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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. xszr . . 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 9 y T? 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. —^ 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 1 i i inspoit glider t hi entifi n isi sCi turn at the qlidei is hinged up to all'* the jeep t roll in > * f**' Indent jlidei pilots on in the |oep about to go tot a glidei ndi in I » to plane Me ti s »M• typo of biq qlnlrr that ‘,»all' »i'cf thi jeep tn thr nthi i pic tiifr »ith o pa p that has pi t f », ,| it t th tnit n,) I... i »h Till !■ i I taming S h ul at V t r. I|< ( »t.t A D< uqlo C ♦ plane will tain the jlttlr* at t » until t „t | , u , i ( i ifucknt pilots y