anyone know there military jeeps?

[STANG KILLA SS]

just picked this up

#1. is it modeled after a real jeep or fictional?

#2. if its real, whats the year(s) and model?

thanks"thumbsup"

 

[Sydwaiz]

Look up Ford or Willys GPW

 

[Grizzly4x4]

That looks like it is an original GI Joe Jeep. That's pretty cool.

That style is the ~1940's Willys MB or Ford GPW.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_MB

I have this one waiting for a 1/6 scale build myself. "thumbsup"
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gi-Joe-Jeep-200...671?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35aaccde57

 

[Szczerba]

Sweet find. Those tires look like some diff gears :ror:

 

[JeremyH]

Does it have a split (vertically) window? If so, then it should be '41 to '45 made by Ford.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_GP

 

[STANG KILLA SS]

griz yeah ive seen that willys body, but both the real pic and the 1/6 have a totally different grill and headlights than this one.
thats mostly what i was refering too. is the grill/headlights a true replica and if so of what years?
or is it completely GI Joe fictional to avoid copyrights.

 

[STANG KILLA SS]

jeremy no pics of the windshield so not sure

this jeep looks alot closer grill and headlight wise to this body
http://image.jpmagazine.com/f/12883868/154_0901_08_z+military_jeep_history+m170.jpg
http://www.parksoffroad.com/1951 M-38 Pics/m38 copy.jpg
http://www.tractordon.com/jeep1.jpeg
http://www.tractordon.com/jeep5.jpeg
http://militaryjeepsforsale.com/images/military_jeeps_for_sale.jpg

M38?

 

[Grizzly4x4]

griz yeah ive seen that willys body, but both the real pic and the 1/6 have a totally different grill and headlights than this one.
thats mostly what i was refering too. is the grill/headlights a true replica and if so of what years?
or is it completely GI Joe fictional to avoid copyrights.

Gotcha.
The military version of the Willys (Ford) has 9 slots in the grill and different headlights as you mention.
I believe that your toy Jeep is replicating the CJ-2A "Civillian" Jeep. It has 7 grill slots, which is the Jeep trademark, and the big round headlights.

http://www.4-the-love-of-jeeps.com/jeep-cj2a.html

 

[Grizzly4x4]

Another example of a CJ-2A.

 

[Grizzly4x4]

Interesting, Jeep used Ford's ideas....... I always wondered why I liked the 9 slot design better. :mrgreen: :ror:
Grille
Willys made its first 25,000 MB Jeeps with a welded flat iron "slat" radiator grille. It was Ford who first designed and implemented the now familiar and distinctive stamped, slotted steel grille into its cars, which was lighter, used fewer resources, and was less costly to produce. Along with many other design features innovated by Ford, this was adopted by Willys and implemented into the standard World War II Jeep by April 1942.
Even today, some 68 years later, Jeep's makers proudly retain the historical connection to the visage of their ancestors by using a trademarked grille featuring a standard number of vertical openings or 'slots'. However, in order to be able to get theirs trademarked, Willys gave their post-war jeeps seven slots instead of Ford's nine-slot design. Through a long path of corporate take-overs and the like, AM General Corporation ended up with the rights to use the seven-slot grille as well, which they in turn extended to Chrysler when it purchased the entire AMC Jeep line in 1987.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_MB

 

[STANG KILLA SS]

found this there so similiar.

http://www.cj-3a.com/m38.htm

 

[BOWTIE]

found this there so similiar.

http://www.cj-3a.com/m38.htm

the difference i see right away between the 2a and 3a is the spit windshield.

 

[BOWTIE]

looks to me that the toy has a no split widshield.

 

[STANG KILLA SS]

great eye. i have to agree i dont really see a center splitter, but hard to see to be sure.

 

[BOWTIE]

i found this

 

[Grizzly4x4]

I seriously doubt the detailing is correct enough on that toy to be able to tell a 3A from an MB.
I do agree that I don't see a split windshield, so I'd say the best you can hope for is to call it either a 3A or an MB, whichever you like. "thumbsup"

Nitpicking details on a GI Joe toy is a little more involved than I was prepared for. :ror:

 

[BOWTIE]

http://www.icollectactionfigures.co...wsePanel&CurrentPage=17&PanelName=ItemDetails

 

[JasonInAugusta]

Interesting, Jeep used Ford's ideas....... I always wondered why I liked the 9 slot design better. :mrgreen: :ror:
Grille
Willys made its first 25,000 MB Jeeps with a welded flat iron "slat" radiator grille. It was Ford who first designed and implemented the now familiar and distinctive stamped, slotted steel grille into its cars, which was lighter, used fewer resources, and was less costly to produce. Along with many other design features innovated by Ford, this was adopted by Willys and implemented into the standard World War II Jeep by April 1942.
Even today, some 68 years later, Jeep's makers proudly retain the historical connection to the visage of their ancestors by using a trademarked grille featuring a standard number of vertical openings or 'slots'. However, in order to be able to get theirs trademarked, Willys gave their post-war jeeps seven slots instead of Ford's nine-slot design. Through a long path of corporate take-overs and the like, AM General Corporation ended up with the rights to use the seven-slot grille as well, which they in turn extended to Chrysler when it purchased the entire AMC Jeep line in 1987.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_MB

Seven slots = seven continents. "thumbsup"

 

[STANG KILLA SS]

i found this

spring loaded projectile cannon! man they dont make toys like they used to. looks like you could launch a marble well into your neighbors lawn with that thing!:lmao::twisted:

 

[Grizzly4x4]

spring loaded projectile cannon! man they dont make toys like they used to. looks like you could launch a marble well into your neighbors lawn with that thing!:lmao::twisted:

:lmao: No doubt!