Only after the first tests did Willys and Ford show any great interest in the Army's project. Many people thought that Willys and Ford were then given excessively favourable treatment, Bantam eventually being side-lined from the project. Whether wrong was done or not is as debatable now as it was in the 1940s. If the Jeep did help to win the war , the reason has as much to do with mass production as with the Jeep's four wheel drive abilities. After the war, the Jeep inspired many imitators , notably the British Land-Rover and the Japanese Toyota LandCruiser .
Good things have many imitators and are followed by many improvements.
In fact, if anyone can find a four-wheel drive from the 19th century then we will consider that too. Email voting is too easily spoofed, so the final decision will be made on the basis of pure logic and reason , not on weight of numbers. Spectacular 4WD ability in a standard model, e.g. the Pinzgauer. Note that it is in no way necessary for the vehicle to be a commercial success, e.g. only one Spyker 4x4 was ever made. Neither is it necessary for a vehicle to rate well under all of the criteria.