“Auburn MB” – Earliest Known Civilian Jeep Test
Kaiser Willys This 1942 “Auburn” MB Jeep is the earliest known documented “civilian” jeep. While there are drawings commissioned by I.B. Hazelton showing potential postwar uses for the jeep in the fall…
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Willys Civilian Jeeps – CJ “Universal”
At the close of World War II, Willys realized that it could leverage its wartime fame and enter the consumer vehicle market under an already well-known brand name. The first…