I've picked up a GPW...

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by warren brown

I recently picked up a Ford GPW - it was sold to me by a farmer who was clearing stuff belonging to his Dad who passed away about two years ago. I bought it more or less sight unseen - it was a bit of a lucky dip - the farmer thought it was a Willys, but on arrival it turned out to be a GPW. He didn't know how long his Dad had had the jeep, only that it had been a farm hack all his 48 years - he sought-of-thought his Dad bought it around 1960. In any case it hadn't been started for more than 25 years. It came with all the accessories - square tyres, pigeon poo, rat poo, dirt, a bit of rust - but it is very straight - except on the bumper gussets - and hasn't been fiddled with. It still has the grease-gun bracket under the bonnet, has - surprisingly - no rust on the window frame, still has the straps for the axe and shovel etc. just a couple of questions for the brains trust - there are a few odd/intersting bits 1. there's the remains of a sticker on the bonnet about not leaving the vehicle in gear when transporting -has anyone seen this before? Is it something to do with army auctions perhaps? 2. the rear reflectors and stop light. Are these actually military or aftermarket?Many thanks if anyone has an idea. (BTW - when I brought the jeep home, we got it running within about 25 minutes. It's a beauty!)

Hi Warren

Nice find, reminded me of my find on a farm and tucked away. I look forward to following your restoration on MLU and I hope you post lot's of photos for us "Jeep"" lovers. I note your MB Jeep done up as a LRDG vehicle. That is what I did with mine. See Attached photo. The tail light does look wrong as it should have the blackout light, the reflector also looks different to what I have seen, see attached photo. I have not heard of the sticker you refer to. Good luck with the new project.

Cheers

Tony