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Lynn’s 1943 GPW

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Paul wrote to say that a friend of his brought this GPW by for a look.

Paul writes, “My friend Lynn stopped by a few days ago to show me his most recently purchased Jeep.  It’s a 1943 Ford, in pretty solid shape considering the fact it’s been parked outside under a spruce tree for many years.  Lots of spruce needles covering the inside of the tub, the usual rust in the floors along with dents and dings but a pretty darn complete 69 year old Jeep.  Also included with this Jeep (but stored in the tow vehicle for the trip home) were both front seats and the folding rear seat.  Numerous parts are stamped with the letter F and all three data plates are still attached to the glove box door.  Not only did the neighbors come over to eyeball the Jeep when it was parked in front of the house but Lynn mentioned on the way home while stopped in traffic and while in a parking lot folks were wanting to look the Jeep over and some even tried to buy it.  Anyway, this old Ford arrived safely at it’s new home where a pressure wash will remove the grime and plant residue and allow a more in depth inspection of this steel soldier.”

 

3 Comments on “Lynn’s 1943 GPW

  1. Buz

    Interesting tread pattern on the rear tires, hard to believe how many of these old war horses are still out there in the wild.

  2. Dexter

    Looks like the original OD paint is peeking through. I’d pressure wash the gray paint to see if you can uncover some markings. Keep as-is. Don’t restore! We have plenty of restored Jeeps, and they all look the same. This one has a ton of character.

  3. Zack

    I have a 1943 Ford GPW as well, but I don’t have the data plates…. 🙁 one of the family members I bought the Jeep from took them off and lost them, so your lucky! 🙂 However, other than that most of the Jeep is original, except the engine ( I think is a 1945-46 CJ-2 engine ) I was told it was original when they bought it from the Military ( the Military put the engine in it ), they have had in there family since the end of WWII.
    Yours looks very original, everything! 😀 have fun with the project!

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