There
are many different kinds of jeeps. ranging from the first ones built during
world war two to the brand new wrangler jk's. The first jeeps were very
simplistic and very rugged. They were built for the army so they had to be.
They were the toughest vehicles out there. Many people today consider the first
jeeps to be highly collectable and many restore them to as they were rolling
off the assembly line. The first jeeps were named the willys .Back then jeeps wasn’t
a company all on its own. During wartime most car manufacturers had to switch
to wartime production. For example some jeeps are technically a ford because
they were built by the ford motor company in the ford factory. Some were made
by Chevy and some made by dodge.
Have you
ever noticed the seven slots on the grill of any jeep, have you ever wondered
what it means? The seven slots on the grill of any jeep represents the fact
that a jeep was the first jeep to ever drive on all seven continents.
After world war two, Jeep became a car company all its own and began
making jeeps for the public. The first Jeeps available to the public was the
the CJ, which stands for civilian jeep. The CJ was based on the old willys But
got a makeover to make it more appealing to the buyers market. The first CJ’s
were heavy and had a big V8 engine. Jeep also came out with other vehicles such
as the Wagoneer to appeal to someone whos not all about fun and didn’t want an
open top.The Wagoneer was a family vehicle.
After
the CJ came the Jeep Wrangler YJ. The new wranglers were very similar to the CJ’s
as both had open tops and very similar body design. The new Wrangler were
smaller than the old CJ’s and had much smaller engines. Though the new
Wranglers were smaller than the old CJ’s they could go anywhere. There short
wheel base and light weight made them able to tackle the roughest of terrain.
Next came the Wrangler TJ. The wrangler TJ was just an updated model of the XJ
with new electronics and a new look. After the TJ came the Wrangler JK and JKU,
with the new model jeep came out with again a new look updated electronics,
etc, etc. But jeep came out with something a little different, the JKU. The JKU
was a four door jeep which opened the door for a new variety of jeep owners.
