Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

Like this newer Army cattle carrier, M35 affectingly called the Deuce
and a Half: http://www.buschandbusch.com/sgdeuce1.jpg Which the serous off
roaders use their Rockwell axles:
http://www.----------.com/temp/rockwellAxle.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

"Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> I really like the 6 wheel troop carrying trucks of the era, with the six
> wheels (2 in front and 4 in back in tandom) for 4 or 6 wheel drive.
> Not really practical to own.
>
> Jeff



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Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

Like this newer Army cattle carrier, M35 affectingly called the Deuce
and a Half: http://www.buschandbusch.com/sgdeuce1.jpg Which the serous off
roaders use their Rockwell axles:
http://www.----------.com/temp/rockwellAxle.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

"Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> I really like the 6 wheel troop carrying trucks of the era, with the six
> wheels (2 in front and 4 in back in tandom) for 4 or 6 wheel drive.
> Not really practical to own.
>
> Jeff



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Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

Like this newer Army cattle carrier, M35 affectingly called the Deuce
and a Half: http://www.buschandbusch.com/sgdeuce1.jpg Which the serous off
roaders use their Rockwell axles:
http://www.----------.com/temp/rockwellAxle.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

"Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:86fli.76037$z64.21329@trnddc07...
>
> I really like the 6 wheel troop carrying trucks of the era, with the six
> wheels (2 in front and 4 in back in tandom) for 4 or 6 wheel drive.
> Not really practical to own.
>
> Jeff



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Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

How new is newer Bill? A freind of mine keeps telling me about an old army
6x6 that he wants to go get the axles out of, it's at the head of a lake
that was damned before my time, ( 46 years old )

"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <LWBill------@------.net> wrote in message
news:46959a4d$0$16321$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
> Like this newer Army cattle carrier, M35 affectingly called the Deuce
> and a Half: http://www.buschandbusch.com/sgdeuce1.jpg Which the serous off
> roaders use their Rockwell axles:
> http://www.----------.com/temp/rockwellAxle.jpg
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> "Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:86fli.76037$z64.21329@trnddc07...
>>
>> I really like the 6 wheel troop carrying trucks of the era, with the six
>> wheels (2 in front and 4 in back in tandom) for 4 or 6 wheel drive.
>> Not really practical to own.
>>
>> Jeff
>
>
>
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>

Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

How new is newer Bill? A freind of mine keeps telling me about an old army
6x6 that he wants to go get the axles out of, it's at the head of a lake
that was damned before my time, ( 46 years old )

"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <LWBill------@------.net> wrote in message
news:46959a4d$0$16321$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
> Like this newer Army cattle carrier, M35 affectingly called the Deuce
> and a Half: http://www.buschandbusch.com/sgdeuce1.jpg Which the serous off
> roaders use their Rockwell axles:
> http://www.----------.com/temp/rockwellAxle.jpg
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> "Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:86fli.76037$z64.21329@trnddc07...
>>
>> I really like the 6 wheel troop carrying trucks of the era, with the six
>> wheels (2 in front and 4 in back in tandom) for 4 or 6 wheel drive.
>> Not really practical to own.
>>
>> Jeff
>
>
>
> --
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>

Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

How new is newer Bill? A freind of mine keeps telling me about an old army
6x6 that he wants to go get the axles out of, it's at the head of a lake
that was damned before my time, ( 46 years old )

"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <LWBill------@------.net> wrote in message
news:46959a4d$0$16321$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
> Like this newer Army cattle carrier, M35 affectingly called the Deuce
> and a Half: http://www.buschandbusch.com/sgdeuce1.jpg Which the serous off
> roaders use their Rockwell axles:
> http://www.----------.com/temp/rockwellAxle.jpg
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> "Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:86fli.76037$z64.21329@trnddc07...
>>
>> I really like the 6 wheel troop carrying trucks of the era, with the six
>> wheels (2 in front and 4 in back in tandom) for 4 or 6 wheel drive.
>> Not really practical to own.
>>
>> Jeff
>
>
>
> --
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>

Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

How new is newer Bill? A freind of mine keeps telling me about an old army
6x6 that he wants to go get the axles out of, it's at the head of a lake
that was damned before my time, ( 46 years old )

