"Like a Bat Out of Hell!, Jeep from Willys-Overland," 1942
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Few things are as iconic of World War II as the jeep. American Bantam created the design in response to a call from the U.S. Army, but Bantam couldn't produce it in the quantities required. Willys-Overland and Ford built the majority of the 650,000 jeeps manufactured for the war effort. Willys built Jeeps for the civilian market after the war.
Few things are as iconic of World War II as the jeep. American Bantam created the design in response to a call from the U.S. Army, but Bantam couldn't produce it in the quantities required. Willys-Overland and Ford built the majority of the 650,000 jeeps manufactured for the war effort. Willys built Jeeps for the civilian market after the war.
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Date Made
1942
Subject Date
02 May 1942
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.14.14.32
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 13.75 in
Width: 10.75 in
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