Every detail is the same except for the following: the windows in the
doors move side to side and not up and down; the "inner" windshield from
an MB is supposed to fit inside the square aluminum posts. There is a
small tag above the drivers side door that says: PENTAGON MFG. CO. The
entire unit I have is aluminum either in sheet form or cast (posts). Oh
well, thanks for the info out there!!
Wally Piroyan
1943 GPW
On 2 MAR 98 10:45:43 EST DOConnor@zoomit.sikorsky.com writes:
>Hi Al,
> We have a '43/'44 GPW with a similar hardtop to what you describe.
>Extruded
>aluminum framing and aluminum sheet. It has an ID tag but I can't
>recall the
>number offhand. Attaches by clips and screws without much more than a
>few
>1/8" holes to the body. The doors open normal and have machined
>handles and
>latches. The windows go up/down in the doors and the side and rear
>glass is
>fixed in the top with gaskets. The windshield arrangement is vertical,
>fixed
>(not movable/openable) and uses the inner frame and glass from the
>stock
>windshield setup installed in the opening. The whole thing is (was)
>insulated
>and painted nice matching OD. The paint outside has peeled and a
>little
>careful paint removal on the doors revealed Air Force blue with yellow
>
>numbers on the doors. Don't know any of the story behind this jeep
>other than
>what archeaology can tell. Under the sawmill green is USAF blue then
>yellow/black "follow me" checkerboard and under that is OD. Anyway;
>the top
>is military and a nice piece of work. I don't have any info on who
>made them
>and if it was a military contract job or civilian design for the
>MB/GPW
>model. Anybody want a hard cab? Just the thing for winter use and
>we'll even
>throw in the heater from under the dash! Will need TLC and is FOB New
>Fairfield, CT, USA. I can e-mail a picture to anyone interested & not
>laughing (it's OK to laugh; I do when the kids say we should use it to
>play
>jeep year round).
>
>Dennis O'Connor
>doconnor@sikorsky.com
>Naugatuck, CT, USA
>
>
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