Seriously bent wheels and axles.

Jeepers Creepers

well said buddy, well said

Heck, that wagon's basic concept and proportions is quickly becoming the default car.

Especially in thePhililppines.. there is always the Jeep and Jeepneys

Today’s Jeep is nearly worthless since Chrysler took it over. I’m sorry to say that they spend more time in the repair shop than on the road.

i agree. this video clearly says willeez and not willis. it wasnt changed to willis until kaiser took over. too many speech police going around telling everyone to change history and saying those millions of GI Joes were wrong to call it a willeez. only ignorant people call it willis

They are owned by the Italians , (Fiat) only two American automakers left.

Gooqle Insider....that's a "y" in there, not an "I", and it's pronounced just like it's spelled, WILLY'S....not Willis....

The man that founded the Willys companyy pronounced his name Willis and old TV commercials pronounced it the same. But this is America. If enough educated people mispronounce or misuse words, the mistake becomes correct.

You're right, there never was a guy named "Willy" who invented the Jeep, his name was John Willys, an alternate spelling of "Willis." But so many people say it like "Willy's" nowadays that it's almost become a moot point.

The people that say it wrong, and weren't alive back then, will not be convinced of the truth of it. My parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles, that were born in the depression, that's the late 20s depression, and before, always pronounced it will-iss. This long ad kinda confirmed it. Btw I had a 52 4wd wagon with the hurricane flat head 6.

it was also called a GP and not Jeep

Wrong

@@herbhall3830 am i wrong?...even my closed caption is typing willie`s after his pronunciation. you watched the kaiser video which changed the use of the word to whyllis. that is their business. kaiser bought the company and they called it whatever they chose to call it. but willys was before kaiser and this video was before kaiser. this video is clearly saying willeez, and so did millions of ww2 soldiers. but speech police like you come along after watching kaiser videos to try to change history. it didnt work, sorry

Even the founder and all the original ads for willys pronounced it as willis even esrly service men called them willis and gp

John willis pronounced his last name as willis

@@healthyamerican millions is stretching it makes you lose all credibility and look further into it and you shall see? And if you were a sholdier as i was youd see all the stupid military videos confirming that you indeed are wrong

Willys was never defunct and actually their sales were very high.....Kaiser purchased them in 1953 and in 1963 the name was changed to Kaiser -Jeep Corporation. They had production facilities around the world.

@@toledojeeper2932Like many proud old companies they were victimized by corporate raiders and investment bankers. Bought diced up and resold until the heart and sole of the original was virtually gone. (along with the pension funds). Not just Willies Overland, but White Motors, Minneapolis Moline, Oliver, International Harvester, American Motors and even General Motors ( aka Government Motors post bankruptcy).

Yes, Mahindra makes them in India. The have one available in the US but its bigger and a cross between a cj5 and a cj7. Diesel though

cj 500 also​@@BryanFoxsFlyinIron

It’s Mahindra thar in India. I’ve got a Mahindra 1989 cj4a jeep

Willys himself pronounced it Willis. The soldiers also called their rifle Ga-Rand even though he pronounced his name Gerend. Just because it’s a common misconception doesn’t make it any less of a misconception. People get way to bent around the axles on stuff like this people don’t even pronounce everything the same way today. I think the Willys company actually started changing the pronunciation themselves after the war to capitalize on the misconception. Before the war they made cars of a similar quality to mercury. After the war they were torn between returning to making entry level luxury cars (they did briefly with the Aero) or to try to capitalize on their war reputation with recreational and utility vehicles. That side obviously won out and the Willeez pronunciation fits better with that kind of marketing as many soldiers recognized it and it is more fun to say so fits better with the youthful recreation marketing. But that’s all just my guess.

John North Willys pronounced his own name Willis and he owned the company.

All too true. Had a 48 Willy’s. Will always miss it.