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4results for “Go Devil”
  1. Vehicle family
    CJ / Universal Jeep

    The civilian line carried the wartime layout into farms, trails, and recreation, then evolved into the direct ancestor of Wrangler.

    1945–1986 · CJ-2A / CJ-3A / CJ-3B · CJ-5 / CJ-6 · CJ-7 / CJ-8
  2. Person
    Delmar “Barney” Roos

    Roos transformed an unimpressive Willys four-cylinder into the 60-hp Go Devil, the mechanical advantage that helped Willys win the standardized contract.

    1888–1960 · Willys chief engineer
  3. Research story
    The engines tell their own ownership history

    Go Devil, Hurricane, Dauntless, AMC inline-sixes, Hemi and Hellcat V8s, and the modern Hurricane inline-six map alliances, acquisitions, and changing vehicle missions.

    Powertrain genealogy · provisional
  4. Research story
    Who created the Jeep?

    Bantam, Willys, and Ford made different indispensable contributions. Later corporate retellings often blur procurement, design, production, and trademark ownership into one claim.

    Contested origin · disputed