Built to help win World War II, the original military Jeep MB would develop into the civilian CJ and, eventually, today's Wrangler. It is the 4x4 that made the idea of four-wheel drive acceptable.
Ferrari was foundering in the '70s. Its road cars were flaccid and boring. Then came the midengine, V8-powered 308 and the company had a hot seller. It saved Ferrari.
