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CommieGIR posted:Jeep was a term often used to describe new recruits or unproven vehicles. Heh, Not trying to thread poo poo but the history student in me just had to correct this. There are a lot of ideas about where the name "Jeep" came from, but two are the most likely ones. The first comes from the Ford designation of "GP" this is probably the most well known theory although many make the mistake of thinking that "GP" stands for "General Purpose" it actually stands for "G"- Government and "P"- Was the vehicle class of a 4x4 1/4 ton truck. Also likely and probably my favorite theory is that the vehicle was named after a magical comics character named the "Jeep"  The Jeep was a sidekick in the Popeye comics, a character that would be known to pretty much every G.I. since those books were often part of the materials sent to G.I's during the war. The Jeeps powers included doing anything and going anywhere, its easy to see how American soldiers impressed by the rugged performance of Ford's GP Vehicle would have made the connection and given it the name, Jeep.
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