twaldron

When you think about it, Bill, Eugene is the only REAL JEEP. Everything
else is a utility vehicle with a stolen name.

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> 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"

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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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twaldron

When you think about it, Bill, Eugene is the only REAL JEEP. Everything
else is a utility vehicle with a stolen name.

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> 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"

--
__________________________________________________ _________
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
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__________________________________________________ _________

twaldron

When you think about it, Bill, Eugene is the only REAL JEEP. Everything
else is a utility vehicle with a stolen name.

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> 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"

--
__________________________________________________ _________
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
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__________________________________________________ _________

Mike Hall

The name "Jeep" comes from the designation "GP" as in "General Purpose"..

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"Snow" <snowball_2004@msn.com> wrote in message
news:ogQob.12589$Nz5.586212@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> 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, *****'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)
> > __________________________________________________ _________
> >
>
>

Mike Hall

The name "Jeep" comes from the designation "GP" as in "General Purpose"..

--
History is only the past if we choose to do nothing about it..

"Snow" <snowball_2004@msn.com> wrote in message
news:ogQob.12589$Nz5.586212@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> 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, *****'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)
> > __________________________________________________ _________
> >
>
>

Mike Hall

The name "Jeep" comes from the designation "GP" as in "General Purpose"..

--
History is only the past if we choose to do nothing about it..

"Snow" <snowball_2004@msn.com> wrote in message
news:ogQob.12589$Nz5.586212@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> 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, *****'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)
> > __________________________________________________ _________
> >
>
>

twaldron

That is _one_ wide------ belief. It isn't documented as absolute truth
though. Others insist it came from Eugene and a few other sources.

Mike Hall wrote:

> The name "Jeep" comes from the designation "GP" as in "General Purpose"..

--
__________________________________________________ _________
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)
__________________________________________________ _________

twaldron

That is _one_ wide------ belief. It isn't documented as absolute truth
though. Others insist it came from Eugene and a few other sources.

Mike Hall wrote:

> The name "Jeep" comes from the designation "GP" as in "General Purpose"..

--
__________________________________________________ _________
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)
__________________________________________________ _________

twaldron

That is _one_ wide------ belief. It isn't documented as absolute truth
though. Others insist it came from Eugene and a few other sources.

Mike Hall wrote:

> The name "Jeep" comes from the designation "GP" as in "General Purpose"..

--
__________________________________________________ _________
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)
__________________________________________________ _________

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

From my two years in the ARMY, and knowing what the GIs can do with
the nomenclatures, I prefer to believe we name the little truck, kind of
like we effectionally named the Huey during my era.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

twaldron wrote:
>
> That is _one_ wide------ belief. It isn't documented as absolute truth
> though. Others insist it came from Eugene and a few other sources.