:fs1: hate to say it but they did they were in partnership with i believe Willys thats why if you look back in history in WWII the jeep had the ford flathead 4 boxter engine pumping a woping 65HP 3spd AWD
Ford and Willys coupled with the desire of the Army to have more than one supplier (and doubts about the production capacity of the tiny Bantam company), encouraged both Ford and Willys to produce pilot vehicles based on the specifications of the July procurement. Willys delivered their Quad pilot model jeep on 13 November 1940 and Ford followed on 23 November with their Ford Pygmy,
:typing: here's the ford link http://www.olive-drab.com/od_mvg_www_je ... _pygmy.php