430: This 1942 GPW was purchased from a former serviceman who bought it as surplus and drove it from his last duty station in Montana to Wisconsin. The Jeep was painted Teal blue, with red wheels and yellow bumpers. Lots of original items were replaced with aftermarket parts. Some are still on her. Engine rebuilt, new brakes, tires, electrics, transfer case, and paint. She’s not pretty, but represents what a wartime jeep would be with field expedient modifications when damaged. It is rigged as a medical stretcher Jeep and uses the markings of the 10th Medical Battalion, 10th Mountain Division. This is of course, like any Jeep, a continuing work in process… She’s a grand old girl….
Kaiser Willys Jeep Blog Story – Phil Lauricella
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I purchased a 1952 CJ3A a couple of years ago. It was registered as a 1945 which tracing serial number revealed it was a 1952.
As we were media blasting it we found two attachments on the side which revealed it was a Valentine Welding company conversion.
I used aircraft stripper to clean the tailgate and found the US Navy numbers on it and also revealed the original color was Flight Line Yellow. Looking at the floor of the pan there was a cutout where a generator PTO drive would have come up. It also had a tachometer and hour meter and a hood scoop and a F Head engine which would make me think it was a APU in it’s former life.
I had to replace the hood as the material used for the scoop was heaver than the hood metal and had been continuous bead welded which warped the hood. I had to form a smaller scoop to preserve as much of the hood spine as possible and rather than weld the replacement piece in we panel bonded it. No heat No warp.
I would like to submit pictures of this fine old warrior for your publication. It is now desert tan with deep brown frame, underside and engine compartment.
It’s been a wonderful and fun project and a big hit at local roll ins and car shows.