Jeep: Eight Decades from Willys to Wrangler [Paperback]

The definitive, fully illustrated celebration of an auto manufacturer that paved its own way by going off-road is now updated to celebrate Jeep’s 80th anniversary.

Few American vehicles, or vehicles made anywhere else in the world for that matter, are as universally iconic as the Jeep. From olive drab WWII military relics to the beloved Wrangler with its rear-mounted spare tire, open-air design, and telltale roll cage, the Jeep is a true classic.

InJeep: Eight Decades from Willys to Wrangler, automotive writerPatrick R. FosterchroniclesJeep vehicle design and production from the beginning of World War II to present. Beginning with the Jeep as a crucial component of the American war fleet, Foster expertly recounts the corporate shifts, financial struggles and successes, close calls, and, above all, the enduring machines that have carried Jeep from the early 1940s to its triumphant role as a modern-day embodiment of American perseverance.

More than 200 color and black-and-whitehistorical photosandperiod advertisementscomplement his expertly written narrative of Jeep's entire history, nowupdated to include five years of new model editions and prototypes, its return to the pickup market, and recent stunning marketplace successes.The resulting book reminds us that sometimes the road less traveled was just waiting for the right truck.One of America’s best-known automotive writers,Patrick R. Fosterhas spent over 30 years studying the automotive industry. The leading authority on AMC and its predecessors, Pat has written several books on that subject along with many others, includingJeep,Studebaker,Hudson,Kaiser-Frazer, andMetropolitan. His popular columns appear inHemmings Classic Car andOld Cars Weekly, and he has won awards for his books and articles from the AACA (Antique Automobile Club of America) and SAH (SocielƒC