The name given to a general purpose (GP) light vehicle developed in World War 2 for the United States Army. It became particularly renowned for its exceptional sturdiness and capability for operating on rough terrain, because of its high clearance and four-wheel drive. After the War, its easy availability, alongside its technical features, laid down the standard against which later specialized rough-terrain working vehicles (eg the Land Rover) developed. With the boom in leisure in the 1970s, there arose a market for non-working rough-terrain vehicles in the USA, and thence worldwide, which led to the manufacture of such types as the Range Rover.
Jeep lineup
| A subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler | Jeep road vehicle timeline, 1945-present edit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Traditional | CJ-2A | CJ-3A | CJ-3B | CJ-7/8 | Wrangler YJ | Wrangler TJ | Wrangler JK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CJ-5/6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CJ-10 | LJ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dispatcher | DJ-3A | DJ-5/6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crossover | FJ-3/3A | Compass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patriot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compact SUV | VJ | C101 | C104 | Cherokee/Wagoneer XJ | Liberty KJ | Liberty KK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUV | Wagoneer/Cherokee SJ | G Wagoneer | G Cherokee | G Cherokee | G Cherokee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willys Jeep Wagon | Commander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pickup | Willys Jeep Truck | Comanche | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gladiator | Honcho/J10-20 Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Truck | Forward Control | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Historical models
Historical Jeep models:
1940 Bantam Pilot- Prototype 1940 Bantam BRC-60- Prototype 1940 Willys Quad- Prototype 1940 Ford Pygmy- Prototype 1940 Budd Ford- Prototype 1941 Ford GP 1941 Willys MA 1941 Bantam BRC-40 1942 Willys MB (slat grille) 1942-1945 Willys MB (stamped grille) 1942-1945 Ford GPW 1942-1943 Ford GPA 1944 Willys MLW-1- Prototype (Never Finished) 1944 Willys MLW-2- Prototype 1944 Agrijeep CJ-1 1944-1945 CJ-2 1945-1949 CJ-2A 1946-1965 Willys Jeep Wagon 1947-1965 Willys Jeep Truck 1948-1950 VJ — Willys Jeepster 1949-1953 CJ-3A 1950 CJ-V35 1950-1955 M-38 (MC) 1950 X-98- Prototype 1950 CJ-4- Prototype 1950 CJ-4M- Prototype 1950 CJ-4MA- Prototypes 1952-1971 M38A1 (MD) 1952-1971 M38A1C 1952-1971 M38A1D 1953-1968 CJ-3B 1953 BC Bobcat- Prototype 1954-1983 CJ-5 1961-1963 Tuxedo Park Mark III 1969 Camper 1969 462 1970 Renegade I 1971 Renegade II 1972-1983 Renegade Models 1973 Super Jeep 1977-1983 Golden Eagle 1954-1964 M170 1955 USAF DJ 1955-1975 CJ-6 1955-1964 DJ-3A Surrey Gala Package 1955-1968 CJ-3B Long- Spain 1956-1965 Jeep Forward Control FC-150 FC-160- Spain FC-170 M676 M677 M678 M679 1959-1962 M422 Mighty Mite 1959-1962 M422A1 1959-1978 M151 MUTT M151A1 M151A1C M151A2 M718 Ambulance M718A1 Ambulance M825 1960-1968 Jeep M606 1960-1977 Jeep Rural- Brazil 1961-1975 Fleetvan FJ-3 FJ-3A FJ-6 FJ-6A FJ-8 FJ-9 1963-1983 SJ Wagoneer 1963-1986 J-Series Jeep Gladiator Jeep Honcho 1964-1967 CJ-5A/CJ-6A Tuxedo Park 1965-1975 DJ-5 1965-1973 DJ-6 1966-1969 SJ Super Wagoneer 1966-1971 C101- Jeepster Commando 1972-1973 C104— Jeep Commando 1974-1983 SJ Cherokee S Limited Classic Chief Sport Pioneer Laredo 1967-1975 DJ-5A 1970-1972 DJ-5B 1973-1974 DJ-5C 1975-1976 DJ-5D 1976 DJ- 5E Electruck 1976-1986 CJ-7 1977-1978 DJ-5F 1979 DJ-5G 1981-1985 CJ-8 Scrambler 1981-1985 CJ-10 1982 DJ- 5L 1984-1991 SJ Jeep Grand Wagoneer 1991 Final Edition 1984-2001 XJ Cherokee 1984-2001 — Base "SE" 1984-1988 — Chief 1984-1990 — Pioneer 1985-1992 — Laredo 1987-1992/1998-2001 — Limited 1988-2001 — Sport 1991-1992 — Briarwood 1993-1997 — Country 1996-2001 — Classic 1984-1990 XJ Wagoneer 1984-1985 — Broughwood 1984-1990 — Limited 1986-1992 MJ Comanche 1986 — Custom 1986 — X 1986 — XLS 1987-1992 — Base "SE" 1987-1990 — Chief 1987-1992 — Laredo 1987-1990 — Pioneer 1987-1992 — SporTruck 1987-1992 — Eliminator 1987-1995 Wrangler YJ 1991-1993 Renegade 1988-1995 Wrangler Long- Venezuela 1993-1998 ZJ Grand Cherokee 1993–1995 – Base "SE" 1993–1998 – Laredo 1993–1998 – Limited 1995–1997 – Orvis "Limited Edition" 1997–1998 – TSi 1998 - 5.9 Limited 1993 ZJ Jeep Grand Wagoneer 1997-2006 Wrangler TJ 2002 TJ Long 2003 TJ Rubicon 2004 TJ Unlimited 2004 — Columbia Edition 1999-2004 WJ Grand Cherokee 2002–2003 — Sport 2002–2004 — Special edition 2002–2004 — Overland 2004 — Columbia EditionCurrent models
The Jeep brand currently produces six models:
Jeep Wrangler JK — The current version of the Wrangler, released as a 2007 model.
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