my new MB 90% original ww2
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my new MB 90% original ww2
Hello everybody
My name is Guillaume, and i already a MB of july 44 restaured by me.
I discovered near my village a unrestored Willys at 90 % completed !
This jeep it was in verry good conditions and it was all this marking.
It was all matching number .
This Dod is december 9 1943.
I bought this jeep because i'am folling in love this !!!!!
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My name is Guillaume, and i already a MB of july 44 restaured by me.
I discovered near my village a unrestored Willys at 90 % completed !
This jeep it was in verry good conditions and it was all this marking.
It was all matching number .
This Dod is december 9 1943.
I bought this jeep because i'am folling in love this !!!!!
Place in photos:
Jeep Willys "MP" 354074 dod: july 24 1944
Jeep Willys 288001 dod : december 9 1943
Bantam trailer sérial body 116858 dod august 44
Jeep Willys 288001 dod : december 9 1943
Bantam trailer sérial body 116858 dod august 44
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Re: my new MB 90% original ww2
Wow! that's fantastic!It even has the (Normandy?) landing mark on the windscreen (the horizontal stripes). I am sure somebody can tell you what it means. Congratulations!
June 1942 Ford GPW (script)
Transportation Equipment Co. T1, 1/4 ton trailer
Transportation Equipment Co. T1, 1/4 ton trailer
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Re: my new MB 90% original ww2
Jeep Willys "MP" 354074 dod: july 24 1944
Jeep Willys 288001 dod : december 9 1943
Bantam trailer sérial body 116858 dod august 44
Jeep Willys 288001 dod : december 9 1943
Bantam trailer sérial body 116858 dod august 44
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Re: my new MB 90% original ww2
lowbonnet wrote:Wow! that's fantastic!It even has the (Normandy?) landing mark on the windscreen (the horizontal stripes). I am sure somebody can tell you what it means. Congratulations!
Thanks , for the TQM code I would like knowledge has that it unit they are connected !
Jeep Willys "MP" 354074 dod: july 24 1944
Jeep Willys 288001 dod : december 9 1943
Bantam trailer sérial body 116858 dod august 44
Jeep Willys 288001 dod : december 9 1943
Bantam trailer sérial body 116858 dod august 44
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Re: my new MB 90% original ww2
Guillaume,
That's a great find ! I am sure that you can find more pieces of history in your country !
I like the picture with your other jeep beside your discovery.
félicitations !!!
Kurt
That's a great find ! I am sure that you can find more pieces of history in your country !
I like the picture with your other jeep beside your discovery.
félicitations !!!
Kurt
Willy's MB December 1941
Early Willys trailer
Early Willys trailer
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Re: my new MB 90% original ww2
Hi Guillaume
really a great find,
I'd love to live in your country.
here, when you find a jeep, it's really a wreck
especially on the East Coast.
Congratulations and give us your news.
Michel.
really a great find,
I'd love to live in your country.
here, when you find a jeep, it's really a wreck
especially on the East Coast.
Congratulations and give us your news.
Michel.
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Re: my new MB 90% original ww2
Nice!! Uncovering those markings will be really uncovering history. I sometimes feel like the jeeps we find stateside were only used for beer runs...
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LOL!El-Rancho-Decomposo wrote:I sometimes feel like the jeeps we find stateside were only used for beer runs...
Where's the "Like" button?
That is the funniest line I've read in this forum.
"Originality . . . It just needs to be what it is."
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Re: my new MB 90% original ww2
very well done!
i make the hood number as 20457599...
the windshield skin appears to have 'Messenger' stenciled on it...
I cant read the full engine number, but first three digits are 335 and could be the original..
what is the body tub number...I think this is an all matching set of numbers...
i make the hood number as 20457599...
the windshield skin appears to have 'Messenger' stenciled on it...
I cant read the full engine number, but first three digits are 335 and could be the original..
what is the body tub number...I think this is an all matching set of numbers...
Jim Kilbourne
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I COLLECT WILLYS MB NUMBERS! Please send me your Frame, Engine, Body, Hood numbers and DOD. Thanks!
WANTED: MB unrestored, used, OD paint, dash panel light housings
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Re: my new MB 90% original ww2
I see 20437599.Jim Kilbourne wrote:i make the hood number as 20457599...
"Originality . . . It just needs to be what it is."
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Re: my new MB 90% original ww2
Guillaume,
Great find, and most interesting pictures.
The body looks very solid and straight. Really awesome.
The climate must be very kind in your part of Europe, since the beautiful miss still smiles even she's stored outside
Many of us would say this is a jeep is a preservation candidate. They are far to seldom you know.
There's a big knowledge and historical value in keeping such treasures "as is". Hope you can make it Guillaume, and find all the support you need in how to do it here.
Thanks for sharing your pictures, and for taking care of her
Einar F.
Great find, and most interesting pictures.
The body looks very solid and straight. Really awesome.
The climate must be very kind in your part of Europe, since the beautiful miss still smiles even she's stored outside
Many of us would say this is a jeep is a preservation candidate. They are far to seldom you know.
There's a big knowledge and historical value in keeping such treasures "as is". Hope you can make it Guillaume, and find all the support you need in how to do it here.
Thanks for sharing your pictures, and for taking care of her
Einar F.
Willys MB 1944
WIllys MB 1945
Willys MBT 1943
Bantam T3 1943
(preserved and unrestored)
WIllys MB 1945
Willys MBT 1943
Bantam T3 1943
(preserved and unrestored)
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Re: my new MB 90% original ww2
Fantastic Jeep & A truly awesome find, what we all dream of.
Good luck with it.
Good luck with it.
John
Australia
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1942 Willys MB-BRT 135673 D.O.D. 4-16-42 Now 97% finished
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1942 Willys MB-BRT 135673 D.O.D. 4-16-42 Now 97% finished
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Re: my new MB 90% original ww2
G'day Guillaume,
Congrats on you new fine keep us up to date if your plans are to restore it.
Regards
Ian
Congrats on you new fine keep us up to date if your plans are to restore it.
Regards
Ian
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41 Fordson WOT2-H
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Re: my new MB 90% original ww2
Hello Guillaume,
Super find and again welcome to G503!! The MVPA sells a book that lists the Normandy codes by number, stripes and unit. It is listed in the Supply Room at this link https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/shopp ... e6d73233f1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .
Super find and again welcome to G503!! The MVPA sells a book that lists the Normandy codes by number, stripes and unit. It is listed in the Supply Room at this link https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/shopp ... e6d73233f1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .
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