Actually... RE the first Civvy Jeep:
The CJ-1 project began in January of '44 in the form of a couple of
converted MBs. The totally civvy CJ-2 pilot model jeeps (40-50 of
them, some called AGRI-JEEPS) were produced in '44 and '45 (a few of
these have survived). Production of the of the CJ-2A began in July of
'45 and they appeared for sale as a '45 model in late '45, though
only 1824 of them were produced before production shifted to the '46
CJ-2As in October.
Jim Allen
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On Oct 1, 2007, at 2:49 PM, Scott Cherveny wrote:
Thank you Al. Now I understand. Willys and Ford both built Jeeps
for the Army at the same time.
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From: Boatbrok@...
To: WillysTech@...
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [WT] 43 CJ or MB
Scott,
CJ's (stands for civilian jeep) of any description did not come
ALONG UNTIL
AFTER THE WAR IN ABOUT 46-OR 47. So if you are referring to a 1943
model it
would have to be an army model made by either Ford (GPW) or Willys
(MB).
Between them they built about a half million units between 1940 to
1945 Almost
identical jeeps. After the war and due to the popularity of the
jeeps with
the returning GI's, Willys saw the opportunity for a good market
and started
producing the CJ-2 about late 46 or 47.
Al Bullard
Mossy Head, FL
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