> the jeep was the original light four wheel drive vehicle originally
conceived
> for use on the battlefields of WWII. companies such as willys, bantam,
ford,
> and others were all took on the challenge. as many know, the willys design
> won the contract and they were produced under the wills name and later the
> ford name also.
Sorry, the design for the Jeep that was accepted by the War Department was
the one by Bantam. Bantam didn't have the facilities to produce as many as
the Government needed so the Gov gave the contract to Willys, but building
Bantam's design.
Pete
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