The first vehicle of the brand we know as Jeep today was made in 1940, but back then, there was no Jeep slogan, because the ...

The Bantam Reconnaissance Car — or Jeep — was first built for the army in 1940 as the United States was inching closer to getting involved in World War II. It was made right here in Butler.

Historic Bantam Jeep factory in Butler was destroyed by a fire, requiring over 50 firefighters for its containment. The ...

Fans of old military vehicles might want to pay extra close attention to the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance coming up this weekend. Crossing the Bonhams auction block on Sunday are a pair of seemingly ...

Small fires continue to burn under the rubble of the historic Bantam Jeep building where firefighters say they can't put out ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — "I've always liked the old Jeeps. WWII, Korean era, stuff like that." And now, Toledoan Paul Cooper can call one his own. "I didn't know it was going to take me a little over four years ...

The World War II 1945 Willys MB Jeep was... sorry, still is, as tough and rugged as they come. The concept of "comfort" wasn't even mentioned once when it came to the original blueprints. But a soft, ...

The Jeep brand originated in World War II when the Army wanted a light-duty off-road vehicle to replace the Ford Model A it had been using in the field. Willys Overland won the competition to build ...

Today, the word "Jeep" brings to mind many different models wearing that nameplate. Seven decades ago, it brought to mind one vehicle, and one vehicle only; an angular, bare bones four-wheeler that ...

Technically speaking, the world-famous Jeep isn’t a truck, exactly. Although it does have a small bed. And it’s worth noting that the original U.S. Army development contract for the scrappy little ...