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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 -
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 -
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 -
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