1942 GPW 8053

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1942 GPW 8053

Post by kmccarthy16 » Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:37 am

I finally purchased my first WW2 jeep. I have been wanting one for over 30 years. My father drove them in WW2, he was in the engineers division.

The Jeep I purchased was from a gentlemen who lived in Reno NV. He purchased is in 1972 and had it restored. He was a doctor in the air force and took the jeep the Reno Air show every year.
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1942 Ford GPW
DOD 3-19-42
SN 8053


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Re: 1942 GPW 8053

Post by Daren » Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:04 am

Wow, really nice GPW. Bet you very pleased.
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Re: 1942 GPW 8053

Post by cjv-35 » Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:36 pm

A fine looking script GPW. Add a few odds and ends that are missing to make it look even better. 8)

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Post by kmccarthy16 » Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:10 am

Here is my dad on two different jeeps he drove during the war.
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1942 Ford GPW
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Post by twinflyer17 » Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:28 am

Nice looking jeep! Welcome to the 'G' and the hobby, too! 8)
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Re: 1942 GPW 8053

Post by USAFpj » Mon Apr 09, 2018 4:00 pm

Smart to buy a running, and complete jeep for your first! It took me 7 jeeps to understand how that is the way to go, and I still don't have a complete one :lol:

You saved a lot of money right there...

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Re: 1942 GPW 8053

Post by DogDoc » Mon Apr 09, 2018 7:12 pm

Very Nice!! And "Ford" scripted too!!!!
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Re: 1942 GPW 8053

Post by Michael O. » Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:47 am

Very nice “first” jeep! Be careful....they tend to multiply!
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Re: 1942 GPW 8053

Post by kmccarthy16 » Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:57 pm

Thanks, I own 6 cars and my house has a one car garage, I have them scatted around town.
1942 Ford GPW
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Post by 17thAirborne » Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:40 pm

Welcome to the brotherhood! Soooo...what's your next OD project :lol: Michael knows what he is talking about.
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