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70 Year Old Jeep Makes Journey Back Home

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willys-jeepHere’s an incredible story about legacy and military service:

The Jeep is coming back to the States today.  Not just any mere Jeep, but a military WW2 Willy, the precursor of the Jeep.  And this one has been in service for 70 years.

This specific Jeep began its life on June 3rd, 1943 where it was deployed to Sicily to help with the war efforts shortly after coming out of the factory.  When the war ended, the Jeep stayed overseas and was moved around various Italian military members.

It left active-duty at some point and became privately owned.  The current owner, an Italian journalist Vittorio Argento, purchased it in 1984.  Now, he’s returning it to its birthplace in Toledo, Ohio, the very factory where it was first made.

It’s a remarkable story to see.  I can’t even imagine the stories this little beast of burden could tell if it could talk.  Even more impressive seeing how well it’s held up over the decades.  That’s a real testament to the quality of manufacturing that went, and still goes into, producing the Jeep.

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Source: NY Daily News

Jeep Announces New SUV Model

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libertyAs part of a bigger expansion plan, Jeep has announced that it will be producing a smaller SUV model at its plant in Melfi, Italy.

This new SUV is not the previously announced replacement for the Jeep Compass and Patriot but rather a whole new model. Even though the new, smaller SUV will be built in Italy, Jeep plants in the United States have no need to fear. The Compass/Patriot replacement will be built in the United States, and Chrysler currently plans on adding over 1,100 workers to the Toledo plant next year.

Chrysler’s majority owner Fiat expects that production of this smaller SUV and another new Fiat model at the Melfi plant will help the local economy as well as increase auto sales in Europe. Also, the Melfi plant has been underutilized of late, and it makes sense to put it to good use.

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