The Jeep

[Bootie]

In the beginning the Army wanted an all terrain vehicle. Bantam motors was the first to submit a vehicle. The Army liked it, but Bantam motors was a small company and not able to mass produce them. Willy's Motors and Ford got the contracts

It was known as the GP. ( General Purpose vehicle). When the GI's got hold of it they called it a JEEP.

The name stuck.

 

[Hedgehog]

After the war a lot of these jeep's were for sale, and you know I wished I had bought one at the time, a regret of mine

 

[ACSpectre]

Lots of them around my area here. I have two cousins who both have restored Jeeps from the Korean War era.