"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <LWBill------@------.net> wrote in message
news:46959a4d$0$16321$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
> Like this newer Army cattle carrier, M35 affectingly called the Deuce
> and a Half: http://www.buschandbusch.com/sgdeuce1.jpg Which the serous off
> roaders use their Rockwell axles:
> http://www.----------.com/temp/rockwellAxle.jpg
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> "Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:86fli.76037$z64.21329@trnddc07...
>>
>> I really like the 6 wheel troop carrying trucks of the era, with the six
>> wheels (2 in front and 4 in back in tandom) for 4 or 6 wheel drive.
>> Not really practical to own.
>>
>> Jeff
>
>
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>

Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

"Kruse" <kruse@kansas.net> wrote in message
news:1184197713.151660.70340@q75g2000hsh.googlegro ups.com...
> On Jul 11, 6:14 pm, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> $18k seems a bit high for a jeep you haven't inspected in person. Well
>> restored WWII jeeps do go for around $15k routinely among restorers/
>> collectors though.
>
> I personally think that all Jeeps of this era are overpriced because
> what can you really do with them? They can't haul "stuff" like a
> pickup and you can't haul people like you could with a car.
> But....that's just me.
> Even though most parts interchange with the Willys jeep, please
> remember that this is a Ford jeep and it will probably command a
> higher price. Still a lot higher than what I would be willing to pay.
>

It's not necessarily what you can "do" with them. It's more of what they
represent: the origins of the current Jeeps, the revolution in automobile
design, design for a specific purpose but almost infinitely flexible to
accomodate a different task, and the preservation of history. Civilian
vehicles (especially from that era) are not available with options like
machine gun mounts, positive crankcase pressure systems for fording water,
armor plating, exterior mounted pioneer tools, etc. Besides that, military
vehicles are just freakin' cool looking.
Pete

Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

"Kruse" <kruse@kansas.net> wrote in message
news:1184197713.151660.70340@q75g2000hsh.googlegro ups.com...
> On Jul 11, 6:14 pm, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> $18k seems a bit high for a jeep you haven't inspected in person. Well
>> restored WWII jeeps do go for around $15k routinely among restorers/
>> collectors though.
>
> I personally think that all Jeeps of this era are overpriced because
> what can you really do with them? They can't haul "stuff" like a
> pickup and you can't haul people like you could with a car.
> But....that's just me.
> Even though most parts interchange with the Willys jeep, please
> remember that this is a Ford jeep and it will probably command a
> higher price. Still a lot higher than what I would be willing to pay.
>

It's not necessarily what you can "do" with them. It's more of what they
represent: the origins of the current Jeeps, the revolution in automobile
design, design for a specific purpose but almost infinitely flexible to
accomodate a different task, and the preservation of history. Civilian
vehicles (especially from that era) are not available with options like
machine gun mounts, positive crankcase pressure systems for fording water,
armor plating, exterior mounted pioneer tools, etc. Besides that, military
vehicles are just freakin' cool looking.
Pete

Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

"Kruse" <kruse@kansas.net> wrote in message
news:1184197713.151660.70340@q75g2000hsh.googlegro ups.com...
> On Jul 11, 6:14 pm, nrs <neale...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> $18k seems a bit high for a jeep you haven't inspected in person. Well
>> restored WWII jeeps do go for around $15k routinely among restorers/
>> collectors though.
>
> I personally think that all Jeeps of this era are overpriced because
> what can you really do with them? They can't haul "stuff" like a
> pickup and you can't haul people like you could with a car.
> But....that's just me.
> Even though most parts interchange with the Willys jeep, please
> remember that this is a Ford jeep and it will probably command a
> higher price. Still a lot higher than what I would be willing to pay.
>

It's not necessarily what you can "do" with them. It's more of what they
represent: the origins of the current Jeeps, the revolution in automobile
design, design for a specific purpose but almost infinitely flexible to
accomodate a different task, and the preservation of history. Civilian
vehicles (especially from that era) are not available with options like
machine gun mounts, positive crankcase pressure systems for fording water,
armor plating, exterior mounted pioneer tools, etc. Besides that, military
vehicles are just freakin' cool looking.
Pete