Happy B-Day Jeep!

The First Jeep (1940)

The first Jeep from American Bantam Car company rolled off the assembly line 70 yrs ago today.  While the ABC design was ultimately sent to Ford for mass production, we respect that which came first.  In honor of Jeep’s real Birthday, everything is 20% off this week!  Click the “Get Your Gear” link to buy yours today!

Wave 1.0?

The Original Jeep Wave

Our save the wave post last week brought up some interesting conversation on Facebook about which came first, the Corvette wave or the Jeep Wave.  (our conclusion: Jeep, of course!)  We did some looking around online and found this picture dated January 1, 1945 – soldiers in a Jeep give the “V” for victory to a boy in Belgium.  Maybe this is documented proof.  waVe on…