Comparative Tests of Bantam, Ford, Willys Jeeps
by the Infantry Board
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Bantam |
Ford |
Willys |
| Overall Rating |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| Grade Climbing Ability |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| Braking tests |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| Cross Country Ability |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Highes Level Road Speed |
59 mph |
64 mph |
74 mph |
| Fuel Consumption, speed range 20 to 50 mph |
23.2 mpg |
20.9 mpg |
20.2 mpg |
| Turning Radius |
20.4 ft |
17.3 ft |
19.4 ft |
| Grade Climbing 28° in low ratio second gear |
Succeeded, no reserve power |
Failed to reach top |
Topped raise at 10mph, great reserve |
| Best Features |
steering |
handbrake seats |
engine, superior, greater torque |
| springs |
springs |
top |
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headlights |
transmission, greater ease of shifting |
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front brake line protection |
front brake line protection |
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tire carrier |
radiator |
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gear shift location |
stronger frame |
| Unfavorable Features |
inaccessibility of handbrake |
performance poor |
driver’s position |
| difficulty fastening top |
gear shifting difficult |
leg room |
| carburetor failure on sever slopes |
steering unsatisfactory, wanders |
accelerator pedal location |
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difficult top setup |
handbrake location |
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carburetor failure on severe slopes |
gearshift lever location |
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carburetor failure on severe slopes |
| Price, net |
$946.04 |
$925.00 |
$949.41 |
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– from The Jeep –It’s Development and Procurement Under the Quartermaster Corps, 1940-1942 by H. Rifkind, 1943.
