Why do Jeeps have 7 slot grills?
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Back in the day, when Jeeps were produced by Ford, they has a nine-slot grille, but this grille was trademarked by Ford, so once Jeep became its own brand, they needed to change to something they could trademark for themselves. ... One theory is that Jeep was the first vehicle to be on all seven continents.