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1942 GPW Paso Robles, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE:  **SOLD** Was $400

“1942 Jeep frame and running gear F head four cylinder with tranny, transfer case, driveshafts etc. It drove in here 2 years ago under its own power .I am keeping the body and Registration for my project, so this is if you need origional stuff for your project. I would prefer to sell all at once not individual parts. Once again ALL or NOTHING and NO REGISTRATION $ 400 OBO”

 

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1945 GPW Hickory, NC **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1875.

Are you kidding me? A running GPW that looks pretty good for under $2000?

1945 GPW HALF HARD TOP RUNS GOOD”

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1946? GPW Hayden, Id $4,995

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No doubt the year is incorrect, unless this has been rebuilt on a CJ-2A frame.  It appears in good shape.

“This is a rare 1946 Ford manufactured Jeep. Runs good, Top is in great shape. Need some body work due to age. GREAT mudder! What a blast you will have in this one of a kind find!”

http://spokane.craigslist.org/ctd/1605367041.html

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1942 GPW Los Angeles, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $15000.

Dean’s got this beautiful GPW for sale.  He also has a variety of parts for sale as well, including ” a bumper, wheels, gauges, radiators, grills, tailgates, and windshields and more”, some of which are shown below.

 

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Rare Holden-Modified Marine Ambulance

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This is an edited version of an ad for a Holden-modified ambulance for sale in 2010 (or maybe it wasn’t a Holden?). Now it contains some information on Holden-Modified Jeeps.

  1. http://yankreenactment.nl/jeep/the-holden-jeep/history/
  2. G503 link about Holdens and another

 

This video shows a Holden at Iwo Jima:

Here are some photos of a Holden modified jeep that was for sale in 2010.

 

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Builds: Eric’s 1942 GPW

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Born in Normandy (near Saint-Lo), France, Eric says he always wanted to have a Jeep.  While serving in the French Marines, he got the opportunity to drive Jeeps — In Africa and other places — which only only served to worsen his desire for a Jeep (yes, became a victim of the ‘Willys Sickness’).

Finally, in 1997, he found a 1942 GPW in the town of Carentan that needed restoration.  If Eric is like the rest of us, he probably felt it would only take a year or two to restore it (I don’t have any pre-restoration pics); instead, the restoration took 7 years.  However, the results speak for themselves — it’s a beautiful Jeep he named the Belly Flopper and in which he travels the countryside whenever he gets the chance.

While Eric’s family still lives in the Normandy area, Eric has moved to the central area of France, which is a bit cooler, especially in the winter.  The reason Eric and I exchanged emails initially was because he was searching for a heater.  I gave him some links on some newer heater options, but had no luck with any early heaters.  If you know of any for sale, he still might be interested in purchase them.  Just add a comment below and I’ll contact you.

Thanks for sharing Eric!

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1942 GPW Minden, Nv **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2200.

It runs and drives.  That’s the good.  Unfortunately, the seller won’t find a ‘Ford’ logo on the back because the body has been modified with the back of a CJ-5 body.  I should have started tracking these, because I’ve seen around 10 of these modified flattie/cj-5 bodies.

“I purchased this jeep last year to restore. I’ve found that I don’t have the time and it has just sat. It runs and I drove it around the block. The starter was rebuilt by the past owner but I think the starter bendix is sticking?? This is a project at this point. It needs alot of TLC but is drivable. I have the title in hand. If you have any questions please email or call. I will be as helpful to you as I can but I don’t know that much about it. It does have the Ford plackard on the dash but no ford stamp on the rear of the tub? You ask the questions and I will look and try to answer.”

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