UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3000.
“VERY RARE 1942 Ford Willy’s 4×4. This (Jeep style) military vehicle was only produced for about 3 months during the war efforts in 1942. You can see in one of the pictures (although it’s not very clear) the Ford stamp on the rear gate. This will have to be a full-off restoration project but with a new battery and a little help, it should run now. It still has the siren on the front right bumper where it was used as an MP vehicle during the war. No title, as they were not titled in those days. It will come with a bill of sale and will have to be bonded to get a tag. DON’T MISS OUT…. THIS VEHICLE IS RARE and according to all the internet sites I have looked at, for it’s year and condition, it is WAY WAY WAY under priced. I should be asking a lot more, but I have my eyes on another toy. Excellent shape for the year. VERY little rust (if any).”
I really can’t get into the John Deere paint scheme on this. And, I own, and am a big fan, of JD tractors!
Hmmn – Willys hood, CJ grill, side gas filler, homemade tranny cover, Nippon Seiki speedometer, yea I’d say that qualifys for “GPW” rarity!
John in Maryland
It looks like a bondo queen …
Not quite as rare as he says. They made the script jeeps for around 7 months, not 3. Not a bad price but not way, way, way underpriced. Lot of missing and incorrect things.
Nothing like Craigslist to learn fictional history. 🙂 (though Facebook posts are a close second).
Was 4×4 stamped into the GPW data plates on the dash?
Mike, I have seen that stamped on a lot of the GPW plates.
One of my GPWs was delivered the same day as this one.
That field is also sometimes referred to as the “Mystery” Box. Based on this PDF survey, it appears multiple things have been stamped into that box, including:
4×4, 1/4 T, 1/4-T
Here are some examples of 4×4 being stamped into that field on GPW plates.
http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/1849/medium/Dataplate4.jpg
http://ww2jeeps.com/dataplate/GPW/gpw48677.jpg
http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/500/medium/Data_Plate_05.jpg
Some 1/4 Ton examples stamped in that field http://s602.photobucket.com/user/armyspecial/media/Dataplates001.jpg.html
http://ww2jeeps.com/dataplate/GPW/gpw253873.jpg
http://s216.photobucket.com/user/jfmadsen/media/Jeep/jeep007.jpg.html
But, sometimes the box was left blank:
http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=49636
This one had a number in it:
http://www.aacvm.com.ar/chpodles/glove_box.jpg
The MBs had their own mystery box as well (see notes here http://www.ewillys.com/2015/01/22/1942-brt-mb-slat-grille-boise-id-ebay/). ORD was stamped there sometimes, as well as BRT, which mean it was a British contract jeep.