Mechanical Marvel - The Flat-Fender Jeep

“Good Lord, I don’t think we could continue the war without the Jeep, it does everything. It goes everywhere. It’s as faithful as a dog, as strong as a mule, and as agile as a goat. It constantly carries twice what it was designed for, and still keeps going.” Ernie Pyle (North Africa 1943)

Born in adversity, as the U.S. scrambled to prepare for pending war in Europe, the iconic American Jeep has be…