The Willys Jeep (later Kaiser Jeep or AMC Jeep) is the civilian version of the Willys military Jeep of World War II.The first Willys CJ prototype (the CJ-2) was introduced in 1944, and the same basic vehicle remained in production through seven variants and three corporate parents through 1986 when production of the Jeep model was officially ended.The CJ-7 and CJ-8, were replaced in 1987 by a similar looking model, the Jeep Wrangler.Also available was a two-wheel-drive variant, the DJ, made by AMC's AM General Division for the USPS which features a steel hard top and right hand drive.