* A little history. Willys-Overland was one of America's oldest car makers, dating to 1903. It survived the Depression (barely) making compact cars. Although it did not invent the Jeep and did not actually own the design, it was the largest builder of Jeeps during World War II and managed to secure the design rights after the war. After that, nearly all of its products were Jeeps and other four-wheel-drive vehicles. Willys was purchased by the Kaiser Corporation in 1953, Kaiser-Jeep joined American Motors in 1970, that company was purchased by Chrysler in 1987, and Chrysler was purchased by Fiat in 2009. Jeeps are still made on the same Toledo, Ohio factory grounds as Willys cars were a century ago.
* To the right of the driver, the first lever is the gear shift. The second takes the front axle in and out of four-wheel drive. The third shifts the transfer case between high-range gears (good for driving on pavement) and low-range gears (good for driving off-road).
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