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UPDATE: **Status Unknown** This sold. Was listed at $12,000.
“1942 Ford GPW. WWII (Jeep). Restored around 2006. We have owned her since approx. 1972.
Comes with .30 Cal browning. In many car shows and parades in Big Bear. My father and I did the work, but since he passed I have held on as long as I could. Clutch fork went out and I started to fix but realized I don’t know what I’m doing. Asking 12,000.00. Make offer. Serious buyers only. This slightly more rare Ford Jeep needs a good home.”
There looks like some value here.
“I am selling my Willys MB Project. I have a GPW I am working on and I need the space, so this has to go. Everything in the photos is included minus the trailer its sitting on. Its all wartime production. If you’re an MV’er, you will recognize all the wartime features. No engine or tranny is included. The frame is straight and it steers easily. The frame tag and data plates were missing so I don’t know the exact year. I will assist buyer in loading. If you have any questions or would like additional photo please feel free to ask.Its no less than 69 years old and is sold as.No title included I am negotiable on the price but please no lowballing or trades. Please email if you would like to text or call please leave a number and I will contact you ASAP. Thank you for looking.”
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/4295094595.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1300.
“I have a 1942 Ford Gpw army jeep… frame and axles are there and together. engine is a later model cj motor however the transmission and xfer case are there and so are tool box lids data plates etc.. gauges etc. motor is torn down for rebuild. the tub is in rough shape as she is a barn find. awesome project I just have too many. I have the. front clip as well hood etc its just not pictured…”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1000.
Obviously, motor is not original.
“1942 Ford Jeep ( Willy’s Style )
$1000 OBO cash or trade for 4×4 ATV
Lost title
Original motor
Needs some TLC to come back to life
This little jeep would be a great hunting jeep! Or a good project vehicle for you and the boy’s!”
UPDATE II: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
UPDATE: Sebastian wanted to clarify a few things about this GPW. He writes, “The holes, the slightly bent windshield, and the warped hood, are due to the fact that the jeep was rammed into a tree, shot at, lit on fire and blown up by Paramount Pictures. The hood is temporarily left unlocked to show how close we got it back to its original state. Whereas, for the missing lid on the rear wheel well, that’s how paramount pictures had it.“
“The Vehicle:
Meet Tojo, a 1944 Ford GPW. Let us tell you why Tojo is so special.
Although the production of the GPW reached high numbers, today few jeeps remain in their original state. Most vehicles have been taken apart, destroyed and lost through time. It is becoming more difficult to find original parts, real matching numbers, and correctly assembled jeeps. This particular jeep is unique in that it is entirely made up of original and NOS parts.
Tojo is not your average hobby car, assembled in a garage. This GPW has gone through an intense restoration through professional mechanics, painters and critics. The entire process was handled under the supervision of a World War II veteran, who has driven the jeeps himself. Tojo, is one of a kind.
This 1944 GPW is rare in that it speaks to two types of collectors. In fact, Tojo is a World War 2 antique as well as a Paramount Pictures Hollywood movie star. The vehicle has been featured in several films including, “Hell is for Heroes”, directed by Don Siegel and starring Steve McQueen, as well as “Is Paris Burning?” (screenplay by Gore Vidal and Francis Ford Coppola).
The vehicle includes:
1. Matching numbers on: engine, body and frame.
2. All metal undercoated for maximum corrosion protection.
3. Frame-off restoration using only original and NOS parts.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4950.
“Very original and ready for restoration. Engine turns over but has not been run for years.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $20,000
‘I have for sale a beautifully restored World War II original Army jeep. This is the real thing! Not a civilian version but an actual war production jeep! It is a GPW made by Ford on a contract during the war using the Willys design.
This jeep needs nothing but a driver. I’ve owned it for 6 years now and enjoyed ever minute of it. The ONLY reason I’m letting it go is because I need the money for another project that I’ve found.
This jeep has everything! It has a new canvas top hot summer days. It has a new canvas windshield cover for blackout operations, along with new canvas headlight and mirror covers for blackout operations. The blackout light do work. This jeep has all of the accessories: fire extinguisher, oil can, first aid kit, shovel, axe, gas can, water can, rifle rack, and tow rope. The tires are so new they even still have most of the rubber nipples on them!
I also have a 37mm anti tank cannon axle that I was going to build a replica of and tow behind the jeep for display. These are very hard to find because most of them were cut up after the war. This axle is complete from hub to hub and only had couple of brackets cut off of it during the demilitarizing process from the government. I also have 2 wiring harnesses to go with the axle that were used to clamp the tail lights onto the barrel of the cannon during transport.
If you buy the jeep I will add in the axle and wiring harnesses with clamps and tail lights at no additional charge. Other wise I will sell the axle for $700 alone with the harnesses.
I d have a free and clear title for it in NC.”
Looks like a good parade jeep.
“1942 Ford Script tub on a ’47 CJ2A frame and motor. The hood number is an educated estimate appropriate for an early GPW based on reference materials.
* New brake systems: rebuilt master cylinder, wheel cylinders, all new steel lines, flex hoses, and shoes/hardware.
* New distributor, cap, rotor, points, condenser, ignition coil, spark plug wires, spark plugs.
* New Solex carb.
* New wiring harness. ALL NEW WIRING. Everything works the way it’s supposed to.
* Lots of misc.: Horn, new gas tank sump well and all new fuel lines, fuel filter (correct type), frame bump-stops, glove box door data plates, re-packed wheel bearings, new oil filter housing, new black out lights, tail lights, light switch, ALL NEW GAUGES, hand brake works, dash lights are correct, ignition. switch correct, new glass for windshield frame, F-script on most major parts, NEW SHOCKS, & more….
This is a turn-key restoration. The tub is still rough in spots but it is an original Ford script – VERY RARE tub. Perfect for re-enactors. There is a summer top for it as well.
Asking $15,000. Runs like new and very spirited.
Serious inquiries only. Can deliver locally within reason. Jeep is in NW suburbs of Chicago.”
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/4286920892.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500
“We are selling a 1941 Willy Jeep in great condition. If you have any questions please contact Louie for additional information about this jeep. I don’t have more pictures of this Jeep.
Louie takes very good care of his vehicles. It has been stored in his garage.”
The California Automobile Museum (location) in Sacramento has at least three. I have been there yet, but it might be a potential stop on our California tour in March. The M-38 and CJ-2A were photographed by Jack Snell in August of 2013 (more great jeep photos by Jack in his photo stream).
This 1951 M-38 looks good:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksnell707/9623631181/ M-38 @ the California Automobile Museum
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksnell707/9626867018/in/photostream/ M-38 @ the California Automobile Museum
This 1945 VEC CJ-2A looks very good:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksnell707/9626420176/lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksnell707/9626419994/
The museum also has a 1943 GPW which was photographed and posted here along with other images from the museum. Below is the photo of the GPW:
