Shelby Simmons
When I was a young boy around the age of eight years old, my neighbors Arnie and Arnel Carpenter whom were both WWII veterans always let me ride in their 1943 GPW while they were working in the hay field. The two brothers bought this Jeep in 1950 to use on the farm when they got out of the service. This Jeep was their main transportation in the 1950’s using it to go to work, go to the grocery store and many other places. I remember them pulling around a wooden sled so they could easily transport hay on the farm. I had also ridden around in the Jeep with them when I was a teenager coon hunting the country roads and old trails. Sadly both Arnie and Arnel have both passed on and left me the pleasure of having this wonderful 1943 GPW Jeep which we shared so many memories in. It has taken me two and a half years to restore this Jeep however it was definitely a pleasure to do so in memory of two of the best men I have ever known.
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