Uhdinator
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Owned by a friend's grandfather. His mother learned to drive with it.
Ford built the GPW and Willys built the MB. Both had a 9 slot front grill. Willys started the CJ2A in 1945 with the 7 slot grill. Willys also licensed the "AgriJeep" in 1944. AgriJeep and CJ2A had a tail gate.
The body and frame of this one indicates Ford GPW. No tail gate. In 1944 the body was subcontracted to a 3rd party. The 3rd party body tubs had a round recess for the tool box lid release on the rear fender as did the Willys body. Willys was also stamped on the body in the rear an a few other places. The square recess on this one as well as the tool box lid indicates a ford body. Some ford parts were used on Willy's for the CJ2A's I believe except for the 9 slot grill. I have not seen a CJ2A with the 9 slot.
Ford front frame cross member is a U channel under the front grill. Willys had a tube cross member between the grill and bottom of radiator. So my guess is this is a 1943 or earlier GPW. I will get the frame number and the sequential # will indicate how early it was built. I think ford built about 277'000 by the end of the war. Guessing this one was a crate surplus sale due to the fairly good tire condition for 80 year old tires. (except one tire is different so It could have been one that was in service or the tire was swapped later.
The MB's and GPW's did not have a PTO on the rear as the AgriJeeps did, but the dana 18 gear drive transfer case used on the military models had a blank off plate on the rear side of the front drive shaft. Removing the plate you can bolt on a Spicer 18H gear box to add the PTO and another gear box is used at the rear to change PTO speeds for farm equip. The hitch on the rear was likely used on the GPW and MB as they pulled anti tank guns and other things with these during the war and during testing.
Surplus Jeeps began being sold to civilians as early as 1944. The first sold was to a Kansas rancher named Fred Heine and was in the press at the time. Life magazine was the publisher I believe.
The Go Devil 4cyl motor was later changed to Hurricane. Unfortunately the motor of this one is froze up and the owners have put oil and diesel in the cylinders hoping they can get it to go. Looks like it was last registered in 1984.
Ford built the GPW and Willys built the MB. Both had a 9 slot front grill. Willys started the CJ2A in 1945 with the 7 slot grill. Willys also licensed the "AgriJeep" in 1944. AgriJeep and CJ2A had a tail gate.
The body and frame of this one indicates Ford GPW. No tail gate. In 1944 the body was subcontracted to a 3rd party. The 3rd party body tubs had a round recess for the tool box lid release on the rear fender as did the Willys body. Willys was also stamped on the body in the rear an a few other places. The square recess on this one as well as the tool box lid indicates a ford body. Some ford parts were used on Willy's for the CJ2A's I believe except for the 9 slot grill. I have not seen a CJ2A with the 9 slot.
Ford front frame cross member is a U channel under the front grill. Willys had a tube cross member between the grill and bottom of radiator. So my guess is this is a 1943 or earlier GPW. I will get the frame number and the sequential # will indicate how early it was built. I think ford built about 277'000 by the end of the war. Guessing this one was a crate surplus sale due to the fairly good tire condition for 80 year old tires. (except one tire is different so It could have been one that was in service or the tire was swapped later.
The MB's and GPW's did not have a PTO on the rear as the AgriJeeps did, but the dana 18 gear drive transfer case used on the military models had a blank off plate on the rear side of the front drive shaft. Removing the plate you can bolt on a Spicer 18H gear box to add the PTO and another gear box is used at the rear to change PTO speeds for farm equip. The hitch on the rear was likely used on the GPW and MB as they pulled anti tank guns and other things with these during the war and during testing.
Surplus Jeeps began being sold to civilians as early as 1944. The first sold was to a Kansas rancher named Fred Heine and was in the press at the time. Life magazine was the publisher I believe.
The Go Devil 4cyl motor was later changed to Hurricane. Unfortunately the motor of this one is froze up and the owners have put oil and diesel in the cylinders hoping they can get it to go. Looks like it was last registered in 1984.
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