Recently I was approached by a fellow Dutchman who is able to
buy a jeep. The jeep he has an eye on, raises some questions
though! Maybe some of you can help clear the sky around this
vehicle.
The jeep should be a 1942 Ford GPW which was imported from
Indonesia to the Netherlands around 7 years ago. The papers
that
go with the jeep say (in Malaysian) that it is a 1945 Ford GPW.
But...the dashboard nomenclature plates have the year 1952
stamped in them.
The jeep is coloured very dark green, darker than the usual
"olive drab". No unit-markings or white stars are to be found
on
the surface of the jeep. The engine of the vehicle is colored a
kind of orange.
Additional information: no rifle holder on the wind-shield,
body
seems to be the Willys kind. According to the current owner
there used to be a 10cm high red vertical light on each fender.
To the left side of the steeringcolum there is attached a
handle
(for indicating direction?).
Unfortunately I didn't see the vehicle or a photo of it yet.
All
the information came to me by e-mail. I do not know the s/n or
engine number (yet). I hope any of you can help us with the
little information we have.
Dennis Buijs
the Netherlands
1943 GPW
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