- Karl Probst
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significant_projects = Bantam Automobile Company
significant_design = Bantam Jeep
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awards =Karl Probst (born 1***) was an American
freelance engineer and anautomotive pioneer, who is credited with the design of theJeep in1940 . The original Jeep was created byAmerican Bantam Car Company inButler, Pennsylvania . The vehicle was designed for use by theU.S Army duringWorld War II .Probst allegedly has drafted the designs for the Jeep in 18 hours, and his designs met the specifications for the unusual weight limit of 590 kilograms.Port Authority of Allegheny County pays homage to Karl Probst by putting his name on one or more of the city buses.References
* [http://www.wqed.org/mag/articles/12_99/100pgh_4.html WQED Pittsburgh: Pittsburghers of the Century: December 1999:]
* [http://wmspear.com/Bantam/bantcrew.html Bantam employees invented the Jeep]
* [http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jeep_man/bantam.htm Bantam jeep story]
* [http://members.aol.com/brimiljeep/WebPages/OrigJeepPhotosPage.html Original WWII Jeep Photograph Archive]
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