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1941 Photo of Bantam BRC-60s

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Not the best quality, but this first photo appeared in the February 13, 1941, issue of the Spokesman Review. The photo shows Bantam BRC-60s laying down a smokescreen. The caption calls the vehicles “midget trucks” and then claims the trucks are called “bugs” by the troops.

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However, by May 7th, 1941, the Spokesman Review was referring to the vehicle not as a truck, but as a command car called a “jeep”.

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2 Comments on “1941 Photo of Bantam BRC-60s

  1. Joe in Mesa

    I still smile when I read about these old jeeps being about to do speeds like eighty mph. Even that cruising speed of fifty is a stretch of the imagination. Nothing like war-time propaganda 🙂

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