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List Date: 02/03/2010
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| Owner | James S. | Email Seller |
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| Phone |
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| Location | SNOWMASS CO, 81654 | Transport It |
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| Year | 1944 | |
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| Make | Jeep | Our other Jeep's |
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| Model | WWII GPW |
Our other WWII GPW's |
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| Miles |
10,000 | Extended Warranty |
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| VIN |
241385 | Have it Inspected |
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| Exterior |
Tan | |
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| Interior |
Green | |
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| Price |
$9,000.00 OBO Reduced | Get Financing |
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| Description |
1944 Jeep WWII GPW, 4 Cylinder, Manual transmission, 10000 miles, Exterior: Tan, Interior: Green, Garage Kept, Records, 4x4, legendary, complete with original hood numbers and many script F parts, parade ready, 1000s of hrs of labor, $5,400 in receipts, above average condition. JEEP SERIAL NUMBER 241385.
GENERAL SUMMARY OF
PARTS REPLACED ON 1944 GPW 241385
FROM 1996 TO 2010
ENGINE REBUILD
(Professionally in bold)
Gasket set
Pistons & Pistons rings
Rod bearings
Main bearings
Valves
Valve seats
Valve springs
Timing chain
Flywheel resurfaced
Flywheel ring gear
Flywheel pilot bushing
Oil pump
Oil line
Oil filter
Mobil One oil
Crank pulley nut
Exhaust manifold
Heat riser assembly
Head pipe
Tail pipe
Muffler (non-stock/Midas)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Plugs-Points -Condenser
Rotor-Cap-Plug Wires
Coil-Secondary wires
Bracket grommet
Firewall grommets
Ignition switch (non-stock)
Battery GC-2 group 6VT
Battery cables (non-stock)
Starter floor switch
Starter relay (non-stock)
Starter rebuilt (professionally)
Generator mounts/wires
Wire harness (partial non-stock)
Light switch - blackout
Dash lamp bulbs
Tail lamp assem. (non-stock)
Head lamp bulb (rt. non-stock)
Steering column horn brush
Steering column horn button
Steering column horn washer
FUEL SYSTEM
Gas tank (adapted fuel line)
Gas cap
Gas pedal
Body to tank sump seals
Rebuilt carburetor (Carter)
Flexible fuel line (frame to eng)
Flexible Air hose
Steel fuel line-brass fittings
COOLING SYSTEM
Radiator (French reproduction)
Radiator cap
Radiator mounts
Radiator canvas web/rivets
Thermostat
Fan belt (1” undersize)
Radiator hoses (upper/lower)
Heater box (non-stock))
Heater hoses (non-stock)
Heater fittings (non-stock)
CLUTCH
Disc (CJ-5)
Pressure plate assem. (CJ-5)
Throughout bearing
Fulcrum
Return spring
Cable with clevis
Pilot & starter bendix bushings
Input shaft (transmission)
Pedal shaft
Shaft bushing (makeshift)
Ball pivots
Lever and tube
TRANSMISSION
Input shaft/gear
Main drive bearing
Low/reverse gear
Main shaft bearing
Main shaft
Second gear assembly
Synchronizers
Counter shaft
Thrust washers
Main shaft roller bearing
Main drive gear
Counter shaft gear cluster
Shift lever boot - leather
Shift lever knob
Polished interlock plunger
Seals – gaskets
Rubber mounts
TRANSFER CASE
Shift lever pin and zerk
Shift lever knobs/boot
Case mounting rubber
Needle roller bearings
DRIVE TRAIN
All U-joints
Front drive shaft (used)
BRAKES
Park brake band
Park brake cable (reproduction)
Park brake handle (original)
Wheel cylinders
All brake shoes
Master cyl. SST lined
Steel brake line (rear)
Brake back plate (one)
All Adjusters & springs
All drum grease seals
Front bearing caps
STEERING
Steering box bushings
Steering box sector
Steering box arm
Drag link (new org. stock)
Bell crank bearings
Axel knuckle bearings (top/bot)
Synthetic grease
FRONT AXEL
Synthetic gear lube
REAR AXEL
Synthetic gear lube
BODY AND FRAME
Rigid lift off top (non-stock)
Rear seat frame (reproduction)
Canvas seat cushions
Shovel and Ax (antiqued)
Ax shield & pivot bracket
Ax/shovel fabric straps
Wiper blades (non-stock)
Body handle (one)
Reflector inserts (non-stock)
Jerry can carrier (non-stock)
Wind shield wing nuts/chains
Mirror(s)
Front bumper (non-stock)
Pintle hitch (non-stock)
All Shocks
2 leafs in rear springs
Engine rubber mounts
Axel rubber block dampers
Gas tank sump cap
Hood latches
License plate brackets
Tool box latches
Tool box lid hinge pins (SST)
Tool box seals (oversize)
Spare tire 6.00x16 NDT Gregory
All Inner tubes & flaps, Primer paint (flat), Olive green paint (eggshell), Ford gray enamel (gloss). Little history is known about one General Purpose Willy by Ford, serial number GPW241385, but what is clear is that the vehicle emanates American ingenuity and stubborn longevity.
