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After the delivery of the first jeep, American Bantam kicked off serial production of the Mark II (also called the BRC-60) jeeps with improvements suggested by the QMC. American Bantam was the sole manufacturer of jeeps put into service by the U.S. Army during 1940. [16]
First prototype of Bantam. Bantam BRC is an American off-road vehicle designed during World War II, constructed in 1940, and the precursor to the Jeep.Produced in a relatively small number of 2,642 units, in several versions, it was used by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union.
Jeep is an American automobile brand, now owned by multi-national corporation Stellantis. [2] [3] ... American Bantam, the creators of the first Jeep, built ...
American Bantam's chief engineer and plant manager, Harold Crist, [nb 21] was an experienced automobile engineer who had early-on worked on the first Duesenberg and been an engineer at Stutz Motor Company of Indianapolis for 18 years, worked a spell for Marmon, and then for Bantam from 1937 to 1942, [5] [73] [22] drafted freelance Detroit ...
Bantam Jeep Karl Probst (October 20, 1883 – August 25, 1963) was an American freelance engineer and automotive pioneer, credited with drafting the design drawings of the first prototype of the Bantam Reconnaissance Car, also known as the World War II "jeep" in 1940.
A custodian at a northern Virginia high school was stunned last month when students raised money to get him a shiny new Jeep to drive. Francis Apraku is a custodian at James Madison High School in ...
The American Austin Car Company (1929–1941) was headquartered in the area. Later the firm changed its name to American Bantam Car Company. Bantam was an early producer of small fuel-efficient vehicles through the 1930s. In 1940, lead engineer Karl Probst led Bantam design team to create what later was termed the iconic WWII Jeep.
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