I sure don't understand why Steve would want to take a step backwards!


On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 19:34:43 -0700, Team Tierra Buena
<teamtierrabuena@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> Ø      My typical response is that Jeep is THE original, but went by the
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> I'll happily stand corrected, but my understanding is that the vehicle
> produced by Willys Motors was designated by the army as a "General Purpose"
> vehicle. As such, the various models used by the army were given "GP"
> designations -- which then got acronymed to "JEEP". 
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> Steve 
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> Team Tierra Buena 
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> "There ain't no word that can't be verbed." – William Safire