Jeep

US, 1963 to date

Kaiser-Jeep Corp, Toledo, Ohio

Although the Jeep car first appeared during World War 2, and was the sole product of Willys-Overland after 1956, the Jeep car has been regarded as a make only since the formation of Kaiser-Jeep in 1963. At that time, the Jeep car range consisted of 2- and 4-wheeldrive station wagons with 4- and 6-cylinder engines as well as updated versions of the original wartime Jeep. For 1965 these engines were supplemented by a 5.4-litre Rambler V8 unit, used in the Jeep Wagoneer station wagon. The Jeep Universal utility vehicle was available with 3.2-litre 4-cylinder Perkins Diesel or 3.7-litre V6 Buick engines, as well as the 2.2-litre 4-cylinder Jeep engine. Kaiser-Jeep merged with American Motors early in 1970, but the Jeep car range continued unchanged. For 1971 there were utility and sporting versions of the Jeep Universal, with 4-cylinder or V6 engines (the latter now manufactured by Kaiser-Jeep at Toledo), the more luxurious Jeepster series in station wagon, roadster and convertible forms, and the Jeep Wagoneer station wagon with options of 145bhp V6 or 230bhp, 5.7-litre V8 engines. The Jeep car range for 1973 was similar, except that a 5-litre V8 engine was available in the Jeep Universal, and the largest engine in the Jeep Wagoneer series was now a 5.9-litre V8.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GNG

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