To salute auto show season, here’s a look back at a major milestone in Jeep production. On August 27, 1987, the number of Jeeps produced reached 5 million as a Cherokee rolled off the line in Toledo. Blade photographer Bruce Sinner was on hand for the event. Shown from left to right: Lloyd Mahaffey, International Rep. UAW Region 2B, Dan Twiss, unit chairman of UAW Local 12, Jim Korowin, Chrysler plant manager, and Jerry Huber, production manager. Production of the 5 million Jeeps spanned parts of five decades, from 1941 to 1987. The total included 361,407 military Willys MAs plus more than 4.6 million bearing the Jeep name starting with the Civilian Jeep (CJ) 2a model in 1946, and including CJ models built in Brampton, Ontario. AM General and Ford-built Jeep-type vehicles were not counted in the totals. The North American International Auto Show opens to the public at Cobo Center in Detroit Saturday and runs through Jan. 22. The Greater Toledo Auto Show opens to the public at SeaGate Convention Centre on Jan. 26 and runs through Jan. 29.
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The 2017 North American International Auto Show, in Detroit, Michigan on January 9, 2017. The JEEP CJ66: “Take a Jeep Wrangler TJ frame, hang a 1966 Jeep Wrangler CJ universal Tuxedo Park body on it, add in Wrangler JK elements and power it all with a Mopar 345 Crate HEMI® Engine kit-enabled 5.7-liter HEMI and you've got the Jeep CJ66,” according to the FCA information posted next to the vehicle.
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2017 JEEP Rubicon® Hard Rock.
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Toledo fire fighters use a ladder truck to quench the blaze on Kress Street. Toledo Fire Department personnel battle a house fire in the 2500 block of Kress Street in Toledo, Ohio on January 2, 2017.
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Spencer Wilhelm plays Mozart on an 1895 completely rebuilt Steinway grand piano valued at $65,000 during the Waite High School show choir class on January 5, 2016. The piano was donated to the high school by Robert Kalb, a local surgeon, as part of a piano donation program started by Craig Whitaker, of Craigís Pianos & Keyboards.
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Kathleen Beach, left, daughter of former mayor John McHugh, looking at the mayors' portraits. A reception to honor the 180th anniversary of the City of Toledo, featuring the historic "Portraits of Toledo Mayors", in Toledo, Ohio on January 6, 2017. The installation was made possible by The Arts Commission.
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Father Jeff Walker working out at 9Round, a kickbox fitness facility in Perrysburg, Ohio on January 7, 2017. Rev. Walker is the vicar at St. Rose Catholic Church in Perrysburg.
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Second grader Bismah Gill laughs as she shaves the head of Frank Elementary School Principal Chad Warnimont in Perrysburg, Friday, January 06, 2017. Students earned the semester incentive of shaving his head by earning Jacket Way tickets for being respectful, responsible and ready.
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Chase Jeansonne cheers with his classmates as their third grade teacher Michelle Waddell shaves the head of Frank Elementary School Principal Chad Warnimont in Perrysburg, Friday, January 06, 2017. Students earned the semester incentive of shaving his head by earning Jacket Way tickets for being respectful, responsible and ready.
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Owen Michaels, 6 of Oak Harbor watches the model trains go by during a model train clinic Saturday, January 7, 2017, at The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums in Fremont, Ohio.
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A teardrop flows from a 45 rpm spindle adapter on a poster during tribute jam session for Culture Clash's owner Pat O'Connor at Rocky’s Bar on January 3, 2017.
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Desmond Anderson, 2, checks out the Vinyl Listening Station during a memorial and tribute jam session for Culture Clash's owner Pat O'Connor at the West Toledo store, Tuesday, January 03, 2017. The Toledo toddler was with his mother Ashley Anderson.
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Dooley Wilson performs during a memorial/tribute jam session for Culture Clash's owner Pat O'Connor.
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From left: Alex Keller, Nate Wills, Mike Swartz, Aaron Benson and Mikayla Mueller remove their knee splints after an exercise during the Wilderness First Responder Certification course at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Jayden Payne, 14, right, watches Laurence Washington, left, 13, and Jquan Payne, 12, bounce basketballs off of an overpass wall on Broadway Street in South Toledo. The boys were on their way to a nearby park to play basketball.
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Larry Shuman, of Toledo, looks for cardinals over the fence in Pearson's Metropark on a frigid afternoon on January 9, 2016. "I just got some stunning stuff on a cow bird," Shuman said.
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A Blue Jay on a tree in Pearson's Metropark on January 9, 2016.
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Betty Nadolny, center, laughs while playing Duplicate Bridge, a variation of contract bridge in club and tournament play, at the Sylvania Senior Center on January 5, 2016. The weekly contest is held every Thursday from 1 to 4pm at the center. First price is $5.00 and the second prize is $4.00.
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Fog obscures the downtown Toledo skyline on January 3, 2017.
