Jeep species, bat Genus?

[Wilson Gray]

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

> Except for some people at _Ford_, virtually no one would have cared about the
>> > company's cryptic "GP" designation of the vehicle; mechanics would
>> > certainly
>> > have seen (though not necessarily thought about) the designation which was
>> > embossed (though not explained), along with far more interesting and
>> > important specs, on the metal specification plate affixed to the dashboard.
>> >

When did Ford enter the picture WRT the etymology of _jeep_? Have I
missed too much of the beginning?

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