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GPW 17331

Ford GPW17331, DOD 21-april-1942, VEP/EP Script body, original frame and dash plates. US (California) origin, imported to the Netherlands (Europe) just before I got my hands on it. It came to me in running condition, 95% complete and original with almost all F-script bolts and parts. Spent almost all of its life in the USA and was fitted with all (field)modifications during its service life. In the distant past the whole car had been sandblasted, so no hood numbers to be found…. The engine has been replaced with a Willys block dated to 1944 (MB540727), possibly at the time when Higgins reconditioned it at the end of 1944 or early 1945. Now fully restored and back on the road in the Netherlands.

Model & Serial Number GPW 17331
Registrant's Name Klaas Matroos
City, State/Region, Country Culemborg, Gelderland, Nederland
Date of Acquisition 2016-12-24
Date this SNdb Record Created 2018-10-26 11:20:50
Date This SNdb Record Last Updated 2023-11-02 07:48:38

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Mystery Box 4X4
Gross Weight 2288
Data Plate Origin Original
Data Plate Material Brass
Date of Delivery (DOD) 1942-04-21
According to our records, and the contents of your "Mystery Box", your jeep was built at the Dallas, Texas assembly plant.

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Frame Number GPW17331

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Engine Number MB540727

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Body Number script
Body Type Ford

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