VEP Ford GPW owners, sn, DoD and reg no. Please add yours.

Feb, 1942 - GPW1 thru end of first contract, April, 1942 - GPW15000 NO EBAY or COMMERCIAL SALES.
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Post by 1943Willysgpw » Wed May 22, 2019 4:03 pm

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Think POSITIVE shortround. This is a GREAT passion! Not everyone can say they are preserving history. Welcome aboard!
John
Hope I was not perceived as being negative. I would lose my mind if I did not have a restoration project going of some kind. Love preserving history. Just have a joking side. :D P.S. Your GPW is only 197 before mine.
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1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
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Post by jkillelea » Wed May 22, 2019 8:21 pm

I only wish I could positively confirm the date of delivery! Do you have your actual hood number? Is your DOD actual or estimated? Mine is only estimated by Tom W., way back; but he did say it was from Dallas, and it had some bumperette markings with III on one bumperette.
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Post by JimPA » Tue Jun 11, 2019 5:26 pm

i recently acquired #14143 date 4/8/42 another member said it was probably built in Texas
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Post by Chuck Lutz » Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:53 am

Post a pic of the data plate and we can probably determine which factory. These are actual Data Plate photos:

12409 4/3/42 Dallas
13042 4/2/42 Louisville
13551 4/42 Richmond
14274 4/9/42 Chester
14575 4/8/42 Chester
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GPW 17963 4/24/42 Chester, PA. USA 20113473 (USA est./Tom W.)
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Post by Zaverboy » Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:05 pm

GPW-8628 DOD 3-24-42 Owner G Evans

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Post by Zaverboy » Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:27 pm

Hi Frank I had a GPW 8628 Delivered today Frame and Tub Match
DOD is 3-24-42 so March 1942
Hood estimater is 2063405 I have yet to look at the hood and body for numbers painted not stamped that is
this is a a mix of Ford and willys as has willys frame with GPW serial and tub is GPW Ford scripted.
the frame serial was in an unusual place as was stamped into the Engine mount on the drivers side.
and covered with red grease. so very well preserved
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Post by jkillelea » Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:57 pm

Hello Guy,
What you have is a somewhat rare early GPW which was built by Ford on a frame from Midland, a company that supplied the same frames to both Willys and Ford at the beginning of production. Shortly afterwards, Ford made their own Ford frames. It is a Ford, not a Ford/Willys mix. Congratulations. I have one as well.
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Post by Zaverboy » Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:34 am

Hi Can you help further with 8628 there are no hood numbers anywhere, side back hood I have look and looked but looks like the vehicle e was sanded back to bare metal every ware.
The stamping of the serial number on the frame is an exact match for a GPW 6*** for sale on milweb its in Italy the serial is on the engine mount on the left and at an angle text is identical (font) just different numbers to what I have including the funny angle. is there any way of establishing where the vehicle I have was built and where it was shipped to what service etc It has bullet holes most likely post war, apart from the 20+mm through & through in the rear cross member no mistaking it pics on Facebook G503

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Post by rjbeamer » Thu Oct 24, 2019 4:38 pm

Zaverboy. The GPW #8628 with the number stamped on the left motor mount was most likely assembled at the Louisville Ky. Plant.

This is according to Tom. In older posts and based on his study's.(The quote below is in reference to a GPW number stamped on the left motor mount.)

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Post by Tom » Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:20 pm

Hi Dino,

I have not seen any "hard" data saying for sure but my GPW studies tells me it was only the Louisville,Ky. plant.

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Post by Zaverboy » Wed Oct 30, 2019 5:51 am

Thank you Roger. Is theranyway of pinning the hood number down like any one close to 8628 serial has I'd their hood number. Not estimated. Would there be a different hood no for a Leuisvile built
GPW opposed to a Dearborn built vehicle or were they issued globally as once issued there can not be duplicates, Also trying to trace where it went to and what service e its had. I can see at 1 point it was completly sanded back proffesionally to red primer then re primed and painted a gloss pale blue looks like a proffesional car sales or corporate job not bubba the tool box lid has the blue well preserved.

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Post by m1903man » Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:44 am

GPW 3391
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Post by parker007 » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:21 pm

do all early gpw have stamp on motor mount? im looking at early 2k serial number but motor mount gone and plate bolted over location.

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Post by yorkshireman » Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:28 am

i have 2 early 3 digit GPWs and both are stamped on the rail in front of engine mount...

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Post by Andy K » Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:11 am

Hi all, just bought S/N GPW 54848, DoD 8 - 7- 42, in the process of registering now

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Post by Joe T » Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:53 am

I have a GPW 16033 DoD 4-16-42. My dad bought it in 1947 and it has been in the family since then. We have been restoring it over the past few years and are in the final stage of getting it ready to drive again. It hasn't been driven for about 30 years.


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