Jeep (disambiguation) explained

Jeep — with a capital J — is a trademarked automotive brand, currently owned by Chrysler (officially FCA US LLC), part of Stellantis.Jeep or jeep may also refer to:

Jeep-like vehicles

Vehicle concepts

• Four-wheel drive vehicles in general
• Off-road vehicles in general
• Military light utility vehicles in general, or of the -ton variety more specifically
• In the Philippines, Jeepneys are colloquially referred to as "jeeps."

Specific jeep-type vehicles

• List of U.S. military jeeps
• Willys MB / Ford GPW jeep and pre-production equivalents – the World War II U.S. four-wheel drive military utility vehicle, manufactured from 1941 to 1945
  • Willys M38, the U.S. military jeep produced from 1949 to 1952
  • Willys M38A1, the U.S. military jeep produced from 1953 to 1971
  • Willys M606, M606A2 and -A3 — military Jeep versions for U.S. allied nations, from 1953 onwards
• Ford GTB 'Burma jeep' / G-622 – a compact, 1-ton, 4x4, U.S. military truck, from WW II
• Ford Pygmy, Ford's first prototype for the U.S. Army's requirement for the World War II light reconnaissance vehicle
• Ford M151, the replacement for the U.S. military Willys jeeps, produced from 1959 to 1988, and used through the 1990s
• M422 Mighty Mite, a U.S. military jeep small enough to be lifted by men or helicopters, produced from 1959 to 1962
• Dodge ½-ton VC and WC series – at least in some U.S. military branches, these were initially called "jeeps", before the quarter-ton Willys MB and Ford GPW
• Jeep CJ (originally Willys CJ, or Civilian Jeep), civilian version of the U.S. military Jeep
• Jeep Wrangler, a successor to the Jeep CJ
• Jeeps built by other companies, either by joint-venture, or with or without a license from Jeep

Other vehicles and craft

• Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep, a WW II American military aircraft
• Escort carrier – a small, anti-submarine, escort aircraft carrier was called a "jeep carrier" in the U.S. Navy in WW II
• Minneapolis-Moline UTX and NTX 4x4 tractors (1940–1944) were called 'jeeps'

People

• Glenn Davis (athlete) (1934–2009), American Olympic athlete and NFL wide receiver nicknamed "Jeep"
• Jeep Swenson (1957–1997), an American wrestler and actor
• Johnny Hodges (1906–1970), an American jazz saxophonist nicknamed "Jeep"

Other uses

• Just Enough Education to Perform, an album by Stereophonics
• Jeep cap, a US Army issued wool knit cap generally like a toboggan cap
• Eugene the Jeep, a fictional character in the Thimble Theatre and Popeye comic strips

See also

• • • Geep (disambiguation)
• General purpose (disambiguation)
• GP (disambiguation)