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As early as World War I, the U.S. Army was in need of a fast, lightweight, all-terrain vehicle to explore and survey enemy territory. As the need became critical, the Army asked U.S. automobile manufacturers to come up with a prototype vehicle, giving them 49 days to accomplish this task. Detroit engineer Karl Probst, working with Bantam Car Company and without salary, came up with prototype plans in two days. Willys obtained the plans from the Army and began producing Jeeps. "Jeep" came from acronym "G.P.", which stood for general purpose vehicle. |
