. [ 7 ] For 1969, the Travelall was offered in 1000, 1100, and 1200 payload series in both two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive (the latter, optional on 1100 and 1200 series [ 6 ] ).