Between 1942 and 1945, the Ford Motor Company - under license from Willys - delivered no less than 280.000 Jeeps to the US military. Willys won the contract.
At Ford however, it is claimed that their prototype was the only one to succeed in all aspects of the test program at the end of 1940. Willys However, won the contract because Ford and another manufacturer refused to build a modified prototype. Who's right? That depends on who is talking about this ... Also about the fact why one Jeep Jeep the opinions are divided. One category says it has to do with quickly pronouncing the letters of the type designation for the vehicle General Purpose ie GP, at Ford it is said that the G stands for Government and that the P stands for the wheelbase of the vehicle.