2006-10-18 09:05:32 · 17 answers · asked by chritopher r 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Jeep
just enough essential parts
as they were made for the war and they made them using........just enough essential parts........jeep
so my husband says anyway
2006-10-18 09:15:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jeep come's from the letter GP like everyone said. But it is not certain what GP stood for. Most say General Purpose which would be logical but others say Government Production because like many of the products we use today the government put out an open contract to whom ever could come up with the best general purpose vehicle to use in WWII.
2006-10-18 09:18:28 · answer #2 · answered by IZ03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Jeep' comes from slurring the letters GP. In WWII the Ford built jeeps were built in two versions.
1) the Ford prototype design called GP. (very rare only 3200 built, about 350 survive around the world). It (the GP) lost the army's contest to Willys (MA, version 'A').
2) The army asked Ford to build copies of the improved jeep Willys (MB, version 'B') had designed. Using Willys blueprints. This copy was called the GPW. (350,000 or so built).
GP Never stood for 'General Purpose' !!! THIS IS THE MIS-INFO. It is Ford Factory Terminology. All vehicles Ford built for the government started with a 'G' for Government. Following was a letter which stood for the wheelbase. GA, GB, GC, GD, GE, etc, getting longer each time.
When they got to 80 inches (jeep size) they were at 'P'. When they were forced/asked to build jeeps using Willys design - they added a 'W' to it.
The army never even called it a jeep, officially it was 'Truck, 1/4 ton'.
2006-10-18 09:17:26 · answer #3 · answered by Voni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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The most likelier origin refers to the character Eugene the Jeep in the Thimble Theater (Popeye) comic strip. Eugene the Jeep was dog-like and could walk through walls and ceilings, climb trees, fly, and just about go anywhere it wanted; it is thought that soldiers at the time were so impressed with the new vehicle's versatility that they informally named it after the character. The character "Eugene the Jeep" was created in 1936.
2006-10-18 14:53:27 · answer #4 · answered by Carlos 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jeep comes from GP or General Purpose. Seeing that these vehicles were used in the Army for all kinds of jobs i.e. troop transport, ambulance, mounted machine guns etc.. They were called General Purpose or GP for short which became Jeep. I hope this helps. Take care.
2006-10-18 09:11:18 · answer #5 · answered by MightyRighty 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's a version of GP, which stands for General Purpose (started out as a vehicle for military use)
GP slurred & shortened=Jeep
2006-10-18 09:09:02 · answer #6 · answered by bmt330 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The origin of the name "Jeep" is somewhat a mystery. Popular notion has it that the vehicle designation "GP" (for "General Purpose") was phonetically slurred in pronunciation, eventually becoming "Jeep."
2016-05-22 00:10:42 · answer #7 · answered by Jamie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The model was GP
'GP' really stood for... G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase'.
Hence became Jeep.
2006-10-18 10:57:32 · answer #8 · answered by ROLAND M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gp=general purpose==jeep
2006-10-18 16:03:56 · answer #9 · answered by michael_stewart32 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it originates from ww2 us army corp, started out as willys general purpose vehicle, shortened to gp, then became jeep, and stuck.
2006-10-18 09:12:13 · answer #10 · answered by bigbro 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Daddy D is correct - it comes from "General Purpose" or "GP" (Gee-Pee... geddit?), quickly shortened to "Jeep".
2006-10-18 12:14:42 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