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The word "Jeep" was first used to describe US Army "midget cars" in a January 1941 newspaper article, mentioning "Bantam" as the manufacturer. [22] At the time American Bantam was the only manufacturer that had actually fulfilled purchase orders to deliver Jeeps to the US Army. Rumors say "Jeep" is a phonetic pronunciation of the abbreviation GP.
1941 Willys T13/T14 'Super Jeep' – MB stretched to 6x6 and armed with a 37 mm gun motor carriage. Although cancelled in favor of the M6 gun motor carriage, the T14 was developed into the MT-TUG cargo/prime mover. 1941–1944 Willys MT "Super Jeep" — 6x6, 3⁄4-ton prototype — a small number were built in various configurations. [1]
As early as July 1941, after the unsuccessful testing with the T2 and T2E1 37 mm antitank guns mounted on Bantam jeeps, the U.S. Quartermaster Corps (QMC) thought to lengthen 1 ⁄ 4 ‑ton jeeps into 6WD for specialized roles, including the 37 mm gun. Willys was contracted that month for both a T13 and a T14 gun motor carriage, based on the ...
The 1/4-ton cargo trailer was first created for the World War II jeep 1941 jeep with trailer – rear. The Jeep trailer was a small, 1 ⁄ 4 short ton (0.22 long tons; 0.23 t) payload rated, cargo trailer, designed in World War II, tailored to be towed by 1/4-ton jeeps. Versions of the quarter-ton jeep trailer remained in military use, by the U ...
In 1993 Jeep re-introduced Quadra-Trac, this time on the Jeep Grand Cherokee using the NP249 transfer case. Like the NP219, this transfer case utilizes a center differential with a viscous coupler to provide smooth and efficient four-wheel drive operation on all surfaces. This system has 4WD All-Time, Neutral, and 4WD Low modes.
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Jeep: A four-wheel drive vehicle of one-half- to one-and-one-half-ton [0.45 to 1.36 tonnes] capacity for reconnaissance or other army duty. A term applied to the bantam-cars, and occasionally to other motor vehicles (U.S.A.) in the Air Corps, the Link Trainer; in the armored forces, the 1 ⁄ 2 -ton [ 0.45 tonnes] command vehicle.