WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Willys built 359, 489 Jeeps, and Ford built 277, 896. The two companies built identical vehicles, so parts were interchangeable. The four-wheel-drive Jeep weighed 2, 337 pounds and used the Willys inline four-cylinder engine rated at 60 horsepower.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ford built more than 300, 000 GPW military jeeps in all, which amounted to roughly half of all jeeps built for WWII. According to the Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana, California, the name stands for, G: Government contract, P: 80-inch wheelbase, and W: Willys design.

Detailed explanation-3: -How many vehicles did Jeep make for the war effort in WWII? Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent. Jeep, known back then as Willys, produced 363, 000 vehicles for WWII. They were contracted to produce lightweight vehicles with four-wheel drive that could be carried across the Atlantic Ocean at a premium.

Detailed explanation-4: -THE FIRST JEEP® BRAND 4x4 Willys-Overland delivered the prototype “Quad” (named for the 4x4 system it featured), to the U.S. Army on Armistice Day (Veteran’s Day), November of 1940. The design was completed in a remarkable 75 days. Only two prototypes were made.