1946 Popular Science Steering Article

8 Comments

1. bob in paMarch 19, 2018 at 12:27 PM

   My Denali PU truck has 4 wheel steer. All wheel drive. Above 35 mph, the front wheels and rear wheels turn in different directions when taking a turn.
2. Dave from MnMarch 19, 2018 at 2:02 PM

   Have you seen the article in Farm Collector magazine? 4 pages on 5 different Jeep loaders. Done by Jim Gay.
3. David EilersMarch 19, 2018 at 2:13 PM

   No. I haven't. Is it a new article?
4. BingoMarch 20, 2018 at 1:00 AM

   Raises a lotta ???'s fer me. Did they reverse cut gears for the rear, flipped, front axle. & it looks like a driver drop Xfer case & f. pumpkin in the picture. But then....I'm an ol fart w/bad eyes, who sometimes can't get his front or rear in gear.
5. Joe DeYoungMarch 20, 2018 at 12:17 PM

   That's a Bantam BRC-40 4 wheel steer prototype.... very rare.
6. David EilersMarch 20, 2018 at 4:20 PM

   What's even cooler is we think we know which BRC-40 is pictured above in the article. It is currently going through a restoration. More on that in a future post. Vernon: According to this site http://wwiijeepparts.com/Archives/JeepSerialNumber.html#WWIISerialNumbers , Bantam (BRC-40), Ford (GP), and Willys (MA) all built 50 four-wheel-steer jeep prototypes. There were also 50 Ford GPW four-wheel-steering jeeps built. Most were lost.
7. Iowa steveMarch 20, 2018 at 10:53 PM

   Dave, You have info on the company that made the steering according to the article. http://www.ewillys.com/2012/07/19/the-king-of-jeeps-bergs-truck-and-parts-co-inc/
8. David EilersMarch 20, 2018 at 11:08 PM

   "Thanks Steve. I also snagged one of their early mailers, too: http://www.ewillys.com/2016/10/30/bergs-jeep-king-mailer/