2018 Jeep Scrambler CJ8
Posted on 11/15/2017 7:44:35 AM PST by Red Badger
The humble origins of America's favorite 4x4.
The current Jeep Wrangler is way more high-tech than its WWII-era forefather, but there's a direct link between the two. You can't say that about a lot of cars on sale today. Now, you can watch the Jeep's history unfold in this lovely animation from the people at Donut Media.
Donut actually starts with two cars that competed with the original Willys for the US military contract—the Ford Pygymy and the American Bantam Reconnaissance Car. Then, we get into Willys-Overland's first Civilian Jeep (CJ), which gave birth to the legendary CJ5.
Eventually, we see the Jeep evolve through the 1970s with more colors and bodystyles than ever before, courtesy of American Motors, which bought Willys-Overland in 1970. The first Wrangler, the YJ, made its debut in 1986, sharing some key components with the first-gen Jeep Cherokee.
Chrysler bought American Motors in 1987 and turned the Jeep brand into the wild success we know it today. The Wrangler, which has seen three new generations under Chrysler's Jeep ownership, played a huge role in Jeep's dominance of the SUV/4x4 market. Interestingly, Donut skips over the new 2018 JL Wrangler in favor of the upcoming 2019 Wrangler Pickup.
At just over two minutes long, this video doesn't provide the full history of the Jeep, but it is a fun overview.
Why would any car aspire to turn into a Ford?
Same ones were when I was in early 70’s.................
I had a Ford Aspire.....................
I think you’re mistaking Subaru with Suzuki who is the one that imported the Samurai.
Reminds me of the J10 J20 trucks some.
I had a Ford Tempo and every time I drove it I needed TUMS. I had a Ford Escort and every time I drove it I was dead broke like I just paid for a high priced escort only the only one getting screwed was me.
My Ford Aspire..........Expired.............after only 150k miles...................
I’m not crazy about the 3.7 but it beats the old fours
Sad to say, but it won’t be long before the fools at FCA turn the iconic Wrangler into just another Fiat on steroids.
And still. Still they will ask and get north of $40K for these things.
They were easy to work on........................
That’s the air intake for the engine. It’s deliberately moved up there to prevent the engine from sucking in water, mud, etc.
I don’t think they are that stupid..................
It was just weird after never seeing one of these “snorkels” before I have been seeing them a lot lately on what appears to be a brand new jeep. Is there a Jeep Rubicon or something that comes from the factory with this snorkel?
What was their reasoning as to why they said it was easy to roll? It wasn’t like an Isuzu Trooper II that was tall and narrow with a high center of gravity. Was the extra short wheelbase the reason it rolled so easily?
The Renegade is a Fiat 500X.
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