He bought the Willys, but it was in bad condition, with the wrong engine. It had been modified. Then came the Willys in Patensie. It was in bits, but the parts ... the Jeep Wrangler that we know and ...

Willys brought out the MD (M-38A1) in 1952 and photographed the Quad and MD together. The Quad seen was rebuilt in 1943 using upgraded parts, and reportedly was scrapped before Kaiser added Jeep ...

From left to right: The 1941 Willys-Overland MA, Bantam BRC and Ford GP. These are the follow-up models that came after each company's pilot models. All are extremely rare and valuable today.

Today, the word "Jeep" brings to mind many different models wearing that nameplate. Seven decades ago, it brought to mind one vehicle, and one vehicle only; an angular, bare bones four-wheeler ...