Jeep Parts

Fast, lightweight, all-terrain vehicle suited to army specifications that will be used for World War II. This is the original concept of the four-by-four vehicle we all know as “Jeep.” The first prototype of the vehicle came from Willy’s truck company who responded to the call of the government to produce such vehicle. And in 1940, Jeep was mass produced as a military vehicle that made the difference to the result of the WWII.

 

 

After the war, the production of military Jeep was pulled out and was replaced by the new line of Jeep that will become available to the civilian. With the design and concept still the same, the new Jeep model released in 1945 was called CJ-2A. The toughness, reliability, off-road capability, simplicity, and use of the Jeep parts making up the CJ-2A made it popular among farmers and construction workers. A “Powerhouse on Wheels,” was its tag-line. Later models were named CJ-5 during the mid-fifties and sixties, CJ-6 also in the mid-fifties but up to the mid-seventies, and CJ-7 during the mid-seventies up to the eighties. In 1983, the CJ-5 production was seized to concentrate on the production of the CJ-7 and CJ-8.

 

Soon the market searched for a typical passenger car yet still possessing the utilitarian characteristics of the CJ series. And so in 1987, a more modern Jeep was manufactured and said to surpass the performance of the original CJ series Jeep yet maintaining the same image of the original. This was the Wrangler. Shortly after its release, the American Motors Corporation was sold to the Chrysler Corporation and the popular Jeep brand became a part of the Jeep/Eagle Division of Chrysler Corporation. Other models were also made during this period. The Jeep Comanche and Jeep Cherokee debuted in the same era.

 

The Jeep Comanche was the first ever Jeep pickup truck and was a transformation of the XJ Cherokee. It was tough, durable, reliable, and safe. But in 1992, after just six years in the market, the Jeep Comanche was out of production to give way for the entry model of Chrysler Dakota.

 

 

Meanwhile, the Jeep Cherokee made its debut with the popular Unit-Body construction rather than the conventional chassis and frame construction that produced a much-improved suspension.

 

Today, the Chrysler and Daimler that merged in 1999 to form DaimlerChrysler own the Jeep trademark. Several model such as Liberty and the Grand Cherokee made its entry at the SUV category. Chrysler manufactures Jeeps in the USA, Austria, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Venezuela, Argentina and Egypt.