The name doesn’t become official until 1950, when Willys is awarded a trademark for “Jeep.” In 1953, Kaiser-Frazer purchases Willys-Overland for $62.3 million.

When it comes to early Jeep iron, the Tuxedo Park Mark IV is very special. It was a new and upcoming concept for Kaiser Willys Jeeps that were rolling off of the production line in Toledo, Ohio ...

The Willys Jeep 4x4 Truck, produced from 1947 to 1965, was the first Jeep pickup truck. This 1-ton four-wheel-drive truck was offered as a pickup, and later became a platform stake, chassis cab, and ...

Then, in 1953, Willys-Overland was bought by Kaiser Motors, and moved to Brazil in hopes of expanding their market in order to offset meager sales back in the US.

Kaiser purchased Willys in 1953, and rechristened the brand as Kaiser-Jeep ten years later. AMC bought Kaiser in 1969, and was in turn purchased by Chrysler in 1987.

This Kaiser-era Jeep offers up a huge helping of late-1960s funkiness, and it pops with bright paint and cool graphics. Justin Banner Writer Mecum Auctions Photographer Oct 14, 2022 See All 24 Photos ...

Willys updated the Jeep with the CJ-3A in 1949 by giving it a redesigned windshield and stronger drivetrain. Throughout the following decades came the CJ-5, CJ-6 and CJ-7.

The four-wheel-drive version of the Willys Overland “Jeep” Truck cost $1,792 in 1949, which comes to about $21,585 in 2022 dollars. There isn’t much to go wrong with these trucks, but this ...

The automobile showroom just off U.S. 87 and FM 1585 is filled with mint-condition Kaiser and Frazer cars, but it never has customers. That’s because John Hewlett is building a collection, not a ...