The Jeep CJ may have one of the boxiest automotive bodies ever produced, but its front end is visually dominated by curves.
Note how the rounded fender edge emerges from an exposed gap between two pieces of sheet metal. This is a clever way to give the tall vehicle a visually lower center of gravity .
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I read somewhere that in early 1945 that “Cast-iron” Charlie Sorenson of Willys-Overland went seeking sheet metal suppliers that could cheaply fabricate what would be the civilian versions of the Willys Jeeps. He first went to appliance manufacturers, because his Jeeps for production would require very little metal-bending in terms of complex compound curves. I do not know who wound up with the body sheet-metal contract, but Willys-Overland got their Jeeps out the door.