First look around the $100 Ford GPW WWII Military Jeep - G-503 - Willys MB - CJ

It's been one of my bucket list jeeps for decades. I never thought I would ever actually own one, but when a good friend put me on to this farm fresh one less than an hour away for $100 I couldn't resist it.

The Willys MB and the Ford GPW (G-503) jeeps were the military forerunner to the civilian CJ-3A Jeep, President Eisenhower calling them ‘one of three decisive weapons the U.S. had during WWII.’
Although they were essentially the same design, the Ford manufactured GPW was the rarer of the two, but they were both formally called the ‘U.S. Army truck, 1⁄4‑ton, 4×4, command reconnaissance.’

[traintofailure]

Awesome content, I'll be watching all that's upcoming

[olivedrabgarage]

That small box on the passenger side is the Radio Junction Box thst you plug in wartime field radios. It would be a "suppressed" G503 Jeep, itll have an "S" painted on the side ofbthe cab cowling panels where they curve down in front of the windscreen folding hinges. These radio junction boxes are rare to find intact, let alone still connecfed to a Jeep.

You'll notice jt will have bonding straps all over either going to tinned spots or it'll have toothed washers. Tinned bonding points was Supression system 1 whichbwas early war, toothed washers was late war supression system 2.

I also noticed your oartner dropped the drive shaft universal joint bracket on the ground when she was putting the old rotten tarp into the garbage bag. You'll need that part to secure your universale joint and driveshaft to the output yoke on your transfer case.

You alsonhave the drivers seat riser at the bottom rear of thebseat frame, theyre often missing too and are not a repeoduction part so look after it. It should be welded to the drivers frame and bolted to the floor. Youll see three caged nuts and holes behind the drivers seat for that.

You also seem to have the Ford GPW drivers seat, which should have a cursive "f" stamped on the backrest. The Willys seat has a join and weld st the top, the Ford seat is one peice bent frame.

You have a late war steering, early war had a black Sheller plastic steering wheel. You might have an ACM tub if there is no Ford/Willys stamped on the back lower left of the rear panel. ACM 1 had the straight Willyw style firewall gussets and had Willys style hat channel on the bottom of the floor. The ACM 2 has the round edge Ford style firewall gussets and round tool box lock indents and Ford style hat channels.

[craigdonalson]

as long as it came with a title everything else is easy to fix. i have owned over a hundred jeeps, its an addiction. MD Jaun and Omix-ada will be your new friend

[olivedrabgarage]

So you have the ACM 2 tub it seems with the Willys tool box lock indents, you have the Ford style tool box lods...they'll have an F stamp on the latch. You're missing one of the rear seat frame hooks that the frame slides up and down when folding rhe seat or opening it up. The rear panel is supposed to be one peice, the rear door cut in the back has now ruined the rear panels strength but cutting the hat channel. You have late war rear panel strengthening gussets.

[cliftonmoran]

Great find! Looking forward to watching the restoration. Hope you plan to drop a L 134 in her.

[larryhoffman]

I notice you had Lexie do all the work while you just held the camera! 😂 That's one way to get an F-head engine into a low-hood Jeep.

[michelle-lztg]

the taller f-head hurricane engine easily fits in the low hood jeeps designed for the L-head go-devil...you just have to change the carburetor to a low profile Holley...i'm surprised the factory didn't think of this simple bolt on idea...instead they chose to go to the expense and re-tooling to raise the hood and firewall of the CJ3B up 4 inches to accommodate the taller carter/solex carburetor.