Hello,
The nice new 1944 GPW arrived today !!
I am very excited about this jeep
!
Thanks Rob !!
I am very happy with it, and she will roll again.
He also brought me his old GPW body tub, he replaced with another original GPW body in great shape, and all the repair panels from Ron to repair the tub.
JMP made the panels.
The rear seat is in good shape and looks to be a Willys.
The front seats are F script and can be easily restored !
The jeep has been siting since 1976, America's Bicentennial,
in a lean to structure, so moisture and salt air got to it.
The light switch works like new !
The floors were rusted through from the coastal salty air and dew.
9-5-44 date of delivery, made in Louisville, Kentucky.
Note the negative battery cable attached to the front cross member.
Both wood blocks still on the hood.
There is a grease gun bracket under the hood, but no lube chart holder.
The 1942 Ford script tub, to go on my pile for future restoration.
The pile of body repair panels from Ron that came with the jeep for the Script tub.
One thing I do not understand is that on the rear floor panel, the shock absorber covers aren't installed
.
Midwest Military's panels are exacting, and have the square shock tower boxes attached.
This will be a very enjoyable project to get in the restoration line up, and it is matching numbers, which is my first complete matching GPW.
( I did a few years ago get a 45 GPW frame with a matching engine so that would be a second matching GPW, someday, but all the rest is missing.)
One thing I have a question about is this jeep has an under dash radio filterette, and it also has the holes on the passenger side for the side mounted type 2 filterette.
Were both types used together ?
My late 1943 British jeep has the same set up, 2 filterettes.
Does anyone have any ideas ??
Now back to work !
Best Regards,
Ray