Butler was home to the American Bantam Car Co. which, in 1940, completed the first prototype as the Army sought to develop a light vehicle for all-terrain use.
While Bantam lost out to Willys-Overland and Ford Motor Co., to build most of the 650,000 Jeeps during World War II, organizers of the first Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival say they don’t want the defunct automaker and Butler to be forgotten by Jeep lovers everywhere.
The Jeep parade Friday night opens the festival, which runs through Sunday.
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