What color is your steering wheel

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Re: What color is your steering wheel

Post by Navarre » Fri May 01, 2015 12:42 pm

Very interesting post. thanks

If you want to see a green Sheller restoration, please, check this link:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=252577

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Resto thread: viewtopic.php?f=144&t=198728


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Post by tractor12 » Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:59 pm

5235 green shellar
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Re: What color is your steering wheel

Post by Ford42 » Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:18 am

Hi Mike, my GPW 06.30.42, SN. 42637 has a green sheller
Yours jeeply


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Re: What color is your steering wheel

Post by Old Pal » Sun Jan 01, 2017 3:15 am

GPW 13551 was green and VERY difficult to remove.

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Post by Spencer54 » Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:03 am

GPW 20151 has Green Shellar from Ford River Rouge DOD 4-20-1942

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Post by bootsperformance » Sun Jun 11, 2017 5:05 am

My 2-21-42 gpw has a green sheller wheel
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Re: What color is your steering wheel

Post by kmccarthy16 » Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:49 am

My 3-19-42 GPW has a black sheller wheel, believed to be original.
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Post by Finn42 » Thu May 17, 2018 6:27 am

April 8th Dallas plant. Black.
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Re: What color is your steering wheel

Post by ShawnB » Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:49 pm

Gpw 4312 has a green sheller
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Post by Joe T » Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:55 am

GPW 16033 DoD 4-16-42 Black Joe Fell

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Post by 70th Division » Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:02 am

Hello,

Welcome to the great G503 Joe T !!!

My 1942 GPW has a green Sheller steering wheel.
Here is some additional GPW data for those that may be looking :

Brass Data Plates
GPW 54158
DOD 8-6-42
Gross Weight 2265
Marked 1/4 T
(manual info) : 1348, 1349
USA Number in original Blue Drab on hood
20135931
Name over wheel wells
"Red-Rose"
Also has star on left rear panel , and stars on each side of jeep .
Jeep also has small white squares painted on it, with a green, (not od), cross intersecting it, on both sides of jeep, on side panel above exterior foot rests.

I am doing a "preservation" restoration on this jeep, touching up the markings where damaged.
I have uncovered all these markings using a bush button razor scraper blade.


Best Regards,
Ray

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Re: What color is your steering wheel

Post by Brucedg » Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:32 am

Interesting :)

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Re: What color is your steering wheel

Post by Unibuddy » Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:37 am

GPW 4689 has a black sheller
GPW 37702 has a green sheller
GPW 18671 has a green sheller
GPW 29078 has a green sheller

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Re: What color is your steering wheel

Post by steven ellis » Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:33 pm

12412 4-1-42. Green sheller
GPW 314 DOD 3-14-42
GPW 227 DOD 2/42 2062315 (actual) & US NAVY 195086 hood numbers
MB124997 DOD 3/4/42 2079954 (actual) Slat grill
42 WC51
M38 DOD 3/52 Hood# 20908270 actual

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Re: What color is your steering wheel

Post by jkillelea » Sat Jul 18, 2020 4:19 pm

O K. Who's going to put it all together? Would love to see dates, plants, etc. to see patterns.


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