Today, the word "Jeep" brings to mind many different models wearing that nameplate. Seven decades ago, it brought to mind one vehicle, and one vehicle only; an angular, bare bones four-wheeler that ...

BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) -- An empty shell of crumbling brick is all that remains of the Bantam car company, the Butler plant which played a huge role in winning World War II. Those workers produced the ...

During an October visit to Pittsburgh’s Heinz History Center, I was enlightened with the latest research and identification of the earliest Jeeps. A few weeks after that visit, I attended a York ...

Bantam's BRC upgrade was well liked by testers, and although less powerful than the Willys, it was agile and reliable. Production began on March 31, 1941 and continued until the end of November. A ...