Description
WW2 Ford GPW Jeep - Olive Drab 1943 (Concours condition)
Chassis No GPW-100978 Engine No GPW-275222
This 1943 Ford GPW has had a total nut and bolt professional concours restoration.
The restoration involved stripping the body back to bare metal, retaining as many original parts as possible and restoring the jeep to the example you see today. The engine, gearbox, transfer box and axles have also undergone a full rebuild. The jeep has only covered 900 miles since the works were completed.
The jeep is named Vixen Tor and was modelled on the original Vixen Tor which was Major General Charles H. Gerhardt’s personal jeep. Gerhardt lead the 29th Infantry Division in WW2 and nicknamed the jeep after training his troops on Vixen Tor, Dartmoor before leaving for Normandy in June 1944.
The original Jeep is in the Maryland Museum of Military History in Baltimore, Maryland.
I have been in contact with the museum over the years and they have been very helpful, especially ensuring that certain details of the restoration are an exact replica.
This jeep starts and runs on the button. It only goes out on dry days and has never been driven in wet weather. As you can see by the photos the jeep is covered in top quality WW2 kit and original memorabilia which has been collected over many years. This outstanding and rare collection, all in the best possible condition, was started in the 1980s.
The Ford GPWs are sometimes considered slightly more desirable than the Willys jeep by some collectors, because they were only produced during WW2 with lower production numbers, guaranteeing war-era provenance.
A full service has just been completed.
WW2 Top Quality Equipment on the Jeep
Full canvas covers
Warning Sterling Sirenlite with red flashing light.
Original 5 x FORD Tyres (these are new and no longer made, so very rare) on combat rims
12-volt system with 6-volt for Sirenlite
Jeep First Aid Tin under dash board ( Full and totally complete )
Custom folding number plates for when at shows
German M42 Helmet with liner remains & Decal recovered from the Falaise Pocket in Normandy 1944
Manila tow rope the correct diameter and length
Jeep Camo net ( Hessian )
Leather scabbard + Replica M1 carbine with M1 carbine pouch on the stock
3 x Mussette bags
Handie Talkie
Baseball Bat ( Special services US army )
M41 knit cap ( Beanie hat )
Enlisted mans spectacles
OD spitfire lighter
Grenade + carton
Wartime camel cigarettes ( un-opened )
Peacock rubbers ( Condoms )
29th Infantry match book
TL122A- Flashlight ( Torch )
Antenna with Antenna set in web case ( Full Height )
M1 Ammo Tin
M43 Shovel with tan cover
M43 Shovel with Olive drab cover
Signal Flags in tan bag
Life-belt plus cardboard box
Pack-board Plus 2 x second half ration boxes
Victory Canvas water bucket
48 Star Flag
DM1928 Haversack with T Handle Shovel + Case plus blanket, half of pup tent, pegs, guide rope inside
M1 Garand Bayonet on side
Pistol Belt with Leather 45 Holster + Replica colt 45
45 Magazine Pouch + 2 rubber magazines
Water bottle
First Aid Pouch + Contents
Pickmatock + cover ( Pick )
Wire Cutters + Pouch
Compass + Pouch
OD Gas Mask bag + gas mask
Coleman stove + cardboard box ( Complete )
M3 Binoculars + leather case
Chocolate & Boiled sweets tin with contents
Empty Regent cigarettes box
Life Savers Sweets
Dentyne gum
Beechnut gum
US Army Blanket + Leather palm gloves
US Army Map ( Dispatch Case ) plus insert + cover
Ruler ( coca cola )
FM 21-25 Manual
8 x Pens + Pencils + Rubber
1 x Pocket Knife ( Scout Emblem )
Wartime Maps
Mussette Contents 1 ( on side of jeep )
1 x cotton boxer shorts
1 x olive drab winter long johns
1 x pair of socke ( cushion sole )
Mussette Contents 2 ( on side of jeep )
1 x supper K Ration Box ( General Food )
1 x supper K Ration Box ( Beech Nut )
1 x Hershey chocolate Box
1 x Hershey with Almonds Box
Mussette Contents 3 ( on side of jeep )
Molle shaving cream
Gem Razor
OD Flannel
Pack Berkley blades
Craig Martin toothpaste
Tooth Brush ( US Army ) + tooth brush box
Canvas wash bowl
Talcum powder
US Army Comb
OD Shower bag
Rubber-set shaving brush
This jeep and its unique collection of WW2 memorabilia is second to none and an absolute showstopper. It would make a very desirable addition to any collection, particularly as we edge forward to the 100 year anniversary of WW2
