Norman D. Landing

[General Apathy]

8 hours ago, Dogsbody said:

General purpose or maybe multi purpose...........even in it's stationary form the Jeep has its uses......this is from the W.A.C. field manual "Physical training" (FM35-20)

 

 

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Hi Rene,

 

Interesting images, would love to see any further shots of the Jeep to see if any other details can be picked out. 

 

If my eyes are not deceiving me I believe there is the shadow of an ' F ' stamp on the hood support bracket.

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspond April 11 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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[General Apathy]

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Further research needed . . . . . . . 

 

A local friend just took a chance and bought these after spotting them in a farmers field, they have the appearance of German armoured vehicle wheels, unfortunately there are no details of manufacturer or sizes moulded into the rubber as would normally be seen. 

 

If anyone can offer an identification please add a comment. 

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspond April 11 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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[Johan Willaert]

15 hours ago, General Apathy said:

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Too bad the tire brand is indistinguishable, but I would say early Ford GPW too...
Spring clips look like Ford model, although not clearly visible.
High mounted rear reflectors indicate early model
The tooling hole in the rear frame crossmember can be seen in the photo

Tan binding on the canvas top is another telltale sign of GPW production

[cutiger83]

Ken and Johan,

 

The eye for details that you two have is amazing! I love to read your jeep posts. 

 

...Kat

[cutiger83]

18 hours ago, General Apathy said:

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Further research needed . . . . . . . 

 

A local friend just took a chance and bought these after spotting them in a farmers field, they have the appearance of German armoured vehicle wheels, unfortunately there are no details of manufacturer or sizes moulded into the rubber as would normally be seen. 

 

If anyone can offer an identification please add a comment. 

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspond April 11 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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I don't know what these are but I believe it could be the start to an amazing restoration project. Haha!I

 

How wide is the wheel base? It looks short but could be an optical illusion.

 

...Kat

 

 

[cutiger83]

On 4/9/2021 at 6:00 PM, General Apathy said:

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Hi Kat,

 

well done, pleased you have had the first and awaiting the second . . . . . . take care

 

It's going to be weird for me from now on, remember the question ' where were you on the day Elvis died ', now it will be where was I on the day Prince Philip died ' I was getting my covid19 vaccine shot . . . . . . . . .

 

Overall he was a force for good . . . . . . . . 

 

 

Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspond April 07 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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Ken,

 

So sorry for your loss. Prince Philip was a force for good.  We mourn with you. 

 

...Kat

[General Apathy]

2 hours ago, cutiger83 said:

Ken and Johan,

 

The eye for details that you two have is amazing! I love to read your jeep posts. 

 

...Kat

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Hi Kat,

 

well if you love reading, then here is a whole library of information for you to read  . . . . . . . in the link below.

 

the category for Jeep spares is G-503, yesterday I was checking out some sealed boxes from my vehicles shoebox, these are tail-lights and the category is G-103, which is M-3 Stuart tanks so I opened up several of these checking the condition. These lamps pre-date the standard lights with blackout sections used on U.S. military vehicles during WWII which I have shown below.  During the war there was only one red tail-light on the left, and a Blackout light on the right, now due to current road regulations all collectors vehicles have to fit two of the red left-hand stop and tail lamps. 

 

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( if the link doesn't open please copy and paste into your browser. )

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._military_vehicles_by_supply_catalog_designation

 

List of U.S. military vehicles by supply catalog designation

"G-numbers" redirects here. For other uses, see G (number).

"List of G series military vehicles" redirects here. For other uses, see G series.

 

Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspond April 12 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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[Johan Willaert]

13 hours ago, General Apathy said:

During the war there was only one red tail-light on the left, and a Blackout light on the right, now due to current road regulations all collectors vehicles have to fit two of the red left-hand stop and tail lamps. 

 

In Belgium collectors vehicles are allowed to be restored as they left the factory, so many of us run the original set-up of one tail & stop light in our Jeeps... and no indicators
For the occasional nighttime drives we attach a small battery powered LED lights to the rear body grab handles...

