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[12] [13] American Bantam's 1938 model was the inspiration for Donald Duck's car which was first seen in Don Donald (1937). Despite a wide range of Bantam body styles, ranging from light trucks to woodie station wagons, only about 6,000 Bantams of all types were produced. American Bantam continued to build cars until August 18, 1943. [14]
The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army truck, 1⁄4‑ton, 4×4, command reconnaissance, [ 9 ][ 10 ] commonly known as the Willys Jeep, [ nb 4 ]Jeep, or jeep, [ 12 ] and sometimes referred to by its Standard Army vehicle supply nr. G-503, [ nb 5 ] were highly successful American off-road capable, light military ...
The American Austin Car Company Inc. was an American automobile manufacturing corporation incorporated in the state of Delaware. The company was founded on February 23, 1929, [ 1 ] and produced motorcars licensed from the British Austin Motor Company from 1930 through 1934, after it had filed for bankruptcy protection.
The AMC M422 'Mighty Mite', or G-843 by its supply catalog designation, [ 1] is an extra lightweight ¼-ton 4x4 tactical truck, designed for the United States Marine Corps, to be suitable for helicopter airlift and manhandling. [ 2] It is noted for its exceptionally short length, and resulting very tight turning circle, while still highway ...
The old American Bantam Car Company factory in Butler, Penn., on August 26, 2023. Before many of my friends and their parents left and never returned.
In England the Austin was the most produced car in 1930 [9] The American Austin Car Company struggled to sell tiny Austin cars in the US market. It operated as a largely independent subsidiary from 1929 to 1934 was revived after bankruptcy under the name "American Bantam" from 1937 to 1941.
American Bantam BRC-40: 1 ⁄ 4-ton vehicle 4x4: 1940 Produced by the American Bantam to meet US Army Quartermaster Corps request, this was the first practical Jeep design; 2,675 were built for the Army before production switched to the Willys MB. [4] American Motors M422 'Mighty Mite' 1 ⁄ 4-ton vehicle 4x4: 1960
American Bantam was the first to deliver a pilot vehicle to the Army on 23 September 1940. Willys-Overland followed with its Quad on 13 November. On 23 November, Ford delivered two pilot vehicles to Camp Holabird, Maryland for testing: the Pygmy and a second vehicle with a body built by the Budd Company. The Budd-bodied vehicle more closely ...