Jeep models
From military vehicle to family car: the 98 Jeep models in 1:87 span the arc from the Willys of the war and post-war years through the CJ-7 Renegade and the Jeep Universal to the big US models Wagoneer, Gladiator and Cherokee. Brekina sets the tone, supplemented by kits from Artitec and current models from Herpa. Back to the model cars overview.
Two worlds in one marque
For a layout, Jeep falls into two halves. The Willys – as MB, M38 or M38 A1 – is a military vehicle and suits era II and era III scenes, often as a civilian post-war workhorse in forestry and municipal service too. The big US types on the other hand – Wagoneer, Gladiator, Cherokee – belong in American street scenes or on European roads as imports.
The CJ and its successors
The civilian CJ ("Civilian Jeep") continued the Willys line from 1945. The catalogue mainly holds the CJ-7 Renegade of the 1970s and the Jeep Universal, plus special bodies such as the Gladiator Camper and vehicles in company liveries.
Fitting surroundings
The civilian part of the range sits with the cars and vans, the pick-up versions with the trucks. For placing them in time, see the era overview.