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Fog obscures The Veterans' Glass City Skyway on January 3, 2017.
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Phyllis Carter, of Toledo, hangs clothing as one of the volunteers who helps at the Marketplace. Volunteers sort, hang and shelve donated clothes and food for the Marketplace for All People at St. Paul's Methodist Church in downtown Toledo, Ohio on January 5, 2017. The Marketplace is open on Fridays, from about 9:45 til 12:45. The Marketplace has need of Mens' clothes, canned meats and tuna.
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Walkers along the boardwalk on the floodplain trail in the metropark. Wildwood Metropark in Toledo, Ohio on January 2, 2017.
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Joey Justen 11, of Point Place, takes a leap across the trampoline while spending an afternoon at the Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Holland on January 2, 2017.
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ROV zoolights02p 01/02/2017 Horticultural worker David Moore begins the two-month task of taking down more than a million lights at the Toledo Zoo. Today was the first day for the light removal. THE BLADE/LORI KING
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Two classes at Essence mind body studio in Maumee, Ohio on January 7, 2017. Drums Alive® Power Beats is a class in which people use drum sticks on big exercise balls as they exercise. The second is a yoga class that uses giant crystal balls and a gong, vibrations, and sound at the beginning and/or end of the class
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Greg Harrington, top center, performs with the band Swingmania Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Club Soda in West Toledo. The group performs at the dance club every Tuesday evening.
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Anthony Wayne's Braden Womack (2) is blocked by Southview's Jason Johnson (22) during the first half of the Friday, January 6, 2017, match up at Anthony Wayne High School in Whitehouse. Southview won, 57-45.
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Southview's Nate Kalniz (4) goes in for a layup off a fast break over Anthony Wayne's defense during the second half of the Friday, January 6, 2017, match up at Anthony Wayne High School in Whitehouse.
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Bowling Green State University Ice Arena Thursday, January 5, 2017, in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Bowling Green State University guard Rachel Myers (11) shoots against Northern Illinois guard Kelly Smith (25) during a women's basketball game Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Rossford High School player Matt Fuerst (0) is fouled by Eastwood High School player Grant Hirzel (5) during their basketball game at Eastwood High School, Thursday, January 05, 2017.
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Rossford High School player Ben Verbosky (30) catches a knee from Eastwood High School player Tyler Haas (2) as they crash out of bounds during their basketball game at Eastwood High School, Thursday, January 05, 2017.
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Rogers High School player Zia Cooke (1) puts up a shot against Start High School player Jazmyn Worthy (32) during their basketball game at Rogers High School in Toledo, Friday, January 06, 2017.
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St. Francis de Sales High School player Kenny Coleman-Graham (11) shoots over Findlay High School player Ryan Roth (10) during their game at St. Francis, Tuesday, January 03, 2017.
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St. Francis de Sales High School player Drew Swerlein (10) defends against Findlay High School player Ryan Roth (10) during their game at St. Francis, Tuesday, January 03, 2017.
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St. John's Joey Fretti (24) celebrates with fans after defeating St. Francis 52-42 in a basketball game Friday, January 6, 2017, in Toledo, Ohio.
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Toledo's Steve Taylor, Jr. is boxed in by Miami during basketball game at the University of Toledo's Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio.
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Toledo's Steve Taylor, Jr. reaches for his hurt ankle during second half of basketball game against Miami.
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Toledo's Mariella Santucci, left, high-fives Sophie Reecher after Santucci was fouled by Miami during basketball game at the University of Toledo's Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio.
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Toledo head coach Tricia Cullop reacts to her team pulling ahead of Miami during second half of the basketball game at the University of Toledo's Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio.
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Waite High School player Keyshawn Leach (21) makes a basket against Woodward High School during their game at Waite High School, Wednesday, January 04, 2017.
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Muddy hangs out with Walleye fans during the game against Fort Wayne during ECHL action at Huntington Center on January 8, 2016.
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Mauricio Barajas of Wauseon drives Bryce Quilan of Central Catholic into the mat during the 132 pound championship match Saturday, January 7, 2017, during the Perrysburg Invitational Tournament in Perrysburg, Ohio. Barajas won 4-0.
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Josh Herhold of Perrysburg escapes Andrew Bailey of Wauseon during the 160 pound championship match Saturday, January 7, 2017, during the Perrysburg Invitational Tournament in Perrysburg, Ohio. Herhold won 4-3.
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Toledo's Zach Garber (33) comes out after an injury in the second half of the Tuesday, January 3, 2017, match up against Buffalo at the University of Toledo's Savage Arena. Toledo won, 86-54.
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Toledo's goaltender Jake Paterson (35) gets help from teammate Chris Leone (22) in rebuffing a shot on goal by Brampton's Mitch Zion (28) during the second period of the Saturday, January 7, 2017, match up at the Huntington Center in downtown Toledo.
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