US-Jeep in Military Design

He is a child of the Second World War, designed and built in 1940 in a hurry for the U.S. Army. His name was later a collective term for a large group of vehicles. An information on the all-wheel drive Jeep you find here, but with four- instead of three speed gearbox.

Willys Overland Jeep
Engine	Four-stroke spark-ignition engine
Bore	ca. 79 mm
Stroke	ca. 111 mm
Number of cylinders	4
Displacement	2199 cm³
Compression	6,5 : 1
Consumption	More than 10 liter/100km
Tank capacity	57 liter
Performance	44 kW (60 HP) at 3600 rpm
Power train	3 gears, all-wheel 2./3. synchronized
Length	3,36 m
Wheel base	Approx. 2 m
Width	1,75 m
Height	ca. 1,77 m
Kerb weight	Approx. 1000 kg
Pay load	Approx. 400 kg
Top speed	More than 100 km/h

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