1940 Bantam BRC pilot model With Chrysler celebrating the 70th anniversary of Jeep this year, it’s worth pointing out that, according to many Jeep historians, they’re actually a year too late. Chalk it up to corporate pride. After all, the Jeep brand as it exists today traces its origins to the wartime Willys MA and […]
It seems Americans can’t help but become fascinated with the cars their celebrities drove, and yet another manifestation of that fascination will play itself out next month when the Salisbury Concours will display the cars of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Unlike most celebrities, however, Wright was no casual admirer of the automobile. His first car was a […]
Recall from your Jeep history books that Bantam actually beat Willys to the punch on submitting a design for the Jeep, but never earned the big contract to produce the Jeep. Instead, as a sort of consolation prize, Bantam got to build the trailers that were often towed behind the Willys-built (and Ford-built) Jeeps. This […]