"Like a Bat Out of Hell!, Jeep from Willys-Overland," 1942
THF211060 / "Like a Bat Out of Hell!, Jeep from Willys-Overland," 1942
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Artifact Overview
Few things are as iconic of World War II as the jeep. American Bantam created the design in response to a call from the U.S. Army, but Bantam couldn't produce it in the quantities required. Willys-Overland and Ford built the majority of the 650,000 jeeps manufactured for the war effort. Willys built Jeeps for the civilian market after the war.
Artifact Details
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Date Made
1942
Subject Date
02 May 1942
Creators
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Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.14.14.32
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 13.75 in
Width: 10.75 in
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