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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.

Find additional photos and hi-res versions of the Bantam Jeep #1 and the BRC-60 jeep at the Olive-Drab Military Mashup:

A Bantam BRC-60 (Bantam Reconnaissance Car-60) in testing, circa 1941. Original caption for this photo in Field Artillery Journal, December 1941: 'The quarter-ton trucks have been received with great enthusiasm because they are designed and built according to sound military specifications.
Bantam BRC-60 prototype jeep, during testing and training, circa 1941.
Bantam BRC-60 (or MkII) where BRC means Bantam Reconnaissance Car. The Army contracted with Bantam for a total of seventy units, the pilot/prototype plus sixty-nine BRC-60s. By 17 December 1940 the sixty-nine additional Bantam BRC-60s had been delivered and sent to Army field units for evaluation.
Bantam BRC-60 (MkII) prototype jeep, circa 1941.
Bantam BRC-60 prototype vehicle under testing at Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada,1941.
Bantam BRC-60 (MkII) prototype jeep undergoing tests, circa 1941.

Bantam Jeep #1 & the BRC-60 Jeep in Photos

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, 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 Number One in testing at Holabird, September 1940.

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

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