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Actually this can all get very confusing real quick when you toss around manufacturer's names without naming the company's country.

Willys (US) built the M38 and allowed Ford of Canada to produce the M38 CDN under license (about 2400 late 51 thru early 52).

Willys (US) built the M38A1 but again allowed Ford of Canada to build them as M38A1 CDN (about 700 1953) .

Later Kaiser of Canada built M38A1 CDN2's (about 800 1967/68)

Kaiser in the US built M38A1 CDN 3's 1970-71 (about 800 to 900)

Finally Ford (US) designed and built the M151 but was unable to meet needed production rates early on and contracted Willys (US) to also build the M151 and eventually AM General (US) also got to build a few.

So as an American, if you dont call my M38 a Ford, I won't call your M37 a" big Jeep"!!




DJ

DJ wrote:So as an American, if you dont call my M38 a Ford, I won't call your M37 a" big Jeep"!!




DJ

HAHAHAHAHA

SOTVEN wrote:

DJ wrote:So as an American, if you dont call my M38 a Ford, I won't call your M37 a" big Jeep"!!




DJ

HAHAHAHAHA

Well, my M38 was a Canadian model so I don't mind the ford quip, but I still don't want anyone calling my M37 a "big jeep"...

JEEP

This is the perfect time to take a look at the word JEEP.

From WWII through the 80's the US military commonly referred to anything new and unproven as a JEEP. Each new recruit, each new vehicle or piece of equipment we usually, when referring to it, would just call it Jeep. When I graduated from Tech school in September 66 I found out my real name right away at my first assignment. The Jeep emptied the trash, swept the hanger floors and pulled KP. I would imagine every military tactical vehicle that ever went through Aberdene was labeled a Jeep at some point. The Jeep name would stick with a new piece of equipment at each of it's new assignments but would eventually wear off as it became an accepted piece of equipment.

Try to keep this aspect in your mind the next time a 60 to 80 years old vet calls your MV a jeep.

cuz wrote:


Try to keep this aspect in your mind the next time a 60 to 80 years old vet calls your MV a jeep.

Cuz
It's usually not the "60 to 80 year old Vet" who calls out beloved Dodges a "Jeep." It's the 20 to 50 year old red necks who do.
Matt

I understood who normally made the call. My point is not everyone who calls any MV a jeep is necessarily that 20 to 50 year old redneck.

cuz wrote:

JEEP

This is the perfect time to take a look at the word JEEP.

From WWII through the 80's the US military commonly referred to anything new and unproven as a JEEP. Each new recruit, each new vehicle or piece of equipment we usually, when referring to it, would just call it Jeep. When I graduated from Tech school in September 66 I found out my real name right away at my first assignment. The Jeep emptied the trash, swept the hanger floors and pulled KP. I would imagine every military tactical vehicle that ever went through Aberdene was labeled a Jeep at some point. The Jeep name would stick with a new piece of equipment at each of it's new assignments but would eventually wear off as it became an accepted piece of equipment.

Try to keep this aspect in your mind the next time a 60 to 80 years old vet calls your MV a jeep.

Thats a rather handy piece of information for those of us not involved with the services.

"This is the perfect time to take a look at the word ", Redneck.

DJ wrote:"This is the perfect time to take a look at the word ", Redneck.

Seeing how I live in rual Va, 19 miles from the WV boarder I am quite familar with "rednecks". The good & the bad.

cuz wrote:I understood who normally made the call. My point is not everyone who calls any MV a jeep is necessarily that 20 to 50 year old redneck.

No but then again, I've never heard a prior service member refer to anything larger then a 1/4 ton as a "Jeep".

Matt