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- Willys Automobile Concept, Front View, November 13, 1944 - A pioneer of industrial design, Walter Dorwin Teague is best remembered for his work for the Eastman Kodak Company and the 1933 Chicago and 1939 New York World's Fairs. At both fairs, he designed buildings for Ford Motor Company. Teague's studio produced this automobile concept drawing for a Ford rival: Willys-Overland of Toledo, Ohio.
- November 13, 1944
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Willys Automobile Concept, Front View, November 13, 1944
A pioneer of industrial design, Walter Dorwin Teague is best remembered for his work for the Eastman Kodak Company and the 1933 Chicago and 1939 New York World's Fairs. At both fairs, he designed buildings for Ford Motor Company. Teague's studio produced this automobile concept drawing for a Ford rival: Willys-Overland of Toledo, Ohio.
- 1956 Willys Jeep - Both Willys-Overland and subsequent brand owner Kaiser Motors marketed the civilian Jeep runabout with the word "Universal" -- both as a slogan and as a model name. It was a fitting description for a functional, versatile vehicle suitable for many different jobs -- from pulling farm equipment, to plowing snow, to simply running errands around town.
- 1956
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1956 Willys Jeep
Both Willys-Overland and subsequent brand owner Kaiser Motors marketed the civilian Jeep runabout with the word "Universal" -- both as a slogan and as a model name. It was a fitting description for a functional, versatile vehicle suitable for many different jobs -- from pulling farm equipment, to plowing snow, to simply running errands around town.
- 1956 Willys Jeep Driven during "Operation Pineapple," 1955-1956 - In 1955, three Scouts drove a Willys Jeep from their hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil, to the World Scout Jamboree in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. Before returning home, they drove to Alaska at the northern terminus of the Pan-American Highway. The Scouts called their 12-month, 45,000-mile round-trip journey "Operation Pineapple" -- the rough terrain they encountered reminded them of the bumpy fruit.
- 1955-1956
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1956 Willys Jeep Driven during "Operation Pineapple," 1955-1956
In 1955, three Scouts drove a Willys Jeep from their hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil, to the World Scout Jamboree in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. Before returning home, they drove to Alaska at the northern terminus of the Pan-American Highway. The Scouts called their 12-month, 45,000-mile round-trip journey "Operation Pineapple" -- the rough terrain they encountered reminded them of the bumpy fruit.