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Chris was wondering if anyone knows more about why this postcard describes these vehicles as “Phantoms”, especially when the look more like Ford GPs than Bantam prototypes?
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/06/beep-beep/489029/
according to this driverless cars in the 20’s were called phantom autos………………
https://definitions.uslegal.com/p/phantom-vehicle/
legal definition of a phantom auto?
On reflection, these were the new “mystery” vehicles of the war. might be a name prior to usage of jeep.
wonder what date of postcard is, that might give a clue. I forgot what some of the other early names of the jeep were.
steve iowa
You could be right. At first glance it appears the driver’s left hand in each Jeep rests on top of the steering wheel which I thought would deny your theory. But looking closer, this left hand is actually holding the stock of a rifle – in each Jeep
Steve, that’s some good detective work; it seems plausible. It’s also better than any theory I had (which was no theory).
I agree. Theory 2 makes more sense than Theory 1. Definitely early enough to be unnamed. Phantom, Peep, Scout Car, Jeep. I’m sure there’s others.
Also posed with even the drivers holding the rifles at Port, arms.