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Hi Phil,

 

The manual says Hypoid 90 gear oil, I have never used anything other than that, and it is easily sourced.

Thanks Richard, simple enough. Also do i need to add oil to air filter or will it be ok without?

Phil

Hi there,

after advice on oil type to use in my 1944 jeep transfer case. Have been told 75w140 is ok but is this a bit too thick?

Phil

Can anyone tell me what CBR/1/1054 means. This is written on my Ford GPW Key card but not sure what it is.

Phil

Do any of you out there recognise this jacket. Its M 41 style but different in colour and lacking sleeve and waste straps. Tag missing inside, but zipper is a talon.

I have a plate riveted to the dash of my jeep near the glove box with a 10.3.44 date and nothing else. Anyone know why this may have been fitted? The jeep is a Ford GPW but the tub is an original Willys. Assuming the jeep would have had its date on the glovebox why would it need another date plate.

Phil

These doors and canvas side panels, were known as "Humber kits". Humber car company designed and produced a large number for the British forces during the war, I have seen contract details, but that it not to say other companies produced them also.

Thanks Richard, do you know if these would fit onto the standard pattern winter top as i have both doors and rear curtains.

Can anyone I.D the makers of my jeep canvas. There is a faint makers mark looks like C.H & -- LTD. Any ideas, are they original kit?

Phil Heres a pic of door canvas incase it helps.

Can anyone I.D the makers of my jeep canvas. There is a faint makers mark looks like C.H & -- LTD. Any ideas, are they original kit?

Phil

Saved these from the skip last year. States in a newspaper clipping this fellow invented the oxygen mask for airplanes. Got in touch with RAF Hendon museum and they are very keen for me to donate. Have 4 pics of

Neither of the numbers that you have found are chassis no. 206087 seems to be the number that you would find on both sides of the bonnet during WWII, 20YH23 is the post WWII equivelent. The Ford chassis no. is stamped ontop of the nearside chassis rail just behind the front spring hanger. John

I do have a chassis no on the front rail but it is extremely faint so assumed it had been restamped later on the rear. the no 206087 starts with the letter C in front of it so possibly stands for chassis? the no on the front rail does start with a 20 then i can only make out the top and bottom of some of the digits but they do look similar to the rear no.

This does sound like it's post war army serial number.

 

A jeep registered 23 YH 41 is mentioned here: http://www.summerof44.org.uk/Menu/Vehicles/gpw-Ade.htm

 

So yours would be only a few adrift of this one! If the army registration cards for the YH series still exist you may be lucky and find "your" card also shows the wartime serial number.

Thanks for that, where do i get this registration card from?

0]Hi Phil' date=' would love to see a picture of your jeep! Simon.[/quote']

This is my GPW jeep before i took it to pieces. All very original wartime but a mix of willys and ford parts, also a little too darker green for my liking!

regards

Phil

Thanks for the info.

My GPW jeep has a chassis no that was guessed at by DVLA! On shot blasting the chassis i have found the original no 206087 stamped on the rear cross member. How difficult would it be to change it on the logbook?

Can i get the exact registration no from the chassis no?

Also the no 20yh23 is stamped is this a reg?

Phil

Hi everyone,

another GPW jeep owner here. Will no doubt be asking a lot of questions shortly as i had the urge to take it to pieces and am in the process of painting everything and putting it back together. Turning out to be an expensive hobby but satisfying!

Are there any jeep owners in Birmingham Castlebromwich area as i passed one there about a month ago?

Phil