Topic: Bart's New 44 GPW (Read 17089 times)

barttheguinnessguy · « **on:** March 05, 2017, 07:55:47 PM »

Been waiting to show this off....

1944 Ford GPW

Dutch · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2017, 08:01:16 PM »

Not anorak enuf to appreciate them but do you know if & where it has seen action ?

barttheguinnessguy · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2017, 10:00:42 PM »

As far as we can work out, it never made it over to Europe, during Overlord, as it has an NRA sticker in the windscreen.
That suggests that it spent it's retirement in the US, and no ETO equipment was returned home, so as not to kill the US's manufacturing industry after the war.

It has seen service, with the US Marine Core, judging by her hood number, but probably only within the continental USA

My guess is that she was stockpiled after manufacture, but never deployed. She was then issued to the Marine Core post WW2. Her invasion markings and original registration were painted over, and she was used on a base, somewhere in the western States, until she was sold off, in the 50's.
until the bloke who imported her answers my letter, though, it's all speculation.

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Deano400 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2017, 10:26:55 PM »

Nice. Someday I'll get myself one of those.

barttheguinnessguy · « **Reply #4 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:22:35 AM »

Nearly done... Just gotta finish the markings, this weekend. She's gonna portray a Jeep of the 21'st Independent Parachute Co in 1944

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UKJeeper · « **Reply #5 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:24:18 AM »

Quote from: barttheguinnessguy on March 05, 2017, 10:00:42 PM

the US Marine Core,

Core? C'mon re-enactor dude, you know better than that!

JamesH · « **Reply #6 on:** May 01, 2017, 05:03:38 PM »

Love it! Know nothing much about them but have always loved the grille on this model.

Keen to see your pics of progress and use

gazjeep · « **Reply #7 on:** May 01, 2017, 05:43:55 PM »

Quote from: JamesH on May 01, 2017, 05:03:38 PM

Love it! Know nothing much about them but have always loved the grille on this model.

Keen to see your pics of progress and use

I'm with the boy-child on this one, would love to have one in the stable, nice one Bart, keep the updates coming

wildwood · « **Reply #8 on:** May 01, 2017, 06:17:48 PM »

Note to self

Must get one of those grills for the 1 Tonne......they fit.....

barttheguinnessguy · « **Reply #9 on:** May 01, 2017, 11:00:06 PM »

Markings all done. Ready for her first Re-enactment event, next weekend, at Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens.

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sven · « **Reply #10 on:** May 02, 2017, 01:06:43 PM »

Who's Brenda-May?

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barttheguinnessguy · « **Reply #11 on:** May 02, 2017, 10:37:48 PM »

The Jeep of course

All my trucks have names. My old XJ was Christine. The Comanche is Lindy-Lou. New XJ is Ole Unreliable. KJ is Libby. Work pickup is Yvonne. GPW is Brenda-May

She is named after my Mum

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The Recovenator · « **Reply #12 on:** May 02, 2017, 10:53:18 PM »

Don't forget big Blue :-)

barttheguinnessguy · « **Reply #13 on:** May 02, 2017, 11:06:33 PM »

Ah yes. Good old Big Blue. That XJ loved to fly

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dmwjeep · « **Reply #14 on:** May 05, 2017, 03:58:08 PM »

Looking good, what's a gpw

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Jonny Jeep · « **Reply #15 on:** May 05, 2017, 11:36:34 PM »

A short version...

Fords went into production as "GP", with "G" for a "Government" type contract and "P" commonly used by Ford to designate any passenger car with a wheelbase of 80 in (2,032 mm), the "W" referring to the "Willys" licensed design.

Bubba · « **Reply #16 on:** May 07, 2017, 08:58:21 AM »

short version part 2

after much thrashing about over prototype selection and testing willys were selected as winner however the army took it upon them selves to claim ownership of the specs and final design as it was all done to meet their strict criteria

they awarded the main contract to willys however felt that they would not be able to fulfil the huge orders that would be needed so awarded ford a contract also and its fair to say ford were very proud of the version they built and put the ford script on many of the parts and bolts

i dont think there is a better version between the two ford fittings are highly prized and the ford is statistically rarer

the most amazing part of the story has to be the fact that when first designed they were a very modern vehicle but were built for a projected 6 week to 3 month combat life thats all

dmwjeep · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2017, 11:47:34 AM »

Thanks for the
Information

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barttheguinnessguy · « **Reply #18 on:** May 16, 2017, 04:01:01 PM »

Well, she has been out and about over the last couple of weekends.

At Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens

Suns out. Guns out.

At Wellington Market, and Ironbridge To promote the Ironbridge Gorge World War 2 Weekend

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Brynjaminjones · « **Reply #19 on:** May 17, 2017, 07:02:57 PM »

You're not the GPW I've seen around Derby, are you? I've had a couple of waves from one whilst I've been in my XJ.

barttheguinnessguy · « **Reply #20 on:** May 19, 2017, 04:48:40 PM »

Nope. Not me.

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Deano400

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