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The brand has gone through many owners, starting with Willys, which produced the first Civilian Jeep (CJ) in 1945 and who were the first granted the trademark in 1950. Willys was sold to Kaiser Motors in 1953, which became Kaiser-Jeep in 1963. American Motors Corporation (AMC) purchased Kaiser's money-losing Jeep operations in 1970. The utility vehicles complemented AMC's passenger car business by sharing components, achieving volume efficiencies, as well as capitalizing on Jeep's international and government markets. The French automaker Renault began investing in AMC in 1979. However, by 1987, the automobile markets had changed and even Renault itself was experiencing financial troubles. At the same time, Chrysler Corporation wanted to capture the Jeep brand, as well as other assets of AMC. Chrysler bought out AMC in 1987, shortly after the Jeep CJ-7 was replaced with the AMC-designedJeep Wrangler or YJ. Chrysler merged with Daimler-Benz in 1998 to form DaimlerChrysler. DaimlerChrysler eventually sold most of their interest in Chrysler to a private equity company in 2007. Chrysler and the Jeep division now operate under the name Chrysler Group LLC. Jeeps have been built under licence by various manufacturers around the world including Mahindra in India, EBRO in Spain, and several in South America. Mitsubishi built more than 30 different Jeep models in Japan between 1953 and 1998. Most of them were based on the CJ-3B model of the original Willys-Kaiser design. Toledo, Ohio has been the headquarters of the Jeep marque since its inception, and the city has always been proud of this heritage. Although no longer produced in the same Toledo Complexas the World War II originals, two streets in the vicinity of the old plant are named Willys Parkway and Jeep Parkway. American Motors set up the first automobile-manufacturing joint venture in the People's Republic of China on January 15, 1984. The result was Beijing Jeep Corporation, Ltd., in partnership with Beijing Automobile Industry Corporation, to produce the Jeep Cherokee (XJ) in Beijing. Manufacture continued after Chrysler's buyout of AMC. This joint venture is now part of DaimlerChrysler and DaimlerChrysler China Invest Corporation. The original 1984 XJ model was updated and called the "Jeep 2500" toward the end of its production that ended after 2005. A division of Chrysler Group LLC, the most recent successor company to the Jeep brand, now holds trademark status on the name "Jeep" and the distinctive 7-slot front grille design. The original 9-slot grille associated with all World War II jeeps was designed by Ford for their GPW, and because it weighed less than the original "Slat Grille" of Willys (an arrangement of flat bars), was incorporated into the "standardized jeep" design.

Nope! It's the hood. In older Euro cars, it was cabriolet or a Drop head coupe.

Personally, I don't find those starving, synthetically enhanced model attractive at all.

The boot is the trunk.

Here is a couple that get me rankled. It's per se, not persay. It's Voila, not Wallah, or wa lah, or wah la. Also the term welp, as in Welp, here we go again. The word is Well.

Nicely done

That is a very nicely done Vette racer. How did you do the widening of the fenders?

The kids got me a hotwheel VW and a $50 debit card for use at the LHS. Today I picked up the 75 Gremlin and the Revell 57 Ford kit. I just kinda quickly glanced at the 57 grille and I was impressed with the clean mold of that. I've never noticed the strong chemical smell from a kit before and the Ford made my eyes water.

Building Airfix, now that was a term I found interesting. Saw a special on TV about the Airfix company and how the show got kids nowadays to build Airfix again. It would be like USA modellers saying they were building Revell.

If you are taking it to a chain store (Jared's, Kay's, Shaws) you won't ever be satisfied. Find an independent jeweler who's business requires that he does the job correctly, not some second year art student doing summer work. Research it, ask, like Charlie8575, people who have stuff made a lot.

Had the Edsel survived, this would be modern day Edsel

'tard toy?! I can't believe you said that, Monty.

The Griffon from the anime series, The Big O.

Corvette and Cobalt wheels do not interchange. Only the center badge does, which will wind up in my HHR (LOL) which does indeed use the Cobalt wheel.

Because the Packers are a big deal here in Wisconsin, someone got 12-12-12 declared Aaron Rodgers day. He's the QB and his number is 12

I for one liked the old El Caminos (GMC Sprint) and Rancheros. I even had hoped for the AMC Cowboy (Hornet based vehicle) which never happened except for two prototypes. I though the Dodge Rampage was nice as well, seeing I owned a 1984 Dodge Charger, which was a pretty good car till the bottom started to rust out here in Wisconsin. Now, I'm really hoping for the new Elcos. The original El Camino and Ranchero was intended for the surfer crowd and hobby farmers, or as the term was then, gentlemen farmers, and small business owners who wanted a light vehicle and had no real need for the full size trucks. When Datsun (Nissan) and Toyota and Isuzu (Chevy LUV, Isuzu P'UP) and Mazda (Ford Courier, Mazda B2000/Rotary) brought in there small pick up trucks, the coupe/pickup lost it's appeal. BTW I like the Holden ute.

The DOH kit was based on a Dodge Daytona racer. It was a later body style, though.

911 Dodge van 71 Buick GSX Morgan Automotive Detail prewired distributor kit. 2 n 1 kit Model T and hot rod kit.

On the Rambler, I would try and find a Johan kit of the same car. Not highly detailed, but it will net you an interior and chassis that you might be able to detail out a bit.

I don't think that's what sjordan was talking about....snicker....

Well you know Milwaukee, if you can get something for free, why buy!

I stopped in a small town in Illinois called Braidwood. A small independent hardware store there had 2 Ertl farm wagon kits. I bought them. I still have them somewhere around here. They were the Massey versions molded in red. They have green ones for John Deere too.

We don't even have Pep Boys near us, but we get their commercials on TV

Muskego Wisconsin here.

If one of us mooks wins this, here is a bit of advice. Hire an attorney to create a trust before you claim your winnings. Do not claim them yourself, let the lawyers do it. Creating a trust helps protect your privacy and allows you to help anyone if you want without having every rinky dink charity calling you on the phone pitching for money. You do not have to reveal your identity to the public, which is what will happen if you show up at the Lotto office in person.