| Original Source Documents: |
August 1, 1942 - The Story Behind the Army Jeep - Illustrated Gazette - Vol 1 No 4 - pg.1,2,6,8 details
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| Contributor: | Robert A. Notman |
| Source: |
The Illustrated Gazette |
ORIGINAL JEEP IN SMITHSONIAN
The original Jeep manufactured by the Bantam Car company rests peacefully in the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. The Wheel base, tread, height overall and other features of the first car are the same that will be found in the present Jeep made by Willys-Overland. Payne asserts that 2,000 Bantam-made Jeeps were in use when Willys and Ford made their pilot models and charges that all Willys and Ford did was to stick their own motors in them and "that is that!"
| R-000056 | American Bantam Car Company Procurement Records |
| R-000050 | Charles Harry Payne - Personal records |
| R-000077 | Ford Motor Company Procurement Records |
| R-000118 | John W. Chapman - Personal records |
| R-000054 | Quartermaster Corps Procurement Records |
| R-000076 | Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. Procurement Records |
| P-000041 | Chapman, John W. |
| P-000034 | Payne, Charles Harry |
| T-000063 | American Bantam Car Company |
| T-000127 | Bantam Jeep - Smithsonian |
| T-000091 | Ford Motor Company |
| T-000115 | Ford, 1/4-Ton, 4 x 4, Pilot Model |
| T-000016 | Jeep Specifications - Height |
| T-000128 | Jeep Specifications - Wheelbase |
| T-000090 | Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. |
| T-000114 | Willys-Overland, 1/4-Ton, 4 x 4, Pilot Model |
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