World War 2 1942 Ford GPW Jeep with Rare Factory Ford Emblem Stampings

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The World War II Jeep is an American icon, but did you know that Ford built them too? I meet the owner of this amazing World War 2 1942 Ford GPW Jeep. This jeep manufactured at the Louisville Kentucky Ford Assembly Plant has some very unique features to it not found on later Ford and Willys Jeeps made for WWII including the Ford Logo stamped into the body.
The owner tells his story about how he acquired and exhibits his unique vehicle. Ford produced these Jeeps for the military to nearly 300,000 during the course of the war. Willys may get credit for the Jeep but Ford had some differences and some are shown in this video. The owner and GI WWII Re enactor shows some special details most common folks like me might not even notice.
The owner was kind enough to do a very impromptu interview as I was not actually aware of the Jeep even being there nor was I in a full position to create a much better audio track but non the less, it is still worthy to share with all of you. I was actually with our Model A group in Jonesborough, TN celebrating Heritage Days when I had a chance to meet Jeff and hear about his Ford Jeep.
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My 1930 Ford Town Sedan has eyebrow fenders and still has the original interior. It's certainly worn but it still is functional. I have rebuilt the driveline, suspension, and tie rods, installed a modernized Model A motor with oversized intake valves, insert bearings, and a high compression head. I also have a lightened flywheel and V8 clutch. The car comfortably cruises at 50MPH but I've had it up to 60MPH. I have also insulated and installed sound deadener which has made the car enjoyable to be in even at 90 degrees.
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@myrlstone8904 10 ай бұрын

I lived in Belgium for many years. The collection and preservation of American WW2 military vehicles is quite popular in Europe. One can expect a contingent of these vehicles in most parades. The Europeans have not forgotten. In the late 50s we picked up a Ford military surplus Jeep for use on the farm. With information from this video, I can recognize that it was from later in the production run.

@kensmithgallery4432 10 ай бұрын

Hey Myrl! I'm glad you found the info useful!

@williamforbes5826 10 ай бұрын

The lineage of the modern Jeep Wrangler can be traced back to these early beginnings. Another military vehicle (the M-151) replaced the military 'jeep'. And the -151 was replaced by the HMMWV or Humvee. Just like the first 'GP', the -151 was built by Ford, but production was swapped over to Kaiser and AMG. Cheers! Thanks for the tour!

@kensmithgallery4432 10 ай бұрын

Hey William. It's amazing how you can connect all the dots from just a simple thing like a Jeep!

@pugman205 9 ай бұрын

I do believe there where also quite a few differences between the Willys MB and the Ford GP. Mostly minor things. One i believe was that on Willys models the toolbox/ storage box lids where different to the Ford ones. One manufacturers was just a flat piece of metal, while the others had stamped ribbing for stiffness in it

@kensmithgallery4432 9 ай бұрын

Hi and welcome to the channel! Thanks for pointing those differences out.

@user-ng5ns3fg6x 3 ай бұрын

Some research I ran across: • July 22nd, 1940, American Bantam was awarded the initial contract. They submitted the ‘Blitz Buggy’ to Baltimore thus meeting the 75 day requirement. The U.S. Army knew Bantam did not have the production capacity, or the finances available, to meet their needs during a war. • Willys-Overland and Ford were invited to create a prototype using the blueprints from American Bantam. In a few weeks, both Ford and Willys-Overland had their vehicles designed. • 11-13-40 Willys-Overland delivered the Willys Quad. 11-23-40 Ford delivered the Ford Pigmy. The Ford was the only one which passed the initial testing. All three companies were asked to follow the Ford design to each create 1500 prototypes. After further testing of the prototypes, the final design was submitted and thus the birth of the WW2 JEEP. • All three companies were awarded the final contract and each vehicle got a new name: o Willys MB o Ford GPW o Bantam BRC-40

@kensmithgallery4432 3 ай бұрын

That is way cool information! Thanks so much for watching and for sharing!

@user-ng5ns3fg6x 3 ай бұрын

@@kensmithgallery4432 As a fellow GPW owner, 1943, I gathered this info for a poster in the garage. Feel free to use, update, or correct anything needed. Thanks for what you do!  In the summer of 1940, the U.S. knew it was going to war. The U.S. War Department recognized an aging fleet of military vehicles and desired a lightweight, 3 seat, 4WD ‘War Automobile’. The request was for a ¼ ton vehicle used for ‘light reconnaissance’.  July 11th , 1940, U.S. Government issued a bid request to 135 U.S Manufacturers. They were given 11 days to respond, 49 days to have a prototype ready, and 75 days to have an initial run of 70 vehicles. Only two companies responded: Willys- Overland and American Bantam.  It only took two days to design the original jeep. Carl Probst, an American freelance engineer with Bantam, started his design work on July 17th, 1940 and submitted his drawings on July 19th, 1940.  July 22nd, 1940, American Bantam was awarded the initial contract. They submitted the ‘Blitz Buggy’ to Baltimore thus meeting the 75 day requirement. The U.S. Army knew Bantam did not have the production capacity, or the finances available, to meet their needs during a war.  Willys-Overland and Ford were invited to create a prototype using the blueprints from American Bantam. In a few weeks, both Ford and Willys-Overland had their vehicles designed.  11-13-40 Willys-Overland delivered the Willys Quad. 11-23-40 Ford delivered the Ford Pigmy. The Ford was the only one who passed the initial testing. All three companies were asked to follow the Ford design to each create 1500 prototypes. After further testing of the prototypes, the final design was submitted and thus the birth of the WW2 JEEP.  All three companies were awarded the final contract and each vehicle got a new name: o Willys MB o Ford GPW o Bantam BRC-40  Willys-Overland manufactured 363,000 Willy’s MB. Ford manufactured 280,000 Ford GPW. American Bantam manufactured 2,605 of the BRC-40. Total number of jeeps built in WW2 was over 645,000.  On 10-13-1942, ‘Old Faithful’ (a Willys MB) suffered damage in the pacific war. It was the first vehicle to receive a Purple Heart!  The New York Museum of Modern Art includes a WW2 JEEP in its display of eight automobiles and regards it as “one of the very few genuine expressions of machine art”.

@stephendurvin7372 10 ай бұрын

God bless the heroes who actually drove them in war.

@kensmithgallery4432 10 ай бұрын

Hi and welcome to the channel! I am so thankful for all who serve

@richardcline1337 10 ай бұрын

At 11:10 it looks like he has a weld coming apart on the windshield frame. I really can't tell but it did catch my eye. A beautiful example of a WWII workhorse.

@kensmithgallery4432 10 ай бұрын

Hi and welcome to the channel. Thanks for the heads up! I will let him know.