short question
 

In the Jeep Gear section of the Jeep magazine....there is the number 41 on
shirts and caps. Is this when the first Jeep came out or what?

Glen

Re: short question
 

The quick answer is "yes", but it is kind of a gray area because there
were multiple companies working on 'jeep' variations from Bantam's
design original design from 1939-1940, Willy's-Overland being one of
those companies. If I remember correctly from idle reading, the need for
the 'jeep' was made 'public' in '39 and prototypes were built in '40 and
production models in '41. None of these were called 'jeeps' tho.

Short questions can sometimes bring on REALLY LONG answers, and there
are some guys on here who know the Jeep Era much better than me.

Glen Bu wrote:

> In the Jeep Gear section of the Jeep magazine....there is the number 41 on
> shirts and caps. Is this when the first Jeep came out or what?
>
> Glen
>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Re: short question
 

The quick answer is "yes", but it is kind of a gray area because there
were multiple companies working on 'jeep' variations from Bantam's
design original design from 1939-1940, Willy's-Overland being one of
those companies. If I remember correctly from idle reading, the need for
the 'jeep' was made 'public' in '39 and prototypes were built in '40 and
production models in '41. None of these were called 'jeeps' tho.

Short questions can sometimes bring on REALLY LONG answers, and there
are some guys on here who know the Jeep Era much better than me.

Glen Bu wrote:

> In the Jeep Gear section of the Jeep magazine....there is the number 41 on
> shirts and caps. Is this when the first Jeep came out or what?
>
> Glen
>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

Re: short question
 

The quick answer is "yes", but it is kind of a gray area because there
were multiple companies working on 'jeep' variations from Bantam's
design original design from 1939-1940, Willy's-Overland being one of
those companies. If I remember correctly from idle reading, the need for
the 'jeep' was made 'public' in '39 and prototypes were built in '40 and
production models in '41. None of these were called 'jeeps' tho.

Short questions can sometimes bring on REALLY LONG answers, and there
are some guys on here who know the Jeep Era much better than me.

Glen Bu wrote:

> In the Jeep Gear section of the Jeep magazine....there is the number 41 on
> shirts and caps. Is this when the first Jeep came out or what?
>
> Glen
>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

Re: short question
 

Yeah like Bill...he was around way back then wasn't he? ;-)

Snow ..."hides"

"twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
news:ipPob.417$0D7.242@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> The quick answer is "yes", but it is kind of a gray area because there
> were multiple companies working on 'jeep' variations from Bantam's
> design original design from 1939-1940, Willy's-Overland being one of
> those companies. If I remember correctly from idle reading, the need for
> the 'jeep' was made 'public' in '39 and prototypes were built in '40 and
> production models in '41. None of these were called 'jeeps' tho.
>
> Short questions can sometimes bring on REALLY LONG answers, and there
> are some guys on here who know the Jeep Era much better than me.
>
> Glen Bu wrote:
>
> > In the Jeep Gear section of the Jeep magazine....there is the number 41
on
> > shirts and caps. Is this when the first Jeep came out or what?
> >
> > Glen
> >
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
> 03 TJ Rubicon
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

Re: short question
 

Yeah like Bill...he was around way back then wasn't he? ;-)

Snow ..."hides"

"twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
news:ipPob.417$0D7.242@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> The quick answer is "yes", but it is kind of a gray area because there
> were multiple companies working on 'jeep' variations from Bantam's
> design original design from 1939-1940, Willy's-Overland being one of
> those companies. If I remember correctly from idle reading, the need for
> the 'jeep' was made 'public' in '39 and prototypes were built in '40 and
> production models in '41. None of these were called 'jeeps' tho.
>
> Short questions can sometimes bring on REALLY LONG answers, and there
> are some guys on here who know the Jeep Era much better than me.
>
> Glen Bu wrote:
>
> > In the Jeep Gear section of the Jeep magazine....there is the number 41
on
> > shirts and caps. Is this when the first Jeep came out or what?
> >
> > Glen
> >
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
> 03 TJ Rubicon
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

Re: short question
 

Yeah like Bill...he was around way back then wasn't he? ;-)

Snow ..."hides"

"twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
news:ipPob.417$0D7.242@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> The quick answer is "yes", but it is kind of a gray area because there
> were multiple companies working on 'jeep' variations from Bantam's
> design original design from 1939-1940, Willy's-Overland being one of
> those companies. If I remember correctly from idle reading, the need for
> the 'jeep' was made 'public' in '39 and prototypes were built in '40 and
> production models in '41. None of these were called 'jeeps' tho.
>
> Short questions can sometimes bring on REALLY LONG answers, and there
> are some guys on here who know the Jeep Era much better than me.
>
> Glen Bu wrote:
>
> > In the Jeep Gear section of the Jeep magazine....there is the number 41
on
> > shirts and caps. Is this when the first Jeep came out or what?
> >
> > Glen
> >
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
> 03 TJ Rubicon
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

Re: short question
 

Like, back when Eugene was just a cartoon character:
http://members.tripod.com/HoboJeepers/eugene.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Snow wrote:
>
> Yeah like Bill...he was around way back then wasn't he? ;-)
>
> Snow ..."hides"

Re: short question
 

Like, back when Eugene was just a cartoon character:
http://members.tripod.com/HoboJeepers/eugene.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Snow wrote:
>
> Yeah like Bill...he was around way back then wasn't he? ;-)
>
> Snow ..."hides"

Re: short question
 

Like, back when Eugene was just a cartoon character:
http://members.tripod.com/HoboJeepers/eugene.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Snow wrote:
>
> Yeah like Bill...he was around way back then wasn't he? ;-)
>
> Snow ..."hides"