Jeep Wrangler

The jeep Wrangler is a direct descendent of the very first jeeps, the Willys. The style of the Jeep Wrangler is a very unique look and hasn’t changed very drastically since its beginning. The jeep wrangler’s body style is basically a stylish box.

                The wrangler we know today came from the Jeep Willys which was the primary vehicle used by the army in World War two. The Jeep Willys had no top and a flat grill with seven slots in the front. The Jeep Willys had a small four cylinder engine and the rest of the vehicle was in proportion to that. These vehicles went damn near everywhere and that was the reason the military used them. The soldiers who drove the Jeep Willys grew very fond of them and many ended up owning there own Jeep Willys when they arrived back home. The Army also used the Jeep Willys in other wars such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The returning soldiers created a whole new market for Jeeps. The returning soldiers wanted a vehicle similar to the ones they used while overseas, one that could go anywhere. Thus the CJ or civilian jeep was born. The CJ went off the body style of the Jeep Willys but was a bit larger. The CJ could come with a powerful V8 engine and a larger frame but kept the principles of the Willys. Unlike the willys the CJ had a removable top instead of no top at all. Ex soldiers fell in love with the CJ as well as the rest of America. Everyone loved the freedom of driving a jeep down the road with the top off and the fact that it could go wherever you wanted it to go.

                The Jeep Wrangler came after the CJ and was very similar. First came the YJ model Jeep wrangler which was much smaller than the CJ’s with its four or six cylinder engine. Another difference was the grill which now had square headlights. Next came the TJ model Jeep  Wrangler which was very similar to the YJ but they made it a little more sleek and stylish with its round headlights which looked more like the original Willys. After the TJ came the JK and JKU model Wranglers. Not a lot changed with the JK except for the newer technologies that most new cars have and they also tilted the grill slightly to give it even more of a sleek look. Jeep noticed they were missing something and that was a family jeep. Thus came the JKU which was just like the JK except it had four doors. I hope you enjoyed this brief history of the Jeep Wrangler.