2006-07-19 06:14:13 · 14 answers · asked by bodslot 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Just
Enough
Essential
Parts
2006-07-19 06:17:17 · answer #1 · answered by Monkeyphil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Origin Of Name Jeep
2017-01-14 17:20:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name JEEP stems from WW2 and stands for Just, Enough Essential Parts, which the first jeeps were as most of the industries during that time were involved in making armaments
2006-07-19 06:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by jms_haggarty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a slang for a GP military vehicle, GP meaning General Purpose,
GP got shortened to Jeep
2006-07-19 06:18:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GP is the usual answer. These days JEEP usualy means
Jolly Expensive Electrical Parts !
EG door central locking solenoids £140 EACH ( but only $80 in USA, another UK rip-off !)
2006-07-19 08:12:27 · answer #5 · answered by cosmo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lan was correct.. GP If you say it phonetically it says "Jeep" If memory serves, they were originally made by a company called American General Corp? The US Army commissioned them to design and build the vehicle.
2006-07-19 06:20:05 · answer #6 · answered by Bullfrog_53 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
name given by gi's after eugene the jeep who used to be in popeye cartoons and communicated by saying "jeep jeep"
2006-07-19 07:27:50 · answer #7 · answered by paul m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was called the general purpose vehicle, this was shortened to GP which when pronounced, sounds like jeep
2006-07-19 06:19:19 · answer #8 · answered by bogoyatoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toledo Ohio
2006-07-19 06:19:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The guys are right. It comes from "GP" General Purpose vehicle. Kind of like how the military HUMMV is now a HUMMER.
2006-07-19 06:21:46 · answer #10 · answered by PaganPoetess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