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A jeep, designed to draw 1,000 lb (450 kg) on the road, could pull much greater loads on rails thanks to the lower rolling resistance of rail vehicles.During Australian military operations in Borneo, jeeps hauled goods wagons with a payload of four tons of sand.
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 5] Jeep, or jeep, [12] and sometimes referred to by its Standard Army vehicle supply nr. G-503, [nb 6] were highly successful American off-road capable, light military utility ...
The Jeep Wagon was the first Willys product with independent front suspension. Barney Roos , Willys' chief engineer, developed a system based on a transverse seven-leaf spring. The system, called "Planadyne" by Willys, was similar in concept to the "planar" suspension Roos had developed for Studebaker in the mid-1930s.
Even with an optional six-cylinder engine and offering the VJ3 version at a lower price, the Jeepsters did not draw many new buyers due to three factors: a relatively high price, low performance, and the lack of roll-up door windows. [7] Model year sales: 1948 - 10,326; 1949 - 2,960; 1950 - 5,836; A total of 19,132 Jeepsters were produced. [4]
Publicity shot of Willie and Joe, drawn by Bill Mauldin, 1940s.. Willie and Joe are stock characters representing United States infantry soldiers during World War II.They were created and drawn by American cartoonist Bill Mauldin from 1940 to 1948, with additional drawings later.
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 ...
William Henry Mauldin (/ ˈ m ɔː l d ən /; October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003) was an American editorial cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work. He was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the archetypal characters Willie and Joe, two weary and bedraggled infantry troopers who stoically endure the difficulties and dangers ...
The Jeep Forward Control is a truck that was produced by Willys Motors, later named Kaiser Jeep, from 1956 to 1965. It was also assembled in other international markets.