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Karl Probst
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<p>Karl Probst (October 20, 1883 – August 25, 1963) was an American <a href="/facts/Freelance/IEwvCMTI">freelance</a> <a href="/facts/Engineer/ph4TnHnG">engineer</a> and <a href="/facts/Automotive/fGFKUIlA">automotive</a> pioneer, credited with drafting the design drawings of the first prototype of the Bantam Reconnaissance Car, also known as the <a href="/facts/Willys_MB/aYSTNknY">World War II "jeep"</a> in 1940. </p>