. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. BANTAM V4-TON ARMY TRUCK, 1940 Transferred from the U. S. War Department through Col. E. S. Van Deusen in 1944 (USNM 312822) In 1940 the American Bantam Car Co., of Butler, Pa., constructed 62 of these Vi-ton, 4-wheel-drive trucks, which were the prototype of the famous "jeep" or "peep.'1 Modified and standardized for volume production, many thousands were built by the American Bantam Car Co., Willys-Overland Motors, and the Ford Motor Co. Com- bining simplicity, exceptional mobility, reliability, low silhouette, and a capacit
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. BANTAM V4-TON ARMY TRUCK, 1940 Transferred from the U. S. War Department through Col. E. S. Van Deusen in 1944 (USNM 312822) In 1940 the American Bantam Car Co., of Butler, Pa., constructed 62 of these Vi-ton, 4-wheel-drive trucks, which were the prototype of the famous "jeep" or "peep.'1 Modified and standardized for volume production, many thousands were built by the American Bantam Car Co., Willys-Overland Motors, and the Ford Motor Co. Com- bining simplicity, exceptional mobility, reliability, low silhouette, and a capacity out of proportion to its size, the jeep proved a very versatile and successful military vehicle. It is on its way to becoming a legendary symbol of allied military unitv during World War Figure 1 03.— 1 940 Bantam 1 /4-ton Army truck, one of a group of 62 prototypes of the world-famous "; This Bantam prototype (fig. 103) differs from the stand- ard jeep chiefly in its appearance and in the fact that it is powered with a Continental engine. It is the seventh one of the 62, serial number 1007. It was delivered to the 148. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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