American Motors Corporation built some iconic Jeeps -- from CJ-5s to Comanches -- before Chrysler stepped in. Here's the full ...
Tell most car enthusiasts that Willys-Overland was once the second-best-selling car in America and most won’t believe you. But amazingly, it’s true. In 1907, a tiny, poorly managed Overland Automobile ...
The CJ-2A became the first consumer Jeep model in 1945. Farmers, contractors, and rural owners figured out quickly that if the vehicle could handle farm roads, artillery trails, and beaches under ...
The contest (TIME, July 16) between a bank creditors’ committee and the group headed by T. H. Tracy to secure the 739,866 shares of Willys-Overland common stock placed on sale through the receivership ...
When the Willys Corporation went into a receivership, it owned 739,866 shares of the Willys-Overland Company—about a third of the voting issue of that concern. Two factions are bidding $3,000,000 for ...
The United States has been an automobile hub since the first big boom in the early 1900s, with various brands pumping out iconic vehicles and becoming the stuff of transportation legend. The likes of ...
When the Willys Jeep came back from hero duty in WWII, it almost instantly became a hero at home, too. Its rugged, do-anything, go-anywhere attitude made it an instant favorite for Americans. And ...
Technically speaking, the world-famous Jeep isn’t a truck, exactly. Although it does have a small bed. And it’s worth noting that the original U.S. Army development contract for the scrappy little ...
A new trim joins the Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV lineup for 2025 The Willys grabs into the heritage handbag for some nostalgia The 2025 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willys '41 will cost $61,825 Jeep is giving its ...
A “jeep” didn’t always mean a cult-favorite off-roader closely associated with rubber ducks or spare tire covers with flower decals. No, the first jeeps were the U.S. Army’s solution to riding on ...