Roy Lunn: A force behind groundbreaking vehicles

Lunn's work with Ford produced the Le Mans-winning GT40. (FORD)

August 21, 2017 05:00 AM

American Motors Corp. didn't have the time or money to subject the Jeep Cherokee XJ — the first modern SUV — to a traditional Detroit-style durability testing program ahead of its late 1983 launch.

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