RAM MAN
10-14-2002, 09:56 AM
1941 Willys-Overland wins US Army contract to produce Willys MB
1944 First civilian Jeep - the 1945 CJ-2A - is produced
1945 The industry's first all-steel station wagon is created
1949 Four-wheel-drive station wagon foreshadows the future of the 4x4
1950 Jeep is registered as an international trademark
1954 1955 Jeep CJ-5 is introduced
1962 1963 Jeep Wagoneer is unveiled, the first Jeep vehicle designed from the ground up for a civilian purpose
1972 Quadra-TracŪ, the first completely automatic full-time four-wheel-drive system is launched on the 1973 Jeep Wagoneer
1983 New 1984 Jeep Cherokee offers 4x4 power in a smaller package, kicking off the modern-day sport-utility boom
1992 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee is introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit and is driven THROUGH the glass walls of the Cobo Exhibition Center by Chrysler President, Bob Lutz; European production of the Grand Cherokee begins in Graz, Austria
1996 New 1997 Jeep Wrangler - icon of the Jeep brand - is unveiled
1998 1999 Grand Cherokee revolutionises the upscale SUV again
2001 New Jeep Cherokee is presented and begins production
1944 First civilian Jeep - the 1945 CJ-2A - is produced
1945 The industry's first all-steel station wagon is created
1949 Four-wheel-drive station wagon foreshadows the future of the 4x4
1950 Jeep is registered as an international trademark
1954 1955 Jeep CJ-5 is introduced
1962 1963 Jeep Wagoneer is unveiled, the first Jeep vehicle designed from the ground up for a civilian purpose
1972 Quadra-TracŪ, the first completely automatic full-time four-wheel-drive system is launched on the 1973 Jeep Wagoneer
1983 New 1984 Jeep Cherokee offers 4x4 power in a smaller package, kicking off the modern-day sport-utility boom
1992 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee is introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit and is driven THROUGH the glass walls of the Cobo Exhibition Center by Chrysler President, Bob Lutz; European production of the Grand Cherokee begins in Graz, Austria
1996 New 1997 Jeep Wrangler - icon of the Jeep brand - is unveiled
1998 1999 Grand Cherokee revolutionises the upscale SUV again
2001 New Jeep Cherokee is presented and begins production