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Roy Lunn, father of the Ford GT40, modern SUV, dies at 92

Roy Lunn with the Ford GT40. (FORD)
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Richard Truett
August 16, 2017 05:00 AM

American Motors Corp. didn't have enough money to subject the original Jeep Cherokee -- the first modern SUV -- to a traditional durability testing program ahead of its late 1983 launch.

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