Butler's Bantam Jeep is up and running — just in time to represent a piece of city history in summer parades and events.

City council recently took possession of the 1941 example of rolling Butler iron from the Butler County Historical Society and placed in the hands of the Old Stone House Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America for storage and maintenance.

Only 50 to 55 Bantam Jeeps are known to exist today.

Club members have spent about 90 hours over five recent weekends to replace a few parts and get the Jeep running.

A few minor fixes are needed before the Jeep re-emerges to the public.

“The club likes to take the vehicles out for the public to see. Many people don't know vehicles were made in Butler,” said Dan Sum, one of the club members who worked on the jeep.

Read how what was wrong and they fixed it in Monday's Butler Eagle.