A “jeep” didn’t always mean a cult-favorite off-roader closely associated with rubber ducks or spare tire covers with flower ...

The original four-wheel-drive Jeep was developed for the U.S. Army by Willys-Overland ... 1945’s CJ-2A, went on sale aimed at farmers and others in need of a vehicle that could work off-road.

was battle-hardened by U.S. Army infantry regiments deployed around the world. In 1945, after WW2 ended, Willys started producing the CJ (or Civilian Jeep) lineage with the CJ-2A – one of the ...