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The Coolest Jeep Culture In History - Yipao

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Jeeps and Coffee - two of my favorite things.  This blog post started as dialogue for a YouTube video which I never ended up making. Instead of letting it just sit in my Google docs collection, I figured it's worth sharing on my blog. Besides, I've made a new YouTube channel for the cars, coffee, and camping content which I'll explain sometime soon. Probably. I'll dive into how Jeep and coffee intersects on an historical level, and go into the history of the coolest Jeep culture I’ve ever heard of. I hope you learn something new. The Willys MB was commissioned by the US Army between 1940 and 1945 as a light recognition vehicle. Developed by MB (aka Willys Overland), it was a simple, durable, capable light truck designed to be able to carry soldiers and equipment over any terrain. Amazingly, this early "Jeep" arrived as a DIY kit dropped from an aircraft in a crate... and could be assembled in just 4 minutes. It’s 2453 pounds, 132 inches long, 62 inches wide, ...