Jennifer is a 1927 Willys Overland Six Touring that lives in our Chrysler Jeep Dodge showroom.  She's there every day if you'd like to come and say hello.

Russell Hall traded her several years ago for a Mitsubishi Lancer, and decided to keep it. Jennifer was so named by her previous owner, Russell liked the name so it stuck.  After a couple of summers out on the roads, Jennifer was retired to storage for a few years.  Early in 2009 she was brought out of storage and brought back to tip-top condition by Russell as a favour to a friend and employee who was looking for the perfect wedding car for her Art Deco nuptials being held at Caves House in Yallingup. 

Photo by Pixel Magix

Since Jennifer's great successes that day she has been presented in the showroom for you to enjoy.

Why do we have Jennifer in our showroom? It’s because of her history…

1908 John North Willys buys the Overland Automotive Division of Standard Wheel Company 

1912 John North Willys renames the Willys Overland Division to Willys-Overland Motor Company

1912-1918 Willys is the second largest producer of automobiles in the United States behind only Ford Motor Company from its factory in Toledo, Ohio, USA

1936 Coming out of bankruptcy following the great depression, the company is reorganised as Willys-Overland Motors, Inc.

1940 Willys contracts to build military Jeeps for the war and produces about 360,000 vehicles by 1945

1945 Willys begins production of the Civilian Jeep (CJ) – which forms the basis for the modern day Jeep Wrangler

1953 Kaiser buys Willys-Overland and changes the name to Willys Motor Company

1963 Company again changes name, this time to Kaiser-Jeep Corporation, the Willys name now disappears

1970 Kaiser company decides to retire from the automobile business; Jeep is bought by the American Motor Company

1987 American Motors is bought by the Chrysler Corporation

1998 Daimler-Benz merges with Chrysler Corporation to form Daimler-Chrysler, the fifth largest auto maker in the world

2001 After 60+ years building Jeeps in the same plant, DaimlerChrysler builds a new factory, relocates production and the last Jeep Cherokee rolls off the assembly line

2007 DaimlerChrysler sells an 80% stake in the Chrysler Division to Cerberus Capital for a mere US$7.4 Billion, creating Chrysler LLC

DaimlerChrysler would introduce the Overland name for a trim package on the 2003–present Jeep Grand Cherokee. The badging is a recreation of the Overland nameplate from the early twentieth century.