Today in WW II: 21 May 1942 Sinking of the Mexican tanker Faja de Oro by German submarine U-160, off Key West, precipitates Mexican declaration of war against Nazi Germany.

Bantam Jeep #1 & the BRC-60 Jeep

The full story of the development of the original Army Jeep of World War II is on the linked page. See the Bantam Number 1 & the BRC-60 page for more details and photos of this prototype jeep. Many rare Bantam photos in the Olive-Drab.com WW II Jeeps Photo Collection.

Bantam Number One, as delivered to Camp Holabird, MD on 23 September 1940. It was called the GPV (General Purpose Vehicle), the Pilot Model, or Number One.

Bantam Number One in testing at Holabird, September 1940.

Bantam BRC-60 jeeps and crews, 1940-41.