The NOS Ford GPW lights below will go on the Jeep... the buckets and the inner light units are F marked but oddly Ford didn't mark the light covers contrary to many other manufacturers such as Corcoran Brown (CB), Guide of the General Motors and Yankee, just to name a few...

 

 

[General Apathy]

On 4/8/2021 at 4:50 AM, doyler said:

Have a couple Caddies my self....

 

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Hi Ron,  

 

Len has found you another Caddie if you would like it, and it's possibly in the states as well looking at the tag plates . . . . . . 

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspond April 13 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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[General Apathy]

1 hour ago, Johan Willaert said:

 

In Belgium collectors vehicles are allowed to be restored as they left the factory, so many of us run the original set-up of one tail & stop light in our Jeeps... and no indicators
For the occasional nighttime drives we attach a small battery powered LED lights to the rear body grab handles...

The NOS Ford GPW lights below will go on the Jeep... the buckets and the inner light units are F marked but oddly Ford didn't mark the light covers contrary to many other manufacturers such as Corcoran Brown (CB), Guide of the General Motors and Yankee, just to name a few...

 

 

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Hi Johan,

 

well done lucky you !!!!!  in the UK they have to have two rear stop and tail, possibly because that would be the law by the time the Jeeps left the military and registered for the road around 1945 - 1947 or so. Hahhaaaaa  I re-alined your lamps for you . . . . . . . .

 

I carry similar LED lights in the Jeep for night-time motorway ( freeway ) travelling or for emergency in case of light failure at night, the LED's have a much brighter image. 

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspond April 11 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

 

[General Apathy]

18 hours ago, cutiger83 said:

Ken,

 

So sorry for your loss. Prince Philip was a force for good.  We mourn with you. 

 

...Kat

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Hi Kat,

 

Thank you, he was a good egg.  One of my friends relatives taught him to fly. Another Police friend acted as security for him on occasions.

 

I believe he's credited many years ago with saying ' Never marry an actress ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

 

Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspond April 11 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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[Johan Willaert]

Continuing with sorting Jeep parts, here's another unissued NOS Ford marked light. It is the Black Out Drive Light unit generally mounted on the left fender of the Jeep.
It was introduced in late 1942 and earlier made Jeeps such as mine would not have had one from the factory, but many were retrofitted in the unit's motorpool... Most likely the mechanics mounting the light would not have bothered to check and match the make of the vehicle and light and many other brands exist...

 

[General Apathy]

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Now for something completely different . . . . . . .

 

a week ago it appeared that spring had sprung with lovely warm sunshine, flowers and trees budding, and we believe the arrival of the first summer swallows flying in from Africa, however yesterday morning there was frost on the top of the car, nature at it's best it would be hard for anyone to replicate this . . . . . . . .

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 13 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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[General Apathy]

40 minutes ago, Johan Willaert said:

Continuing with sorting Jeep parts, here's another unissued NOS Ford marked light. It is the Black Out Drive Light unit generally mounted on the left fender of the Jeep.
It was introduced in late 1942 and earlier made Jeeps such as mine would not have had one from the factory, but many were retrofitted in the unit's motorpool... Most likely the mechanics mounting the light would not have bothered to check and match the make of the vehicle and light and many other brands exist...

 

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Hi Johan, 

 

Nice Ford lamp,  as you mention that a lot of these lamps were retro-fitted in the field that is obvious when you see the very slightly different spots such as centre or edge of the wing . . . . . . . only a general location was probably given.

 

Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 13 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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[Johan Willaert]

1 hour ago, General Apathy said:

Nice Ford lamp,  as you mention that a lot of these lamps were retro-fitted in the field that is obvious when you see the very slightly different spots such as centre or edge of the wing . . . . . . . only a general location was probably given.

 

Thx Ken, more light units from the spare parts box...

One complete unissued unit made by Corcoran Brown, commonly fitted to the Willys Jeep and Dodge trucks... and a GUIDE made unit generally found on GMC, Harley Davidsons etc...

