Willys Jeep – funny in italy
From Wikipedia:
The Willys MB US Army Jeep, along with the nearly identical Ford GPW, was manufactured from 1941 to 1945. They are the iconic World War II Jeep.
[edit] History
During World War I there were limited attempts to mechanize military forces. The US Army had already used 4×4 trucks in it, supplied by the Four Wheel Drive Auto Co. (FWD). By the time World War II was dawning, the United States Department of War was still seeking a standardized light cross-country and reconnaissance vehicle.
As tensions were heightening around the world in the late Thirties, the US Army put the word out to American automobile manufacturers to come up with suggestions to replace its existing, aging light motor vehicles, mostly motorcycles and sidecars but also some Ford Model T’s.[1][2] This resulted in several prototypes being presented to army officials, like five Marmon-Herrington 4×4 Fords in 1937, and three Austin roadsters by American Bantam in 1938 (Fowler, 1993). However, the US Army’s requirements were not formalised until July 11, 1940, when 135 U.S. automotive manufacturers were approached to submit a design conforming to their specifications, for a vehicle the World War II training manual TM 9-803 described as “… a general purpose, personnel, or cargo carrier especially adaptable for reconnaissance or command, and designated as 1/4-ton 4×4 Truck.”
Il veicolo da trasporto Utility truck ¼ t 4×4 Jeep fu il veicolo costruito nel maggior numero di esemplari nel corso della seconda guerra mondiale. Fu usato dalle forze armate degli Stati Uniti su tutti i teatri di guerra e fu ceduto in quantità notevoli a tutti gli alleati, diventando quindi il principale veicolo di collegamento anche per gli eserciti britannico, sovietico e francese. Fu utilizzato anche dalle forze dell’Asse, quando ebbero occasione di catturare veicoli ancora funzionanti.
Il nome “jeep” è dato dalla pronuncia dell’acronimo GP che sta per General Purpose (usi generali).
Successivamente alla seconda guerra mondiale il termine jeep indicò genericamente qualsiasi veicolo militare leggero non blindato con un aspetto simile alla Jeep originale.
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July 23rd, 2010 at 8:36 am
this is a CJ4 (from …
this is a CJ4 (from 1967), CJ3B(1962-64) or CJ3B/M606(1964-68).
After the war manufactured hotchkiss in france a almost identical jeep to, the M201 from 1955 to 1966, because they had many jeep parts over from the big invation on normandy.
July 23rd, 2010 at 8:36 am
Looks like a …
Looks like a Spanish Viasa or Ebro. Nice landscape BTW.