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The CJ (for "Civilian Jeep") series were literally the first "Jeep" branded vehicles sold commercially to the civilian public, beginning in 1945 with the CJ-2A, followed by the CJ-3A in 1949 and the CJ-3B in 1953. These early Jeeps are frequently referred to as "flat-fenders" because their front fenders were completely flat and straight, just ...
The original jeep designs were handed over to Willys-Overland and Ford and became the basis for the design of the World War II jeep. After the delivery of the first jeep, American Bantam kicked off serial production of the Mark II (also called the BRC-60) jeeps with improvements suggested by the QMC. American Bantam was the sole manufacturer of ...
Derived from it was the first post-war military jeep: the M38. CJ-3B (1953–1968) Essentially a CJ-3A fitted with a taller hood (the CJ-3B is also known as the "high-hood" Jeep) to accommodate the Willys Hurricane engine. 155,494 were built over its 15-year lifespan. Most later ones were M606 military jeeps shipped to South America. CJ-5 (1955 ...
CJ-2A | 1945-1949. After the war was won, the very first Jeep brand vehicle was marketed to farmers back home. Between 1945-49, the Civilian Jeep (CJ) was offered with a host of upgrades over the ...
The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation was established in August 1945 as a joint venture between the Henry J. Kaiser Company and Graham-Paige Motors Corporation. Both Henry J. Kaiser, a California-based industrialist, and Joseph W. Frazer, CEO of Graham-Paige, wanted to get into the automobile business and pooled their resources and talents to do so. [1]
Daisy Duke's CJ-7 Golden Eagle was named Dixie, and the Jeep from "Mork and Mindy" was nameless, but always blue. Both cars were featured in model toy kits based on the shows that made them famous.
American Motors gained the iconic Jeep brand of light trucks and SUVs, as well as Kaiser-Jeep's government contracts – notably the M151 line of military Jeeps and the DJ-Series postal Jeeps. American Motors also expanded its international network.
Aug. 12—THE TOLEDO Jeep Fest last weekend brought many fond memories for Mary Jane (Crothers) Spencer-Hulme, a former Blade reporter who was in the Thomas A. DeVilbiss High School class of '44 ...