8 Nov 2024 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

[Bill Hollinger]

Very early Ford GPW.

[Bob Womack]

I saw a video yesterday about the Philippine company that builds just about every part for the WWII Jeep including entire body shells. It was fascinating to watch WWII Jeep parts being cut by plasma cutters and then punched in dies to shape.

Bob

[Mark in Rochester]

[QUOTE=Bob Womack;542888]I saw a video yesterday about the Philippine company that builds just about every part for the WWII Jeep including entire body shells. It was fascinating to watch WWII Jeep parts being cut by plasma cutters and then punched in dies to shape.

Bob

[Bob Womack]

[QUOTE=Mark in Rochester;542891]

I saw a video yesterday about the Philippine company that builds just about every part for the WWII Jeep including entire body shells. It was fascinating to watch WWII Jeep parts being cut by plasma cutters and then punched in dies to shape.

That's the one.

Bob

[Sapper740]

I wonder when this picture was taken. Only the rear wheel is a combat rim, the front is a solid rim which I thought didn't come out until post war. I remember when I restored my 1942 GPW the great lengths I went to keep it as original as possible. It had solid post war rims on it and I had a heck of a time finding original combat rims for it but fortunately my Flat Fender Radar held me in good stead one day as I was barreling down a backroad in Langley, B.C. and came to a screeching halt, backed up a few feet and there, barely discernible from the road was a flat fender protruding from a bunch of brambles. I pulled in and after some negotiations I pulled out with 4 combat rims for $200. I was ecstatic! I even went so far as to buy those little F script buttons you could glue on bolt heads to mimic the originals. I sold the Jeep when I moved to Texas and I miss it every single day.

[frankderrico]

I may be wrong, but I don't think the original military jeeps had a tailgate. That came on the CJ (civilian jeep).

[Sapper740]

I may be wrong, but I don't think the original military jeeps had a tailgate. That came on the CJ (civilian jeep).

You are correct, the MA, MB, GP, and GPW jeeps all lacked a tail gate.

[browningautorifle]

I'm looking at the anti tank launcher. I thought it was a 75mm but the pic says it's a 57mm. Looks too big for the 57...

[Bill Hollinger]

The very sad part regarding MD Juan is several of us met with the owners 20 years ago in an attempt help them produce a better quality reproduction parts, tubs, fenders, etc. we gave them blueprints, NOS parts and good used parts so they could make the parts just like the original parts. They left our meeting and threw everything we gave them straight in the trash. Their reproduction parts are absolute junk!

The reason nothing ever came of all that is MD Juan (MDJ) will not keep any employee more than 6 months. If they do, they have to pay them more, give the retirements, health insurance, sick and medical leave. This is why MDJ can't produce quality parts because none of their employees are experienced enough to master quality reproductions.

Extremely frustrating!