< I hope I am correct in stating that GP NEVER stood for
> General Purpose ! ( Please correct me if I am wrong)
****** CORRECT as it refers to jeeps. It is an old myth regarding jeeps, one
that refuses to die.
>What does GP stand for then?
>Just curious Denny
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from All American Wonder Vol 1 p. 21 (1st Edition) which in turn reproduces
a "FORD PARTS NUMBERING SYSTEM page 8-5-41 Section D-1 Page 1"
QUOTE :
"G" Government units regardless of year.
...
P Stands for 80 W/B Reconnaissance Car
END QUOTE
80 = 80 " wheelbase
Colin Macgregor Stevens
MVPA Member 954 (since 1977)
& member B Coy 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion (Living History)
Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
E-mail: colin@pacdat.net
Personal web site: http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net
1944 Willys MB
1942 BSA airborne bicycles (2)
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