It’s official — Butler has reclaimed the world record for hosting the largest Jeep parade.

Guinness World Records reported Friday that the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival Parade on June 12 included 2,420 Jeeps, breaking the record of 1,846 vehicles set earlier this year by the Jeep Beach event in Florida.

The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival attempted the record to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Bantam Jeep, which was originally built in the city for military use during World War II.

The vehicles paraded along a 2.75 mile route from Butler County Community College throughout downtown Butler.

“Our goal to bring the Guinness World Record back to Butler has been accomplished,” Jack Cohen, President of Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau, said in a statement.

“We are so excited that we brought the record back home to the birthplace of the Jeep. Jeep owners who participated in the parade can truly celebrate since our record is now official,” he said.

Jeeps from 38 states and Canada participated in the record-setting event.

Following the parade was the Jeep Invasion when more than 1,200 Jeeps were parked on and near Main Street until 10 p.m.

The festival originally set the record for the largest Jeep parade in August 2011 with 1,106 Jeeps.

Patti Jo Lambert, festival director, said while organizers knew their unofficial count exceeded the previous record, news of the verified results on Friday caught her by surprise.

“We had no idea when it was coming,” she said of Guinness’ official announcement. “But it’s very exciting.”

Lambert said planning for the parade started in September.

“Our original thought was it would be a great way to celebrate the 75th anniversary,” Lambert said. “Then we found out about Jeep Beach, and our focus turned on bringing the record back to its birth place.”

Lambert said festival organizers depended on more than 400 volunteers and were assisted by government bodies and other agencies, including the city of Butler, Butler Township, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, BC3, and police and fire departments.

“Everyone knew this was something we needed to do,” she said.

Lambert said her favorite moment of the parade was seeing Jeeps representing each of the first 75 years of the vehicle’s history kickoff the event.

“Watching the 75 Years of Jeep at the parade was a remarkable moment for me,” she said. “We worked so hard for so long to make that happen.”

Lambert said organizers of Jeep Beach congratulated them through social media when they unofficially broke the record the day of the parade.

“It’s been a friendly competition,” she said. “Anything that inspires Jeep owners to support one another is great for the entire Jeep community.”

The parade kicked off the fifth annual Bantam Jeep Festival at Cooper’s Lake Campground in Worth Township.

A total of 2,937 Jeeps participated in the weekend-long event, making it the largest ever. About 25,000 Jeep enthusiasts visited the campground, according to the tourism bureau.