The history of jeep

                     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.