GPW 1942

[Jon Mangion]

GPW 1942
Looking for info on date of manufacture and engine manufacture

Serial number74976
Engine number 69715
Estimated hood number?

Thank you

Believe October 1942?

[nikola_n]

gpw 69715, DoD 10-24-42, assembly plant Chester, Pa.

[dpcd67]

That was his engine number; the jeep serial number is 74K; that was October 42.
Oh, welcome to the forum; fist post I see. I assume you are in France.

[dpcd67]

Engine number 69K is also October 42; remember that Ford numbered the frames to match engines so they were all matching originally. So yours was replaced at some point, post war I expect.
As for a registration number, there are number generators on the web, but the guy who is the world expert on Fords is Tom W; but he no longer is on G503, and I understand he has a group on Face book or something like that.
He will be able to give you intimate details, if you can contact him. Which I do not know how to do. Facebook.

[mugginsmoo]

GPW 1942
Looking for info on date of manufacture and engine manufacture

Serial number74976

I have the GPW that is four cars newer than yours
it is a 3rd or 4th week of October 1942, it should be from Chester PA assembly plant (according to Tom)
would expect that yours is the same.

as for the hood number you are on your own there.

[dpcd67]

Cars? They weren't making cars then. All Civilian car production was halted in Feb 1942.

[Jon Mangion]

Thank you for the responses
it is a start!