Jeep species, bat Genus?

[Joel S. Berson]

At 9/23/2010 12:38 AM, Wilson Gray wrote:
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>On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

No I didn't.
Joel


> > 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?
>
>--
>-Wilson
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