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US Willys Jeep 101st Airborne Div., 506th A.B. Regiment, Company 'C', Normandy, 6 June 1944
General Background
Wanting to replace their outdated light vehicles the U.S. Military received three tenders. Bantam Car Company was the initial winner but couldn’t meet demand so the job went to Willys-Overland Motors. Willys was to take the best design features of the three submitted tenders and build a standardized vehicle. Eventually in order to meet an even greater demand the Ford Motors Company was asked to build a similar vehicle. During World War II there was a total of 647,870 Jeeps produced by the three companies; Willys-Overland produced 362,841 of them.
Specifications :
| Manufacturer: | Willys-Overland |
| Crew : | 1 with up to 3 others |
| Weight (Gross) : | 3,125 lb (1,417 kg) |
| Performance | |
| Engine : | Carburetor, liquid cooled, “Go Devil” 4 cylinder (Willys L-head), 60 hp @ 4.000 rpm, 134 cu. In. (2.200 cm3) displacement |
| Transmission : | Warner T-84J / 3-speed synchro-mesh |
| Transfer case : | Dana Spicer 18 / 2-speed |
| Gear shifter : | floor mounted |
| Suspension | |
| Front axle : | beam-leaf |
| Rear axle : | beam-leaf |
| Brakes : | Hydraulic |
| Front : | drum |
| Rear : | drum |
| Fuel | |
| Type : | gasoline |
| Capacity : | 15 US gallons (56.78 liters) |
| Range : | 375 miles (600 km) |
| Electrical system : | 6 volt, negative ground |
| Tires : | (4) + (1) spare / 6 X 16 (non-directional) |
| Ground clearance : | 8.75 in (22.22 cm |
| Fording depth : | |
| Standard : | 18 in (45.72 cm / .4572 m) |
| Maximum : | 21 in (53.34 cm / .5334 m) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length : | 132.75 in (3.371 m) |
| Wheelbase : | 80 in (2.032 m) |
| Width : | 62 in (1.5748 m) |
| Height : | |
| Top up : | 69.75 in (1.77165 m) |
| To top of steering wheel w/top down : | 51.25 in (1.30175 m) |