Jeep, The All-purpose Vehicle For
Rough Terrian By Shannon
Brown
Jeep is an all-purpose vehicle that is capable of traversing
rough terrain. The first jeep prototype was designed by the
Department of Army for purposes of carrying personnel and
supplies.
Later on, Ford and Willys-Overland produced two more jeep
prototypes. In the end, Ford and Willy’s-Overland manufactured
the first mass production of jeeps.
The origin of the word jeep is not clear, however people
believe that the word came from phonetically slurred
pronunciation of “GP” or vehicle for general purpose.
Some people also think that the name for this multi purpose
vehicle came from a character in Thimble Theater comic strip
Popeye, the character is known as Eugene the Jeep. Eugene the
Jeep is a character that could walk through walls and ceilings,
climb trees, fly and just go anywhere it wanted.
Early Americans believe that soldiers were so impressed with
the versatility of the jeep that they named their prototype from
the comic character.
After the production of the first jeep prototype and the
second set of jeep prototypes from Ford and Willys-Overland,
Willys-Overland Motor Company was designated to produce the
first mass production of jeeps in Toledo, Ohio.
However, because of the huge quantity requirement of the
United States Government, Ford Motor Company complimented Willys-Overland
to help complete the requirements.
In combination, the production of Willys-Overland and Ford
reached about 600,000 units of this high mobility
multipurpose-wheeled vehicle, which some call hum-vee.
The jeep is widely copied by other countries such as in
France and The Netherlands. The french version of the jeep is
designed by Hotchkiss and in The Netherlands, Nekaf is the
manufacturer of their jeep.
Other versions of the jeep are the railway jeep and the
amphibious jeep, which are more useful than any other vehicle of
its size.
Part of the war effort brought jeeps to the Red Army during
the World War II.
Today, the trademark holder of Jeep is DaimlerChrysler.
DaimlerChrysler is the successor of the company Willys-Overland.
Jeep aficionados are believed to recognize the distinction of
the seven bar grille design of jeep as popular as Mickey Mouse.
DaimlerChrysler also believes that the jeep brand is famous
worldwide, second only to the Coke brand. This can be true for
those who are lovers of this versatile vehicle.
It is true that jeeps are multipurpose and known worldwide;
as in fact, there are also producers of the jeep brand in
Beijing, China. This manufacturer did this coming from the joint
venture between Beijing Jeep Corporation Ltd., and
DaimlerChrysler Corporation located in China.
In addition, other jeep vehicles have different model
designation. Some of them are civilian jeep that carries the
“xJ” designation although not all are well-known as the
classic CJ or Civilian Jeep.
Historical models of the jeep:
Jeep CJ - Civilian Jeep similar to the original Willys’
Jeep
Jeep Gladiator and Jeep Honcho - Full-sized pickup truck
Jeep Cherokee - The original SUV
Jeep Dispatcher - A postal truck for the USPS
Jeep Jeepster - Passenger truck
Jeep Forward Control - Light truck
Jeep Wagoner - SUV
Current Jeep models
Jeep Wrangler - small successor of the Jeep CJ (TJ in Canada)
Jeep Grand Cherokee - large family-oriented SUV
Jeep Liberty - Small SUV (called Cherokee outside of North
America)
Jeep Commander - Newest model in the Jeep line, it is a seven
passenger SUV
Jeep is a multi-purpose vehicle, which you can use even on
rough terrain. It is very helpful to have one especially for
those who are using their vehicle for their business.
Shannon Brown is the editor of JeepnUsa.com. This site caters
to Jeep
owners and enthusiasts. You can visit the site at: http://www.jeepnusa.com
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