 The WWII Willys MB US Army Jeep. The Willys MB US Army Jeep was manufactured from 1941 to 1945. Image File history File links Wiki_jeep_1. ...
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With the advent of the gasoline-powered automobile, the U.S. War Department had been seeking to have a standard reconnaissance and transport vehicle to replace the usage of horses and other animals. With heightening tensions around the world, in September 1940, the American Bantam Car Company, in collaboration with Army officials, proposed and then built what would become the World War II Army Jeep, later also known as the Willys MB and Ford GPW. But because the Bantam Company did not have the production capacity nor fiscal stability to produce it on the scale needed by the United States Department of War, the contract for building the new reconnaissance car was to be determined by a test trial. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...
American Bantam was the name given cars produced in Butler, Pennsylvania following the failure of the American Austin Car Company. ...
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The US Army invited 150 manufacturers to submit a design for a car which would conform to their requirements, as stated in the World War II training manual TM 9-803, which describes the vehicle as "... a general purpose, personnel, or cargo carrier especially adaptable for reconnaissance or command, and designated as 1/4-ton 4x4 Truck." They were given 49 days to submit their prototypes. The War Department forwarded the plans for the Bantam car to the two respondents, the Ford Motor Company and Willys-Overland Motors, Inc, claiming that the government owned the design. Bantam did not dispute due to its precarious financial situation. The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...
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1920 Willys-Knight advertisement Willys (pronounced WILL-iss) was the brand name used by the United States automobile company Willys-Overland Motors, best known for its production of military and civilian Jeeps, during the last century. ...
The submitted prototypes were very similar to each other and competed with the Bantam in an Army trial. Bantam's was called the Model BRC 40, Willys' was called the Quad and Ford's - the Pygmy or GP, with "G" for a "government" type contract and "P" which Ford commonly used to designate any passenger car with a wheelbase of 80 inches. Ford's GP designation did not represent "general purpose", which was the government's description. All three cars were declared acceptable and orders for 1500 units per company were given, for a test phase. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Willys' car's designation was then changed to "MA" for Military model A. By July 1941, the War Department decided to select one manufacturer to supply them, to standardize. Willys won the contract mostly due to its more powerful engine (the Willys Go Devil engine) which the soldiers raved about, and its lower cost and lower silhouette. Whatever better design features the Bantam and Ford entries had were then incorporated into the Willys car, moving it from an "A" designation to "B", thus the "MB" nomenclature. For example, if the gasoline tank was directly beneath the driver's seat, combining the two main target areas into one, it would lessen the chance of a catastrophic hit. This article is about the year. ...
The Willys L134 (nicknamed Go Devil) was a straight-4 automobile engine made famous in the Jeep produced in World War II. The engine displaced 134 in³ (2. ...
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By October 1941, it became apparent that Willys-Overland could not keep up with production demand and Ford was contracted to produce them as well. The Ford car was then designated as "GPW" with the "W" referencing the Willys company. This article is about the year. ...
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Origin of the term "jeep" For theories about the origin of the word "jeep", see the origin of the term "jeep". Jeep is an automobile marque (and registered trademark) of DaimlerChrysler. ...
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Grille  Front view, Willys MB US Army Jeep. Willys made its earlier Jeeps with a flat iron, welded "slat" radiator grille. But it was the Ford Motor Company that first designed and implemented the now familiar and distinctive stamped, slotted steel grille into its cars, which was lighter, used fewer resources and was less costly to produce.
Many other design features innovated by Ford were also implemented, which Willys adopted into its Jeep by April 1942. Even today, over 60 years later, Jeeps have retained their historical connection by keeping the visage of their ancestors' grill to one degree or another. 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...
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Post-war During World War II, Willys produced 363,000 Jeeps and Ford produced 280,000. After the war ended, Willys brought its Four-wheel drive marvel into the civilian realm with its Jeep CJ-2A version. It was essentially the same as the MB but was revised, for the most part, with these alterations: powered windshield wipers, side-mounted spare tire, naugahyde seats, tailgate, chrome trim, rear view mirror, bigger headlights, side mounted gasoline tube, a heftier T-90 transmission (Willys' MB's was T84). It came in a variety of colors. Military "black-out" lights were replaced with standard civilian brake and signal lights. The Jeep Wrangler is a 4WD vehicle with a transfer case to select low range or high range 4WD. The Lamborghini Murciélago is a 4WD/AWD that powers the front via a VCU if the rear slips. ...
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The Willys-Overland company was absorbed into other companies over the years (currently Daimler-Chrysler), but its entity continued to supply the War Department with Jeeps® for decades to come. Willys (pronounced will-eeze) was the brand name used by the United States automobile company Willys-Overland Motors, best known for its production of military and civilian Jeeps. ...
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Trivia - In the 2006 film Cars, the character Sarge is based loosely on both the Willys MB and its successor, the Jeep CJ.
- Armored Forces in WW2 commonally referred to their GPWs/MBs (jeeps) as PEEPS. [citation needed]
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Sarge is a military jeep seen in the movie Cars (film) He lives next to Fillmore, and mowes his lawn twice everyday. ...
The Jeep CJ (or Civilian Jeep) was a commercial version of the famous Military Jeep from World War II. The first CJ (the CJ-2) was introduced in 1944 by Willys, and the same basic vehicle stayed in production through 7 variants and 3 corporate parents until 1986. ...
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