📌 1940's Ford GPW Jeep, The Muckleburgh Military Collection.
The Ford GPW Jeep and its twin, the Willys MB Jeep, can lay claim to being the most famous military vehicle in the world. Production began in July 1941 and when ended in 1945 Ford had produced 287,000 GPW's and Willys had produced 361,000 model MB's.
It's technical description was that of a ¼ ton 4x4 truck and the name ''Jeep'' came from either Eugene the Jeep, a character in the Popeye strip or a term used by engineers for untested vehicles. What ever its origins it began the legacy of four-wheel drive cross-country vehicles which remain popular today.
Supplied to all Allied forces, the vehicle was used in a variety of roles from reconnaissance to towing trailers, guns and other weapons. They were used by the British SAS with Lewis machine guns, they carried radios, were adapted as ambulances, made lighter for airborne use and even converted to run on railways. Their achievements are legendary from transporting Presidents to British Royalty to privates and celebrities. No film about the Second World was complete without a Jeep appearing in it at some point so it became the first vehicle acquired by the Museum.
Specifications -
▪︎Engine: 4-cylinder petrol, 54bhp
▪︎Speed: 65mph
▪︎Range: 300 miles (without load)
▪︎Weight: 1.6 tons
▪︎Crew: 2 + 2 passengers
▪︎Origin: U.S.A in 1943.
Information from The Muckleburgh Military Collection.
📌 1940's Ford GPW Jeep, The Muckleburgh Military Collection.
The Ford GPW Jeep and its twin, the Willys MB Jeep, can lay claim to being the most famous military vehicle in the world. Production began in July 1941 and when ended in 1945 Ford had produced 287,000 GPW's and Willys had produced 361,000 model MB's.
It's technical description was that of a ¼ ton 4x4 truck and the name ''Jeep'' came from either Eugene the Jeep, a character in the Popeye strip or a term used by engineers for untested vehicles. What ever its origins it began the legacy of four-wheel drive cross-country vehicles which remain popular today.
Supplied to all Allied forces, the vehicle was used in a variety of roles from reconnaissance to towing trailers, guns and other weapons. They were used by the British SAS with Lewis machine guns, they carried radios, were adapted as ambulances, made lighter for airborne use and even converted to run on railways. Their achievements are legendary from transporting Presidents to British Royalty to privates and celebrities. No film about the Second World was complete without a Jeep appearing in it at some point so it became the first vehicle acquired by the Museum.
Specifications -
▪︎Engine: 4-cylinder petrol, 54bhp
▪︎Speed: 65mph
▪︎Range: 300 miles (without load)
▪︎Weight: 1.6 tons
▪︎Crew: 2 + 2 passengers
▪︎Origin: U.S.A in 1943.
Information from The Muckleburgh Military Collection.