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Price: $32.35
Bantam ~ Ford ~ Willys1/4-Ton Reconnaisance Cars
The 1/4-ton, 4x4, truck of World War II started out in thehands of the Infantry and a little company called American Bantam Car Company.Bantam worked with the Army's Quartermaster Corps to produce the pilot modelthat was accepted and then fulfilled their initial contract for 70 trucks.
During testing of the pilot both Ford and Willys-Overland were invited to checkout this new vehicle. The vehicles were studied in great detail. Soon, at theirown expense, Ford and Willys-Overland submitted pilots for testing too. Thisbook covers the production prototypes--Bantam BRC-40, Ford GP and the WillysMA.
Softcover. 8 1/4x11. 172 pages. Photos. BRAND NEW!