# Willys Jeep Frolics Off Roading, Jeep Rodeos & Jamborees 78374

Made by Willys Motors in the mid-1950s or early 60s, JEEP FROLICS shows the early era of off-loading with these remarkable vehicles. Jeep Jamborees and Rallys are shown, including a two day drive across the Sierra Nevadas to Lake Tahoe. Starting at 4:50, the Ridge Runners are seen in Yakima, Washington. A Jeep Rodeo is shown with a very, very muddy track. Chet Thompson won the Rodeo this particular year. At 7:10, the International Jeep Derby is shown at Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Willys was a brand name used by Willys-Overland Motors, an American automobile company best known for its design and production of military Jeeps (MBs) and civilian versions (CJs) during the 20th century. This film dates to at the very earliest 1953, when Kaiser Motors purchased Willys-Overland and changed the company's name to Willys Motor Company. The same year, production of the Kaiser car was moved from Willow Run, Michigan, to the Willys plant at Toledo, Ohio. The origin of the Jeep goes back to 1938, when Willys-Overland was one of several bidders when the War Department sought an automaker that could begin rapid production of a lightweight truck based on a design by American Bantam. In 1938, Joseph W. Frazer had joined Willys from Chrysler as chief executive. He saw a need to improve the firm's 4-cylinder engine to handle the punishment to which the Jeep would be subjected. This objective was brilliantly achieved by ex-Studebaker chief engineer Delmar "Barney" Roos, who wanted "an…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/78374JeepFrolics)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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