Charlen holds a BA Languages & Culture degree and has over a decade of experience in automotive journalism. His work experience includes stints at CAR Mag and News24 Motoring. Charlen didn't grow up ...
BRIDGEPORT — They swarmed the World War II cavalry jeep much like Norm Dauer might have done 74 years earlier when then-U.S. Army Lt. Phil Marsilius drove through to help liberate his Bavarian village ...
This weekend, we will celebrate 75 years of Jeep. Toledo Jeep Fest honors the rich history of the vehicle and the people who build them. It all started with military vehicles and the Toledo-built ...
From its military origins to an iconic brand symbol, Jeep and the Jeep logo have undergone a fascinating journey through time ...
Seventy-five years after it wowed the U.S. Army, the oldest known Jeep is getting its due as a symbol of the Greatest Generation’s fight and Detroit’s role in what President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...
The Jeep was made for war. In 1940, the impending U.S. involvement in World War II pushed the army to call for a new vehicle suited for battle. And so the Jeep, a works-in-progress vehicle, constantly ...
Not long after winning a 16,000-unit contract for a standardized 1⁄4-ton military 4x4 in July of 1941, Willys-Overland began making plans for civilianizing it. W-O thought about the role a civvy jeep ...
This year, for the 75th anniversary of the introduction of the war-winning Willys MB jeep, today's Jeep will be showering us with a good many ads involving a rather streamlined evolution from that ...
As a young naval aviator with the Red Rippers VFA 11 squadron at Oceana, Darrell Nolen had a propensity for doing just about anything he could think of when his squadron was on cruise. His wild antics ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Like many other places in Germany, the western city of Bonn had plenty of rebuilding to do after World War II. So, with materials scarce, the ...
Jameel Farah sat in the dark for hours some days, watching the stars streak across the sky even though it was the middle of the day. They studded the ceiling of Toledo’s Paramount Theatre, played hide ...