The Jeep was invented by the Bantam car company in 1940 after winning a U.S. Army contract for U.S. Army truck 4 x 4 1/4 ton command reconnaissance vehicle. Bantam however could not build them in the vast numbers the U.S. forces required them in for WW2 in Europe and the Far east so Willys and Ford were given the government contracts to build the Jeeps and Bantam was given the contracts to build the Jeep trailers instead.
Upwards of half a million were made during WW2 and they were still being made up till the 1970,s in different up graded models, but all affectionetely known as a Jeep
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Universal Jeep and Rider "Burning Bridges"
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Ford Jeep Demonstration 1941
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THIS JEEP MATTERS: 1940 Ford Pilot Model GP-No. 1 Pygmy
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Crew tears apart and rebuilds Jeep in minutes
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World War 2 military Willys MB Jeep story (2022)
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Segunda Guerra Mundial Jeep Willys MB 1942 Ford GPW American Bantam
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Jeep Factory Tour. WW2 Willys Jeep reproductions, parts, and kits (2022)
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Jeeps From The Sky: Flying WW2 Jeep Willys MB
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The Vehicle that Won WW2 | The Jeep Story | The History of the Jeep
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1940s WILLYS JEEP PROMOTIONAL FILM -- THE JEEP FAMILY OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES 76174
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Jeep:Steel Soldier, Widescreen
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Autobiography of a Jeep in WWII
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water proofing willys jeep
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Winter kit for military vehicles
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1954 Willys-Overland M38A1 "MD" USMC Jeep w/Utility Trailer - Frankman Motor Company
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WW2 6 Wheel Jeep Project
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Jeep Timeline
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Postwar Jeep for Civilians
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M151 MUTT Jeep. Ford, Willys, AM General
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Willys Jeeps Made in France? M201, JH101, JH102,HWl, MB, CJ2B