Checked chassis & engine number details. This is not an Aussie jeep.
JOhn
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Malikoff MV list account <44gpw@phaedra.apana.org.au>
To: mil-veh <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: Friday, 19 February 1999 23:44
Subject: Re: [MV] 42/45/52 Ford Part Three: PHOTOS
>Dennis asked about a mystery 'bitza' MB that he had been asked to give
>some advice on. He's passed on a couple of photos of this jeep to me
>and I have put them up at:
>
> http://phaedra.apana.org.au/pictures/dennis/1_400.jpg
> http://phaedra.apana.org.au/pictures/dennis/2_400.jpg
>
>So, take a look at them and see if it looks ok to you, given his
descriptions
>which he's already posted to the list. I'll copy the comments, below.
>Steve.
>
>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> Last week I posted a mailing for a fellow Dutchman (Peter).
>> Peter is able to buy a jeep which has some mysteries around it.
>> I am trying to help him to solve the questions that come with
>> this vehicle. Now we have some additional information. We hope
>> any of you can help us.
>>
>> The jeep was imported from Indonesia to the Netherlands for
>> about 7 years ago together with two more jeeps.It does have a
>> Fordchassis with chassisnumber GPW 217127 (!!). The story goes
>> this was a 4 digit number but the dutch customs stamped in
>> additional digits. The engine does have a plate with number GPW
>> 5015. It seems this plate was put on later since the engine is
>> casted 90101HWOF (FMA. WOF Willys Overland France(?). The engine
>> is overpainted with a color orange. The engine head says Willys
>> + Jeep (casted) +Firing order 1342. One of the engines parts
>> reads Solex...
>>
>> A bodynumber was not to befound on the firewall...Body seems to
>> be a true Willys or Ford.
>>
>> Milecounter says ms 39021-2 and sw 503-c. two other counters
>> were"made in China"...
>>
>> Direction indicator attached to the steeringcolumn comes from a
>> company in Illinois.
>>
>> Other details : blackoutlamp is from the USA, so are the
>> taillights. The tires are from Indonesia. The top is made out of
>> some kind of plastic and can be converted to a wintertop.
>>
>> The middle nomenclature on the gloveboxlid is Ford with stamped
>> in date 1952. On the outer left (drivers)side of the dashboard
>> is bronze/copper plate (2x5 cm) with a royal crown on it. it
>> does have two number stamped in.On top: LB nr16857 + Ch nr
>> MB24389(bottom).
>>
>> No F (Ford) signs on any parts to be found!!
>>
>> The jeep doesn't have any identification markings or stars
>> etc..Story goes it was used by the Indonesian army. Somedody
>> told the jeep is originally from 1942.
>>
>> That is all information we have on this jeep. We hope any of you
>> can help us identify this vehicle. Would it be worht buying???
>
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>Dear list,
>
>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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