Dec 22, 1941 -- A Reporter rides in a Jeep

This is an article Bruce found in the Charleston Daily Mail from Dec 22, 1941.  Note that the reporter calls this vehicle both a Jeep and a Bantam Buggy, suggesting that readers would be familiar with both terms. In fact, the US was only in the ware a couple weeks by the time this article aired.

Here's a PDF Version that's probably easier to read.