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\nJim Fowler will be traveling to Alaska with his friend Kevin\u00a0in Jim’s\u00a01947 CJ-2A towing a specially built trailer.<\/p>\n

Before Jim went off to college in 1980, his father bought him a CJ-2A for $200. He couldnt believe it at first, especially when his father brought it home. It was in poor shape and was a learning experience. Two years later, after bouts of sporadic building, he had it on the road. Soon, it became his primary transportation for years.<\/p>\n

Over the years, he has updated his jeep. One major update was the installation of a 1980 231 V6 and upgrading the electrical system to 12 volts. Hes also added a winch, roll bar, overdrive, and other miscellaneous changes.<\/p>\n

As with most vintage jeep owners, Jim owns more than one jeep. He has a 1950 panel delivery wagon that was his great aunts jeep that needs some restoration. He also has a 1972 Ford Bronco.<\/p>\n

Jims 1947 before his rebuild:<\/p>\n

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After the rebuild:<\/p>\n

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TIMELINE OF WILLYS-OVERLAND\/JEEP NAMES AND OWNERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

From its inception as the Overland Automotive Company<\/a>\u00a0in 1903 to its purchase by Fiat<\/a>\u00a0in 1914, the company we once knew as Willys-Overland and now know as the Jeep Corporation has gone through several ownership changes, each with unique complexities. For example, Willys-Overland\u2019s ownership during the late 1930s and through WWII involved several inter-related companies, as a\u00a01946 Fortune article explains in detail<\/a>. \u00a0Because of the nuances involved with each transaction, the\u00a0timeline below gives just a taste\u00a0of the Jeep’s corporate\u00a0history as it changed names and owners:<\/p>\n

1903<\/strong>: Overland Automotive Company formed by Claude Cox.
\n1908:<\/strong> John North Willys buys the Overland Automotive Company.
\n1912<\/strong>: Willys renames the company Willys-Overland. By then it was the second largest automaker (behind Ford).
\n1917:<\/strong> John Willys forms the Willys Company, a holding company that owned several automotive companies, including Willys-Overland, Electric Auto-Lite, F.B. Stearns, Russell Motor Car, and New Process Gear.
\n1940:<\/strong> American Bantam & Willys Overland submit prototypes for military contract.
\n1941:<\/strong> Willys-Overland wins military contract, introduces the Willys MB.
\n1945<\/strong>: Willys-Overland introduces the first civilian jeep, the CJ-2A.
\n1946:<\/strong> Willys-Overland introduces, arguably, the first SUV with the ‘Jeep’ Station\u00a0Wagon.
\n1953<\/strong>: Willys-Overland is bought by Kaiser-Frazer. The two companies form a new entity called Kaiser-Willys. Willys Motors is formed to handle domestic jeep manufacturing and sales. The Willys Export Company is formed to handle international sales.
\n1963:<\/strong> Willys Motors is renamed Kaiser Jeep.
\n1969:<\/strong> Kasier Jeep is sold by Kaiser-Willys to the American Motors Corporation (AMC). Kaiser-Jeep is renamed the Jeep Corporation.
\n1987:<\/strong> The Jeep Corporation\u2019s parent company, AMC, is acquired by Chrysler.
\n1998<\/strong>: Chrysler and Daimler-Benz merge to form DaimlerChrysler AG.
\n2007<\/strong>: Chrysler is sold to a private group.
\n2009:<\/strong> Chrysler enters and exits bankruptcy.
\n2011<\/strong>: Fiat buys initial stake in Chrysler.
\n2014:<\/strong> Fiat acquires full control of Chrysler.<\/p>\n

More on the history of Willys\/Jeep:<\/p>\n