no, it’s killing me I can’t think of the company, but there was a 3rd company that agreed tto the standardized building but couldn’t afford the warranty when Henry Ford would only replace warranty parts made by his company. The 3rd company in the deal couldn’t cover the cost of replacements and had to bow out.
There was Ford (who stamped the famous “F”" logo on everything that went into these vehicles), Willys-Overland, and the third company.
If you want to flame me, I’ll find it. Otherwise, trust me that there was a third
Bantam got the original contract but couldn’t meet production. Ford and Willis/Overland used ideas submitted by Bantam and finally got onboard. W/O eventually wound up with the deal and subcontracted to Ford their plans and the two (W/O and Ford) provided the vehicles over (700,000) that eventually came to be known as the Jeep.
Several companies have built Jeeps over the past sixty years. A total of seven manufacturers IIRC to date.
No need to flame, the OP has been asked and answered a few times now.
Back to the OP…as li’l Dickie Dirtz pointed out, I was wrong about the Golf R32 having a V8.
So…I checked my facts on a UK car website (www.autoexpress.co.uk) and got a clear winner for the VW Passat: Its New Car Search gives 14 models of Passat, and here are 4 of them:
Bantam was originally named American Austin. Their Jeep proposal used a British-designed Austin engine, in fact.
Lessee, not counting Ford, companies that have owned the Jeep line (and either lost their shirts on it or folded):
American Bantam
Willys Overland
Kaiser
American Motors
Renault
Chrysler
Daimler
Personally, I still have a hard time buying that. I can’t imagine the nightmare of balancing a V5. I’d suspect those google hits were wrong in calling it a V configuration. Does anyone have a link to a pic of the engine by chance? I’d like to see it.
They indeed had a Turbo 2.3L option in the early/mid 80s.
They tweaked the names a little bit, but the MGB had 4, 6 and 8 cylinder versions.
1.8 litre inline-4 was standard. An inline-6 (3-litre?) was available, called the MGC (recognizable by the small bulge on the large bulge on the hood (bonnet)). And there was a 3.5-litre, aluminum-block, V-8 offered in the early-70s.
Don’t know much about VWs, or cars in general, but I do know a bit about bikes, and Honda is currently developing a V-5 GP bike. I’ve seen pictures of the engine in various motorcycling publications. Don’t know if there’s a photo online anywhere – try the Cycle World or Motorcyclist sites. Or just google Honda V5 GP (GP stands for Grand Prix).
…you’re so right, sorry 'bout that.