Mac...
Actually Hummer has more original Jeep heritage than the present day "yuppie" Chrysler Jeep has. The first prototype "General Purpose 1/4ton truck" or "GP" and named Jeep after a character in the Popeye cartoon by the soldiers, were built by three car companies ( Bantam, Willys Overland & Ford).Willys and Ford won the contract to build WW2 military Jeeps. After the war Willys carried on military (M38 and M38A1) models as well as building civilian Jeeps (CJ2A, CJ3A, CJ3B, CJ5, a early pick-up and station models). In 1960s Willys was bought by Kaiser producing CJ5, M38A1, and a military CJ3B model during Viet Nam. Kaiser also developed the Gladiator pick-up and Wagoneer. American Motors Corp. bought Kaiser in early 1970s building CJ5, CJ7, CJ8, Wagoneers, Cheorkees(big & small) & pick-ups(big & small) and spun-off AM General building military/postal vehicles and developing the Humvee. Ford had another brief stint between the M38A1 and Humvee building a rollover prone 1/4 ton utility called M151. Finding a surplus M151 is even more rare than finding a surplus Humvee as most were cut up for scrap as is present Humvee if not refurbished by AM General. Chrysler bought Jeep name after AMC's demise and the poor Jeep has been sick ever since.
Don
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