Jeep - Clothing on the edge


	The history of the Jeep_® vehicle is the history of heroes. The original Jeep_® vehicle was created in only 49 days. In 1940 the world was burning. The US army…and the world…needed a fast, lightweight, all-terrain vehicle. Over 130 car-companies were invited to design a truly heroic 4x4. Only Willys-Overland and The Bantam Car Company responded. After several tests both companies took the best of both worlds and designed the Jeep_®. During World War II Willys and Ford filled more than 700,000 orders. The end of the story is well known.
The Jeep_® vehicle became legendary and was ready to conquer the world. What's in a name… A couple of anecdotes. The source of the Jeep_® name remains unresolved…so choose the best story. Some people say the name came from slurring the G.P. acronym: G for Government contract vehicle, P for 80-inch wheelbase reconnaissance car.

Another explanation, according to Col. A.W. Herrington, is that Jeep_® was used in Oklahoma as early as 1934 to name a truck equipped with special equipment for drilling oil wells. Others think the vehicle was called a Jeep_® in reference to the character 'Eugene the Jeep' in the Popeye strip by E.C. Edgar. Eugene the Jeep was a small, impish-looking animal that had the power to travel back and forth between dimensions and could solve all sorts of problems.

Another version is that Irving 'Red' Hausmann, a Willys-Overland test-driver who tested the first pilot model picked up the Jeep_® name that some soldiers at camp Holabird had been using. What we do know is that the Jeep_® brand of vehicles is one of the most recognized brands in the world. It has become a timeless symbol of adventure, the ultimate feeling of freedom. It reflects an all-adventurous lifestyle. In 1999, DaimlerChrysler granted us the International rights to create lifestyle clothing for life without borders... If you want to know more about these two companies, please visit the links below: