After the war, Willys continued to build and develop the Jeep for civilian use. This resulted in the CJ (Civilian Jeep) series that lasted until 1986. Before that, the company was already sold to AMC ...

The Willys MB Jeep, born from competition amidst ... It's the story of a vehicle born for war that discovered its true ...

Created of necessity on the eve of World War II, the versatile combat vehicle that became known the world over as the “Jeep” demonstrated the best American ingenuity had to offer. Then, the Jeep’s ...

The Jeep only continued to adjust to civilian life. In 1953, the year that Kaiser bought Willys, the CJ3B model was rolled out, with 15 more hp courtesy of an F-head “Hurricane” engine.

The new Jeep Wrangler comes in three spec levels; The Wrangler Sport, the Sahara and the range-topping Rubicon. Most significantly, the new range waves goodbye to the 3.6l V6 Pentastar petrol motor ...

Willys-Overland wisely saw the future of the brand in vehicles for consumers, especially families of returning vets. The CJ (Civilian-Jeep) came first, a somewhat refined version of the MB that ...

Getting ready for its big debut at the LA Auto Show, the 2014 Jeep Wrangler Willys Wheeler Edition is inspired by early Willys CJ (Civilian Jeep) models with exclusive styling and upgraded off ...

Today, Jeep offers a range of utility vehicles for civilian use both on- and off-road. In 1940, Willys-Overland and Ford were contracted to improve the American Bantam Car Company's prototype ...

Part of my childhood was spent living with my grandparents on one of the many Kerber farms occupying the better share of Chanhassen in the 1950s. My grandpa wired his farm buildings, repaired the ...

After the war, Willys secured the Jeep trademark, and the first civilian Jeep, 1945’s CJ-2A, went on sale and was aimed at farmers and others in need of a vehicle that could work off-road.