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Picked this up yesterday, I think it's it's a 1945 MB (Willys), I am going to need A LOT of parts .
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Found an old Jeep
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biscuitwhistler37
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Looks like good bones though, congrats!
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Watching for this rebuild. 
msgjd
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9-slat grille, yep it's a MB or a ford GPW.. There's only a few minor differences between them, as you may know
Just the right size for the boy !
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More pics! These are fun to analyze. All I see so far is a vacant engine compartment and lots of scabbed on plate on the front frame horns.
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It's had alot of crummy mods over the years (80 of them) but this thing is rust free which is almost unbelievable
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Starting with a good body is super important with these, otherwise you end up with a Philippines body which to me is lame. All the gingerbread stuff can be found here and there. Speaking of which, looks like two of your coffin handles are up on top of your homemade Arctic enclosure.
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Excellent! I’m looking forward to seeing how you bring it back to life for more generations to enjoy. Glad to see your jr Jeeper admiring it too. I also have a jr Jeeper that can’t wait to drive one on his own!
msgjd
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does it have square-ish toolbox cover on top of rear fender hump, or a roundish one?
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Gun mount
Glove box
Ammo box missing lids
Trans and T-case that were setting on floor
Glove box
Ammo box missing lids
Trans and T-case that were setting on floor
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Tubular front axle housing assembly is a Willys MB. Square front axle housing assembly is a Ford GPW.
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Front axles in both GPWs and MBs are round tube Dana 25. I think you mean front crossmembers below the radiator are tubular in an MB and a beam in a GPW.
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gun mounts are different shapes between MB versus GPW , i forget which type is on which
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Willys were round, like this one .gun mounts are different shapes between MB versus GPW , i forget which type is on which
I wish it was a GPW .
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my father spent the final weeks of the war in Germany and stayed afterwards as part of the Constab until late-1947 or early 1948 , i forget. He talked highly about the ford jeeps , some having the script, and mentioned the time he unknowingly grabbed a 4-wheel-steer from the motor pool to go into Munchen one day.. He said he had quite a time getting accustomed to its handing characteristics, especially when he went to park it in a tight spot , said it didn't do what you'd normally expect when turning the wheel , such as , if you turned tight to put the nose in to a curb, it's a@@ would stick out way too far from a curb, you'd have to take extra time to wiggle it into place