Ford Jeep Ww2

Armys requirement for the world war ii light reconnaissance vehicle. Of course today the jeep is known all over the world as a rugged off road vehicle but back during the second world war this classic american vehicle was built also by ford to help meet the armys.

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Four wheel drive military utility vehicle manufactured by ford using the willys licensed design from 1941 to 1945.

Ford jeep ww2. This jeep resulted from a 1940 design competition that involved american bantam willys overland and ford. The ford gtb burma jeep specifications. See webvert for full details 01233 820219 rr motor services ltd webvert.

Ford jeep may refer to. A small company in pennsylvania bantam invented the jeep but the military needed more than bantam could produce. The resulting standardized ton trucks were the nearly identical willys mb and ford gpw of world war ii fame commonly referred to in the field at the time as jeeps.

There is also information about the bantam brc ford gp and willys ma pre standardized jeeps. Ford eventually produced about 278000 and willys made about 369000 of the standardized us. Direct from the french army reserve stock.

Find great deals on ebay for ww2 jeep willys mb gpw. I think you will find a lot to like on this websiteif you like ww2 jeeps. Read all sorts of fascinating facts about the ford gpw and willys mb jeep as used by the us army and allies during world war two.

Army truck 1 4 ton 44 command reconnaissance commonly known as jeep or jeep and sometimes referred to as g503 were highly successful off road capable light military utility vehicles built in large numbers to a standardized design from 1941 to 1945 for the allied forces in world war ii. Ford pygmy fords first prototype for the us. Ford gpw the world war ii us.

The majority of the wheelbase is made up of the cargo tray with a small cab upfront with seating for two. The ford gtb later nicknamed the ford burma jeep was designed specifically for terrain like the burma road. The willys mb or ford gpw army jeep is the one most people think of when talking about military jeeps.

Jeep is today a trade name of fiat chrysler automobiles group. The willys mb and the ford gpw both formally called the us. So they turned to willys and ford and had these auto titans build jeeps.

It is known by many names such as the willys jeep the gi jeep the world war ii jeep or just plain army jeep. 1943 willys mb jeep. Jeep engines ww2 ford and willys hotchkiss m201.

24000 09 february 20. This was a full ground up restoration including the engine fully stripped and rebuild.

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