Willys made its first 25,000 MB Jeeps with a welded flat iron "slat" radiator grille. It was Ford who first designed and implemented the now familiar and distinctive stamped, vertical-slot steel grille into its vehicles, which was lighter, used fewer resources, and was less costly to produce. [142] Along with many other design features innovated by Ford, this was incorporated into the design and implemented by April 1942. Since the Classification model was proposed in 2014 (10) it has become the accepted best practice for classifying muscle injuries including those to the calf musculature. The USA provided jeeps to almost all of the Allies in World WarII. Britain, Canada, [nb 28] Australia, India, the Free French, USSR, and China all received jeeps, mostly under the American Lend-Lease program. [21] Some 182,500 units were provided to Allies under Lend-Lease alone. Almost 105,000 to the British Empire, [nb 29] including Australia and India, plus over 8,000 to Canada, and some 50,000 to the Soviet Union. [16] The Free French (almost 10,000) and China (almost 7,000) were medium takers, and many other countries received a small number. [16] America shipped a total of 77,972 various "jeeps" to the Soviet Union – consisting of 49,250 1⁄ 4‑tons, [nb 30] 25,200 Dodge 3⁄ 4‑tons, [nb 31] and 3,520 Ford GPA. [143] [16] [89] Two jeeps leading a British column of Universal Carriers and a Sexton self-propelled gun. Caen, 1944 Bill Stephens (writer); Jim Barisano (producer) (2004). Jeep: The Unstoppable Soldier (4:3) (One hour documentary). WheelsTV. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021 . Retrieved 7 October 2020.

Initially, only American Bantam Car Company and Willys-Overland entered the competition. And only Bantam provided a proper set of technical drawings. Ford joined later, after being approached directly. [71] Although Willys was the low bidder, Willys was penalized for needing more days to make a prototype, and the dollars penalty per extra day put Willys' price above Bantam's – earning them the contract, as the only company committing to deliver a pilot model in 49 days and 70 more pre-production units in 75 days. In the early 1930s, the Infantry Board at Fort Benning had become interested in the British Army's use of the tiny Austin 7 car in a reconnaissance role, and in 1933 received a car from the American Austin Car Company in Pennsylvania which built them under license. Ever since then, their devout on-the-road salesman and (Washington) lobbyist, ex-military Harry Payne kept approaching many U.S. Army and Defense branches and officers, hoping to sell the idea of a small, lightweight reconnaissance car to someone Army or Defense, getting some much-needed government contract business for his company. And Payne kept pushing while American Austin had gone bankrupt and its assets were reincorporated into American Bantam. [5] In 1938, American Bantam again loaned three much-improved cars to the Pennsylvania National Guard for trials during summer maneuvers, which were received as reliable, economical and practical. [10] [64] BRISKODA is owned and operated by Summit 360 Ltd, registered in England & Wales, company number 05710517. When American troops began to leave the Philippines at the end of World WarII, hundreds of surplus jeeps were sold or given to local Filipinos. The Filipinos stripped down the jeeps to accommodate several passengers, added metal roofs for shade, and decorated the vehicles with vibrant colors and bright chrome hood ornaments.The jeepney rapidly emerged as a popular and creative way to re-establish inexpensive public transportation, which had been virtually destroyed during World WarII. All content is viewed and used at your own risk. We do not warrant the accuracy or reliability of any of the information. Meanwhile, World War I had been raging in Europe since 1914. More than five years before, Henry Ford had launched his Model T. ".. its speed, durability, stamina, and ease of maintenance (compared to a horse) had already won over many civilians," [46] and British and French forces also wanted them. Ford, an isolationist, would not sign a contract with an overseas government, but local dealers sold over 50,000 Fords to European forces, who militarized them locally, most famously into ambulances. [46] When the U.S. entered the war in 1917, Ford sold directly to his country, delivering another 15,000 cars before peace was signed. [46] a b c d e U.S. Ordnance Corps (31 December 1946). "III-B "Ordnance – Motor Transport Vehicles", Part I". Quantities of Lend-Lease Shipments (PDF) (Report). U.S. War Department. p.1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2018 . Retrieved 17 February 2021.

b) musculotendinous injury within the muscle belly. Most commonly at the muscle tendon junction. These are the most common injuries.The first version, based on the Ford "GP" model code, was already given in an article in the San Francisco Call-Bulletin in late 1941, [133] and is to an extent plausible, because the pre-standardized Ford GP was the first of the 1⁄ 4‑ton jeeps to reach GIs by the hundreds, starting from early 1941. So, it is possible "GP" could have evolved into "Geep" and then "jeep". [76] Willys wartime ad promoting the Jeeps' contribution to the war effort – in particular used by the Seabees [nb 27]