Evening star. [volume], April 04, 1943, Page 2, Image 98

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

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A fleet of amphibian jeeps taking their water test just after coming off the assembly line
at the Ford plant They don't compete with high speed motorboats but they get there just
the some, with their effective load of five men
Now comes the land run test. The four wheel drive can carry the little amphibian over as
rough terrain as if is likely to encounter.
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JHE amphibious swimming jeep,"
now soundlv post the experimental
stage, is being produced in numbers
that show the Army's high regard for its
qualifies as a transport vehicle for al
most any kind of warfare Two assembly
lines that once produced Ford cars at
the Detroit plant are turning out the
quarter ton amphibians at full speed
Equally at home on land or water, they
move from one element to the other
without hesitation two propulsion sys
terns transferring the load without stall
ing or pausing They also are equipped
with capstan and cable by which they
can lower themselves down or pull them
selves up steep banks, needing only an
anchor tor the cable Jeeps thus are
taking to the water as they also get i
more and more "air minded" with in
creasing emphasis on air transport for
them m conjunction with airborne in
fantry They ore even faking wmg now
in gliders. j
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Coming out of the water there is no pause in changing elements The wheels of the lead
car have just grabbed hold ot the ramp to start the climb to dry land
it's an assembly line product now as shown at this stage on the powered line before wheels are
attached. Note the skimmer bow
Stored with their weather cov
ers are some of the growing fleet
cf amphibians waiting shipment
from the Ford plant to far flung
battle zones of terrain and water
just to their liking.
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Thev get the finishing touches
near the end of the assembly line
in this view ot the Ford plant
Note the capstan on bow fore
ground for taking steep banks
by cable
An I no» |t . i on gliding Help s o demonstration os one has |ust been foiled snuqlv into a
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