Manufactured in December 1944, the General Purpose Willy may have seen duty on an Air Force Base. Hints of light (Air Force) gray spray paint over the olive drab were apparent before repainting. The unpublished hood numbers have not been researched. It may have received its first “standard modification” during active duty. What appears to be a .45 caliber bullet hole was strategically fired through the passenger floor to provide water drainage, an issue that was later corrected in the Civilian Jeep 2A with a side drain slot in the body.
At an unknown date GPW 241385 was relocated to a large ranch as an “Army Surplus Jeep”. There it traversed double track trails in the mountains of Colorado, hauling what the horses could not. Standard modification for this work would require advancing the ignition timing by 1 degree for every 1000 feet of altitude. The GPW sustained damage to the spare tire bracket and rear body when ranch hands tried to vault over a huge irrigation ditch. The wheel house surfaces were used for work benches leaving dents and dings. It received the standard “farmer fix” to the drain holes on the frame rails, welded chunks of band iron. At some point the odometer seized at 60,000 miles.
But one must remember, “There is no such thing as a junk Jeep”.
For the next 30 years the GPW was owned between two brothers and their father. It appears that the vehicle was partially rebuilt by competent mechanics using high grade military spec. parts. Modernizations at this time included turn signals (street legal) and hinged doors of some kind. A fuel pressure device was added to the fuel line to reduce vapor lock caused by high altitude bubbling of the gasoline. The black out driving light mounting holes were brazed shut. An external horn button was installed on the steering column. Military non-directional tread tires were replaced with civilian mud and snow tires. As parts became harder to find, make-shifting occurred. Sometime during these 30 years it was fitted with a domed metal hard top cut from a Desoto Coupe. The Desoto also donated an over-size carburetor that made the jeep lug from too much gas during acceleration. A bench seat was installed. A CJ-2A gas tank was installed requiring a chiseled hole through the side of the body for the fill spout. A power steering pump was mounted, which ran off the crank pulley, lifting a plow blade attached to the front bumper.
The GPW was utilized as a snow plow, steadfastly serving in the American way.
In 1996 this wrinkled Great Grand Father, long since out of uniform, was purchased by a professional artist who had already brought a 1949 CJ-2A back to life. The new title continued to read “44 FORD UT”. It was running and could be driven home to the neighboring town.
Over the next 14 years the artist methodically removed part after part, carefully servicing the vehicle without wiping clean the history logged by numerous dents and dings. Reproduction parts were kept to a minimum. Script “F” parts were saved. Weld bead was added and then ground flush. The master cylinder was sleeved with stainless steel. The exhaust manifold was blue printed and ground to fit. A total of $5400 in parts and untold hours of labor were poured into the Ancient Warrior. Today this 66 year old vehicle documents American no-how and perseverance by its very existence, and lives on as a
tried-and-true example of The World War Two Jeep.
Asking $9,000, OBO, REDUCED. Located in SNOWMASS CO 81654, Contact James at 970-922-XXXX (See Above For Number(s)) for more information. |
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