jonny loot

What year/model is your GMC? Are you sure it wasn't put together in a 'Little Detroit' and the stencil applied there after reconstruction?

No as it has all the original shipping date 20th april 1945 , it was shipped from N Y to Antwerp {code name Hail }it retains it`s original ORD number and anti freeze fitted date and details of inspection , The details where under coats of newer paint ,the ORD number on the side was under the allied star

Hi

 

I have seen a few jeeps with the hood canvas stencilled with the canvas makers mark, usually on the inside back panel.

 

Is there any evidence that this is authentic? And what was the usual wording ?

 

Also looking at the shipping stencil, I notice that other US vehicles like dodges, half tracks etc have ' US Shipping port' above the numbers, but not on Jeeps ?

 

 

Your thoughts please

 

Jules

just out of interest my GMC has the original shipping details on it still and it reads P.S.J (this is the shipping company ) N.Y. (New york) P.E ( port of embarkation ) . the men for stencils are http://www.axholmesigns.co.uk

cheers

j

Hello

I am looking for a GMC 6x6 chassis, any condition considered. Also any images relating to Austin 7's in wartime use or military variants.

 

Thanks

i know of one in holland ?? a guy i know was breaking one

jonny

Thanks Colin we were stuck as to whether we carried on with the tie rings or not during the rebuild as we had no idea how long they were with the vehicle, at the moment its a little bit of many styles of jeep, British wing lights, tie rings, us 50cal from a ditched mustang so maybe at some point we'll make it as one form but all jeeps are bitsa's

 

cheers

 

Steve

looks like you linked up with the photo in the end , was just i spotted the photo on ebay and looked the jeep up on dvla , i then found a photo on the war and peace show site with the jeep on again ....great to have a little history on any vehicle

all the best

john

the tyre guy

don`t know if anyone can help looking to share some transport to the W&P , i`m located in wetherby yorkshire , right next to the a1

i`m looking for transport for my fire truck , 22 feet long and 3.4 tons so not to heavy , plan going saturday before till monday after ...will share or could do with linking up with someone to share costs ...pm me if you think we can work something out

cheers

john

one for the bike lads (and girls).. nice original footage of training , don`t know if this has been seen before , great to watch the green horn riders tackle some yorkshire country side ......enjoy http://yorkshirefilmarchive.com/film/dear-sergeant-or-story-rough-riding-motorcycling-course

jonny loot

after a trip to belgium the slightly mad yorkshire guys ( and some of our southern friends ) are at it again ...so fun in jeeps ...

enjoy

jonny loot

or leave it standard and it will last another 60 + years ......

Interesting conclusions Don, one question occurs, did you keep the original cam profile and if so at high revs was valve bounce an issue ?. I'm impressed with the 74.7mph top speed with the screen down, I think I would have to wear my best brown corduroy driving pants if I was behind the wheel :-D. There are additional issues with increasing the overall road speed of course, not least the handling characteristics which at even at design speeds can be unpredictable on some road surfaces. Still as an engineering exercise interesting.

 

Pete

with regard to the valves , everybody goes for big valves on tuned engines, you can massively increase the efficiency by cutting the valve seat back ,if you leave a narrow seat and machine the edge off , you are increasing the valve size buy the amount that is removed , flow the porting and your gaining power for free

i`m pure yorkshire so love things for free

jonny loot

been trolling through old files on the laptop and found this from 2010 , this is the bmvt winter rally one of the yorkshire mvt weekends away every year , a mix of convoy and social get together, made better for a little snow .....if you saw our normandy video you`ll know how we roll up north ............enjoy

keeping them rolling on and off road

jonny loot

thanks for the interest Towbarlover , it still has the hood number on and i know quite a lot of the history , been on the same base from it`s delivery date july 1943, there are two trucks in the states of the same make and type with very close numbers

i plan to leave it in the original paint for the time been ,it would be a shame to paint such an original vehicle

looks like artillery to me as it has the wheel lugs to strap the wheels down , i`ve seen jeep wheels of guns with the same lugs

you looking to buy some tyres??

yes been touch with this guy it was him and his site that i got i load of info off , very helpfull , i`m still learning a lot as i`ve never been into fire trucks before .......everything`s new

bit of work to do before she`s a pumper ...hope to be out and about with it next year ,

Thats funny, my missus asked me what I want for Christmas yesterday. Now I know!!!:-D

 

Nice find, good luck with it.

she can always ring me .....stupid offers may be excepted

thought you guys may want a look at the new toy , fresh in from the US after spending it`s working life on whiteman air base from new ,after retirement it was sold to leeton fire department and after a couple of owners came to me

chevrolet 1.5 ton 1943 buffalo fire truck

6000 miles on the clock

this is a class 500 and pumps 500 gallons a minute so shifts some water (that is when i recon the pump )

i`m leaving it as it is with regard to the paint , brakes are now done , electrics all working now

and she runs sweet ,

not hitting the road till next year ,

once you have checked your getting a live to the coil , and are happy your getting a spark i`d check there is no water in the carb , then check the braided fuel lines that are near the filter, they rot inside , this makes the engine hunt for fuel ,this can give a very weak mixture, when the engine runs lean it can make the engine backfire like an ignition fault ,you can also get backfires when there`s water in the fuel , the fuel pipes look ok on the outside and perish on the inside , just a thought !

if you need jeep tyres in the next few months

you need to get moving . due to the supply chain problem they`ll be in short supply in the next few months ,

i`m at newark and malvern militaria , if you order now i`ll save some ...don`t want you hmvf guy to miss out

jonny loot

07968381304

hi i have some in stock ,pm me or drop me a bell john 01937 580302 or 07968381304

cheers

the young lady is Wallis Witmeur an active member of the Belgium MVT , i just posted the link to her, yes she`s brings a little colour to our olive drab world...

while watching the video some not drooling will note it`s a nice bike

jonny loot

John, that short but great video put most of us in the "shade" so to speak.

It really does show that there is life beyond sitting in field measuring bolts and counting rivets.

Good on you mate and keep the enjoyment coming.

See you soon

Gary

cheers gary you know us yorkshire boy`s and girls love been "out there" ,the video was just an idea to fill an afternoon ,jonny pearson did a great job chopping it together,and thanks to richard we had more than one camera ......this is very much our kind of jeeping

Don't know about green laning:wow:.........looks more like a comp safari to me:D

there was a little green degsy ........ok so it was in the trees

Yea been a tuff year for my jeep following u road John but great fun

may have to take the fire truck next year to wash them off

Good video, nice to see Jeeps in action green laning in Normandy

it`s the way forward nick , DAS 940 has seen some action this year , belgium winter rally ,celles belgium and france normandy

there there to use not just park in your garage ....but you know that

think you`ll agree jonny did a great job