 Jeep Clubs
With the growing popularity of Jeeps it
wasn�t long until Jeep Clubs started forming across the USA. One
noteworthy Jeep club is the Jolly Jeepers which was founded in 1962 in
Oregon. Around the same time, Erle Stanley Gardner joined up with the
Sareea Al Jamel 4-Wheel Drive Club in California to describe the growing
popularity of off-roading in his book "The Dessert is Yours". Back in
the early to late 1960's a lot of Jeep's under went custom modifications
which included dropping in a V8 or a 6 cylinder engine from other
manufacturers.
Oversized tires began its popularity as well. Jeep bodies were cut,
widened and welded so oversized tires can be mounted giving additional
traction in rocky and sandy terrain. Jeep owners were starting to get
creative with their vehicles. Other clubs across the country formed too. |
