Brass Jeep
Location 78
Date: 1963
Owner: Nelson Shaffer
This brass Jeep is an employee award that was presented in 1963. Willys / Overland / Jeep is what really made Toledo famous in the Automotive Industry. Many other companies located in Toledo as a result of Jeep. Generations of families were employed by Jeep, or of the suppliers of Jeep. The prototypes for what we now call the Jeep were developed in 1940. Jeep production began in 1941. Today, Jeeps are one of the most iconic cars in the world. The Jeep vehicle was originally developed for use in WWI.