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SUMMARY:Early Off-Roaders
DESCRIPTION:Vintage SUVs Featuring\n50 Years of the Ford Bronco and ov
 er 75 years of the Jeep\nMay 21 – October 15, 2016\n\nReady for some
  Off-Road Adventure this summer?\nSport Utility Vehicles today are oft
 en more Luxury than Sport or Utility.  Plush heated leather seats, au
 tomatic four-wheel-drive and power everything are the norm and often o
 utsell the bread-and-butter sedans offered. Most never go off the pave
 ment.“It’s as faithful as a dog, as strong as a mule and agile as 
 a goat.” – War correspondent Ernie Pyle describing the Jeep.Years 
 ago, it was a completely different mindset. Our world famous Jeep and 
 the British Land Rover were borne from necessity. A military needed a 
 rugged, capable vehicle to get from Point A to Point B when no roads c
 onnected the two. Farmers, ranchers, hunters and guides were desperate
  for something to reach places not on the map. Just ask Marlin Perkins
  from “Wild Kingdom”! Off-road traction and keen mechanical surviv
 al skills were more important than doors, heaters, carpeting or other 
 ‘creature comforts’.\nThe AACA Museum salutes these icons and the 
 vehicles begat from them. Ford GP-No.1, a prototype for a light, rugge
 d four-wheel-drive vehicle for reconnaissance and other military use, 
 was delivered to the Army for tests Nov. 23, 1940. Built by Ford, Will
 ys and Bantam, this rugged vehicle became the Jeep we all know today.\
 n \nThe first generation Ford Bronco, introduced in 1966, had a twelv
 e-year run with a huge cult following and later became infamous as O.J
 . Simpson led the LA police on the world’s slowest chase. Diminutive
  offerings from Asia such as the Suzuki Samurai emerged as the icons g
 rew in size. All told, these early simplistic vehicles changed the way
  the world traveled to the far reaches of the globe.\n\nWe’ve got so
 me unusual examples of early SUVs as part of this exhibit and look for
 ward to sharing them in our Off-Road adventure this summer.\n \nThank
  you to our Exhibit Sponsors:\nNPD – National Parts Depot\nBrenner C
 hrysler Jeep\n\nFor more information visit https://northeastwheelseven
 ts.com/events/early-off-roaders
DTSTART:20160805T130000Z
DTEND:20161015T210000Z
CATEGORIES:museum, exhibit
LOCATION:AACA Museum
WEBSITE:http://www.aacamuseum.org/early-off-roaders/
URL:http://www.aacamuseum.org/early-off-roaders/
CONTACT:7175667100
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