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Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook. An alternative to freeing orcas after long-term captivity, is the use of a "sanctuary" or "oceanic enclosure" (sea pen), according to Lori Marino of the Whale Sanctuary Project. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Joe Frazer, president of Willys-Overland from 1939 until 1944, claimed to have coined the word jeep by slurring the initials G. Nevertheless, the QMC and Willys kept developing the 3⁄ 4‑ton 6x6, in various versions, as the "Super-Jeep".
Both key military men, who had been championing the development of military vehicle concepts they had formulated for years – sometimes already since World War One – had led to conclusions about the logic of military mechanization, as well as automakers large and small, who now saw that in wartime, all of a sudden there were budgets available to work with. He and others at Bantam immediately set about sourcing the right components: transmission, transfer case, driveshafts and axles. A 1,050lb (480kg), low-slung mini-car with a pick-up body, provided by American Austin Car Company, [57] was shown in a 1933 article in Popular Mechanics magazine. Frequently, a rear slanting armor plate was added in front of the grille, and replacing the windshield, as well as the sides, in place of where doors would be.Approximately 13,000 additional amphibious jeeps were built by Ford as the Ford GPA (nicknamed "Seep" for "Sea Jeep"). the wheelbase of American Bantam's pickup truck), a maximum (collapsible) height of 36in (91cm) (three inches above the Howie-Wiley machine-gun carrier), and an engine and drivetrain, capable of smoothly pulling at speeds ranging from 3–50 miles per hour (4. Nevertheless, building stretched, 6x6 jeeps with 3⁄ 4‑ton cross-country payload, was explored with much interest. As the only small car manufacturer in the United States at the time, their design concept was initially to leverage their commercial off-the-shelf components as much as possible.
They specified a part-time 4-wheel drive vehicle, with a 2-speed transfer case, three bucket seats, a fold-down windshield, and blackout and driving lights, of just 1,200lb (540kg), with a payload up to 600lb (270kg), on a wheelbase no longer than 75in (1.
until his death Keiko was, rather than frolicking freely in his fjord, being taken for 'walks' by caretakers in a small boat at least three times a week. S. Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater, because they found the standard 3⁄ 4‑ton Dodge WC-54 ambulances too unwieldy, and even their own 1⁄ 2‑ton, 4x4 International M-1-4 vehicles both too ponderous and too scarce. Having four-wheel drive for the first time introduced the need for a transfer case, and the use of constant-velocity joints on the driven front wheels and axle, to a regular production car-sized vehicle. Many body detail differences remained for as long as January 1944, when a composite body, fabricated by American Central, was finally agreed upon by both Ford and Willys. Ford's assembly across plants distributed as: River Rouge 21,559; Dallas and Louisville almost tied at 93,748 and 93,364 units respectively; Chester 18,533, and Edgewater just 1,333 units.