Jeep Question

[ted angus]

David we are at cross purposes here Yes of course Army also had mainly Middlesex CC reg I was meaning Civvy eg NFS CD etc were LCC . apologies for misunderstanding. If you stay in this Softskin Forum click the box at the foot of the page to show all threads Dodge Postwar is on 18 sept
TED

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I have bneen in touch with Alan House (retired Deputy Chief Officer of Hamsphire Fire & Rescue). His new book is out WHEELS OF FIRE about the fire services and I sent him copies of Commercial Motor shots of AFS/NFS vehicles that were displayed at the South Bank (LCC County Hall) and also in a disposal yard post-war. Needless to say those I can see have London regos!

[Hanno Spoelstra]

The jeep is a Ford GP, predecessor of the Willys MB / Ford GPW, as supplied to the British Army.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Can someone help me out here please? I have info on an early US contract that may have been under Defence Aid:
L 4648832 to 4648883 QM 11421 Car 5 cwt 4x4

Note the L prefixes not M. Were these trials cars?

I also have a note of an early British contract:
M 4678508 to 4678657 SM 2324 Not 2824 Car 5 cwt 4x4
which I have down as 'GP' and not the later GPW.

Could the Embassy car be in either of these batches?

[ted angus]

Originally Posted by David_Hayward

I have bneen in touch with Alan House (retired Deputy Chief Officer of Hamsphire Fire & Rescue). His new book is out WHEELS OF FIRE about the fire services and I sent him copies of Commercial Motor shots of AFS/NFS vehicles that were displayed at the South Bank (LCC County Hall) and also in a disposal yard post-war. Needless to say those I can see have London regos!

David I presume you have HOME FRONT TRANSPORT by Alan there are 3 pages of photos showing the disposal site at Crystal Palace, they are cerdited to Michael Kernan QFSM. although the main content in each are former CD resue service vehicles and ambulances.

Hopefully pension and Xmas bills willing I should be able to get his new book in the spring.
regards TED

[Eric B]

Hello

Canada ordered 14 GP's and had seven shipped over to the UK. One initially for testing prior to the main order.

The Ford GP’s had been part of the US Government order contract No. DA-W-398-QM-27 placed on 30 June 1941. Out of this order of 1,150 vehicles, 150 were delivered to the British Military with six eventually being turned over to the Canadian Military. None of these six are known to have survived.
The others remained in Canada, initially for testing and then issued to units for home defence.

The seven CDN GP's were shipped overseas before July 1942. These Canadian ordered GP’s were a paid contract ($924.00 each) it is not known if this order was ever completed. I am unable to account for all of the GP's delivered in Canada.

thanks

Eric

[Eric B]

Here are some CDN GP Photos. Taken at CFB Borden.

Eric