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Willys-Overland

Although not originally designed or intended for use as an ambulance, the jeep’s small size, low profile, and capabilities in rough terrain made it an ideal vehicle for evacuating wounded soldiers from front-line combat areas.
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Jeeps that served as military ambulances from WWII through Vietnam

By Steve Turchet
MB restored and photo by Zack Magnusson photographed on a light covering of snow.
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: WW2 Willys MB “slat grille” Jeep

By Military Vehicles Magazine
1-JAN 1942 Willys MB John Bochnicka
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

MV Spotlight: 1942 Willys MB

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1. Military Vehicles Smaller than Quarter Ton (bikes, motorcycles, hand carts, etc.)

Drive the 'Meep'

By John Gunnell
The first 1/4 ton, four-wheel drive reconnaissance truck "pilot model" produced for the U.S. Army was built by the American Bantam Car Company of Butler, Pa. It was delivered for testing to Camp Holabird in Baltimore on Sept. 23, 1940. Subsequent designs by Willys-Overland and Ford while important were refinements on this original U.S. Army and American Bantam concept. (PRNewsFoto/Historic Vehicle Association)
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

12 Facts You'll Want to Know About Jeep History

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The 1940 Ford Pilot Model GP-No. 1 Pygmy, features a low silhouette, a flat-hood and a slat-grille incorporating the headlights within the body for protection. GP-No. 1 remains almost entirely unrestored.
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Heritage Documentation: 1940 Ford Pilot Model GP-No. 1 Pygmy

By Military Vehicles Magazine

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