Frankfurt, Germany, 1948: It may not have won any automotive beauty contests, but this vehicle’s transformation at the hands of German mechanics seemingly left it better suited for passenger comfort in bad weather than it was in its original incarnation — a U.S. Army jeep.

Looking for Stars and Stripes’ historic coverage? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/