 

[General Apathy]

3 hours ago, Johan Willaert said:

Continuing with sorting Jeep parts, here's another unissued NOS Ford marked light. It is the Black Out Drive Light unit generally mounted on the left fender of the Jeep.
It was introduced in late 1942 and earlier made Jeeps such as mine would not have had one from the factory, but many were retrofitted in the unit's motorpool... Most likely the mechanics mounting the light would not have bothered to check and match the make of the vehicle and light and many other brands exist...

 

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Hi Johan,  

 

here's a take off frame bumper stop marked ' GPW ' with a Firestone ' F ' logo . . . . the rubber had lifted slightly from the metal so I wouldn't risk it on the frame and replaced it.

 

Ford marked original NOS ball joint . . . . . . . . . . .

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 13 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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[General Apathy]

1 hour ago, Johan Willaert said:

 

Thx Ken, more light units from the spare parts box...

One complete unissued unit made by Corcoran Brown, commonly fitted to the Willys Jeep and Dodge trucks... and a GUIDE made unit generally found on GMC, Harley Davidsons etc...

 

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hi Johan,

 

we are both like magpies we gathered together lots of examples of various pieces . . . . . .  hahahaa

 

I have original NOS Ford marked head-lamps, they have both a stamped ' F ' on them and a yellow paint ' F ' as well, I will try and dig them out and post tomorrow.

 

Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 13 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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[Johan Willaert]

36 minutes ago, General Apathy said:

I have original NOS Ford marked head-lamps, they have both a stamped ' F ' on them and a yellow paint ' F ' as well, I will try and dig them out and post tomorrow.

 

 

 

Ha, I have these which came off the GPW... now refurbished and ready to put back...

 

 

[Johan Willaert]

7 hours ago, Johan Willaert said:

The NOS Ford GPW lights below will go on the Jeep... the buckets and the inner light units are F marked 

 

 

 

 

Examples of F marks on the inner light units...

 

 

[mikie]

Thanks for illuminating this subject!  

Mikie

[mikie]

4 hours ago, General Apathy said:

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Now for something completely different . . . . . . .

 

a week ago it appeared that spring had sprung with lovely warm sunshine, flowers and trees budding, and we believe the arrival of the first summer swallows flying in from Africa, however yesterday morning there was frost on the top of the car, nature at it's best it would be hard for anyone to replicate this . . . . . . . .

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 13 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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Beautiful.  I've said it many times...Mother Nature is far and away the greatest artist ever.  Her masterpieces are all around us if only we stopped to look for them. 

Mikie

[mikie]

On 4/10/2021 at 3:30 AM, General Apathy said:

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Normandy Then & Now . . . . . . .

 

As I was down in Carentan yesterday for my Covid19 vaccination I saw that major restoration work was in place on an iconic building seen in several wartime photos of Carentan, hopefully it will be sympathetically restored.

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspond April 10 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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Hope they do a good job.  Keep us posted on how it turns out. 

Mikie

[mikie]

On 4/12/2021 at 8:08 AM, cutiger83 said:

Ken,

 

So sorry for your loss. Prince Philip was a force for good.  We mourn with you. 

 

...Kat

I read a book on the Royal Family just last year.  He certainly had an impressive war record and a very interesting life.  For all the controversy around him, it cannot be denied that he served God, Queen and Country with all he had.  

 

[mikie]

7 hours ago, General Apathy said:

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Hi Ron,  

 

Len has found you another Caddie if you would like it, and it's possibly in the states as well looking at the tag plates . . . . . . 

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspond April 13 2021.

 

" Life's too short for reproductions "

 

"  Life is like a tank of gas, the closer you get to a quarter tank, the faster it goes "

 

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Oh, she's a BEAUTY!   Are you guys thinking of modifying your jeeps like this? 

Mikie

[mikie]

Sorry to have been quiet the past few days and had to dump a bunch of replies here all at once.  I've been a bit distracted lately.  But it is always great to see a whole mass of new posts here! 

 

Mikie