There are many ideas about why Jeeps today have two slots fewer in their grilles than during WWII. Our writer plowed through ...

Willys-Overland applied for the "Jeep" trademark in 1943 but it was not granted until 1950 because there was conflict over the origins of the name and to what vehicle it was applied first.

Willys-Overland filed a trademark application for the name Jeep in 1943 and started selling "Civilian Jeep" CJ-2A, models in 1945, but it would be 1950 before the trademark was finally approved.

Before you do, however, we all need to take a look at this 1946 Willys-Overland CJ2A. This Jeep is a survivor from the early post-war era and represents one of the most stripped-down no-nonsense ...

Willys-Overland Motor Co. won the federal contract in July 1941 to build a quarter-ton 4X4 utility truck for the military at a unit price of $738.74 ($14,604.89 in today’s dollars) but couldn ...

Willys got the contract, but Ford became a second supplier using the Willys design. A front view of Mike Patton's 1947 Willys Jeep Overland pickup truck. (David Krumboltz for Bay Area News Group) ...

The Jeep Pickup Truck has gone a long way since its beginnings in 1947 as the Willys-Overland Jeep 4x4 Truck to the final Chrysler Jeep Comanche manufactured in 1992. Six different Jeep pickup models ...

No Jeep Wrangler history recap is complete without a mention of the Willys MB. In 1940, the US military asked 135 car manufacturers to submit proposals to design and build a new light ...

Pulling a 1945 Willys-Overland CJ-2A from FCA's heritage collection and lining it up against a 2019 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon is a humbling experience for the homage the current JL pays to its past.

Even before Willys-Overland started production of the first standardized jeeps on November 18, 1941, military planners realized demand was going to exceed that first 16,000-unit contract.