CJ2A with German Data Plates?

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CJ2A with German Data Plates?

Post by ih8pepl » Wed May 01, 2019 8:57 am

I recently came across a CJ2A done up with a military paint scheme that had German Data plates, both on the dash and inner fender. But still had holes where the original data plates would be. I don't happen to have a picture but was wondering if anyone here knew the story on this. Exported CJ2A at one time? Ive seen French data plates, but never German.


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Re: CJ2A with German Data Plates?

Post by dpcd67 » Wed May 01, 2019 2:14 pm

CJs were exported all over the world after WW2; there is an ad in a magazine in German, it's in the CJ3a book. Problem is that yours is the only one to make it back.
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Re: CJ2A with German Data Plates?

Post by Steve Webb » Wed May 01, 2019 3:41 pm

Yep Willy's pushed hard for export market as the jeeps were very familiar and the ones left from the war in Europe were rode hard. I believe the only od green they offered was for exports and the domestic paint was with colors.That is a a nice find
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Re: CJ2A with German Data Plates?

Post by ih8pepl » Wed May 01, 2019 6:24 pm

I figured it out!

Took me a few hours of searching around - Swiss Military CJ2A, only 400 made. It threw me off because at first I thought it was a CJ2A done up to look like a GPW and had a mishmash of different parts. It had an 1/2 size axe mounted inside the tub next to the passenger seat. Drawbar, jerry can holder on the tailgate, a 1919 mount and square shoulder military tires. Also had a lefty spare.

This is not the one I saw today, but it looked just like this only OD green.

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Re: CJ2A with German Data Plates?

Post by dpcd67 » Thu May 02, 2019 3:06 pm

You have a one of a kind jeep.
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Re: CJ2A with German Data Plates?

Post by 42rocker » Tue Oct 27, 2020 5:55 pm

ih8pepl
May I ask where you got your info on this jeep from.

Anyone else have any more info on this jeep. Sounds interesting.

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Re: CJ2A with German Data Plates?

Post by 42rocker » Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:23 pm

Some more background info.

https://cj3b.info/Military/SwissArmy.html

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Re: CJ2A with German Data Plates?

Post by 42rocker » Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:08 pm

Seems there might be more than one that made it back.

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