In 1945, an American soldier gave my Grandpa—who was then an eight-year-old living in Southern Germany—a ride in a World War II Jeep. That short trip changed my grandpa's life forever, beginning a ...
John Rutherford joined the United States Navy the day after he received his high-school diploma in January 1944. Before long, the seventeen-year-old Illinois farm boy was a Seaman First Class aboard ...
Seventy years is a long time. Few vehicles can date their lineage back that far. Fewer still can trace back anything more than a few signature design cues. Then there's Jeep and the iconic Wrangler, ...
A 1945 Willys Jeep personally owned by stuntman and film star Steve McQueen will be sold at auction in early November. His extensive collection of vehicles was liquidated at an estate sale in Las ...
Jeep’s history is an endearing one, ranging from the WWII-inspired 1940s WIllys, all the way through to the off-road champion that is the current Jeep Wrangler. It is a captivating story born out of ...
One of the most iconic Hollywood actors, Steve McQueen, is a man often spoken of at various car auctions. A car lover by choice, the actor’s possessions still sell for millions across the globe, with ...
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Alameda has plenty of tiny side streets, and it's pretty hard to check them all for potential DOTS cars. However, I spotted what appeared to be an early-50s VW Transporter down one such street, and ...
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story used an incorrect photo of the 1945 Jeep CJ-2A. Mike Manley, the head man at Jeep, regularly refers to the Wrangler as the "icon" and "anchor" of the ...
Microsoft and Playground Games have unveiled a list of 100 cars of the just over 200 that will be featured in the upcoming racing video game. Among other gorgeous rides, a 1973 Renault Alpine A110 ...