Building a WWII Jeep: Finding, Restoring, and Rebuilding a Wartime Legend

The Jeep was developed by the US War Department to meet the US Army's needs, and was produced by Bantam, Willys, and Ford. This book provides a step-by-step process to build a WW2 Jeep using restored, rebuilt, and modern reproduction parts. With basic auto mechanical knowledge, anyone can have their own piece of Jeep history.

\n Format: Hardback
\n \n Publication date: 30 March 2021
\n Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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The Jeep, as we know it from WW2 news reels, big-screen movies, and television shows like M.A.S.H. or The Rat Patrol, was the result of the US War Department's requirement for a light command-reconnaissance car to meet the US Army's needs under the threat of a looming European war. After only a few weeks of development, the Jeep would end up in all of the Allied armies of the world courtesy of Bantam, Willys, and Ford. Many of the Jeeps built during the war would go on to serve for over 60 years in various parts of the world in both military and civilian use.

This book is a basic guide to building a WW2 Jeep using restored, rebuilt, and modern reproduction parts for those who have never done it before, just as I hadn't either. You'll find a clear step-by-step process used to build a truly historical vehicle. Combined with the other books and websites noted in this volume, as well as some basic auto mechanical knowledge on your part, you should be able to have your own piece of Jeep history rolling in no time.

\n Weight: 968g\n
Dimension: 181 x 254 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781526755506\n \n