On the eve of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, FCA has officially confirmed the expansion of the Jeep product line to add a Jeep Wagoneer, Grand Wagoneer and the long-discussed pickup truck along with a major announcement on investing $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing capacity. While the Grand Wagoneer has been described as … [Read more...]
Jeep Photochops – Know Your Clickbait
"Clickbait" is a popular term that has a number of definitions. Sometimes it appears as the combination of a legitimate headline with an image that doesn't match or actually represent the headline and story to entice people to click through to the site, only to find the truth after having increased the site's traffic by one click. One example of … [Read more...]
History of Jeep
In July 1940, the U.S. military informed automakers that it was looking for a “light reconnaissance vehicle” to replace the Army's motorcycle and modified Ford Model-T vehicles. The Army invited 135 manufacturers to bid on production and developed a lengthy specification list for the vehicle. … [Read more...]
Pelle Klein's 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
The winter 2009 issue of JPFreek is a tribute to the full-size Jeep and after we received a number of truly remarkable photos of various full-size Jeep vehicles, including submissions from our friends at International Full-Size Jeep Association (www.ifsja.org) as well as other friends within the Jeep community, we knew we had found a rig worthy of … [Read more...]