[MV] Re: GPW Numbers

jim gilmore (jgilmore@oeonline.com)
Wed, 14 Jul 1999 14:12:39 -0400

>I read your e-mail regarding the GPW numbers.
>I have a jeep I bought in 1980 and would be very interested learning about
>it's history.
>
>Here is what I know.
>
>The DMV registration is for a 1942 GPW. I don't think this is correct. Based
>on the hood which has a grease gun holder and a pocket for the lubrication
>guide it could be a 1944 or 1945.
>
>
>The USA number on the hood is 20599796 S
>The hood also had a navy number USN 250278
>The frame number begins with a double arrow <-> I984I0 and then has what
>looks like a star.
>The Body number is 50761
>The engine was replaced, the new number is RMC 119709
>Dean Paradise

Very interesting, seems to be a real Navy jeep!

Motor # 198410 built at Rouge Motor Building on April 14, 1944 (240 built
that day)
GPW 20599796 assembled at Louisville Plant

Your current motor is a replacement M-38 motor.

Jim
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