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My 45 GPW after repaint(few more pics)

Postby gearhead » Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:09 pm

My June 45 GPW afte repaint. The non factory OD was so thin it was begining to surface rust and some prior owned did not bother to prime it either!
So it became a USMC GPW!
Aug 2009
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Before repaint, winter cruise.
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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby Millerdvr » Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:54 pm

Looks great Ed !! I thought it looked just fine before the new paint though :o

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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby macaddict23 » Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:22 am

Millerdvr wrote:Looks great Ed !! I thought it looked just fine before the new paint though :o

Chris


Totally agree with Chris. If that was mine, I would have kept the "original" look.

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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby Jim M » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:12 am

Like! Hope all is well with you and family, Ed.
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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby gearhead » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:47 am

Thank you Jim. Hope your family is doing well also.
How about another posting of your "fleet"! :D

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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby Jim M » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:42 am

Mary Frances is aganst restoration of the last MB. She REALLY likes the hardtop and white paint! I'm working on her. Of course we could do a nice paint job like your GPW and leave it at that.
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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby Ingo » Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:51 am

Nice one! Well done.

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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby Mark Baker » Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:01 pm

Hey Ed!!

Cant wait to take a ride in the ol' girl at Aderdeen.... ;)

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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby gtbpappy » Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:35 pm

nice looking jeep!! what is the d.o.d on this gpw? around early june or so?
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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby WILLYS45 » Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:49 pm

Nice looking JP, the original look was sharp, but the new look is nice too.
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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby OldGPW » Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:00 pm

I like both the before and after! :D

Good job painting. 8)

Both look great.
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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby gearhead » Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:57 pm

Thank you for the comments!
the DOD is June 11, 45.
Will post a few more pics later.

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Aberdeen show 2010, all four jeeps are matching #s GPWs
gray is unrestored NAVY , next is unrestored, next is National award winner early GPW, and my USMC GPW

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CJ-3A/B, street jeep
DJ-3A, being refurbished not restored
45 GPW 271022, USMC tribute
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43 GPW 126414, sold to young enthusiast 2008
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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby thidisbogus » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:16 pm

Very nice! Look forward to your further pictures.
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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint

Postby gearhead » Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:31 pm

Posted a few photos in other post.

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DJ-3A, being refurbished not restored
45 GPW 271022, USMC tribute
45 MB pile of parts, approching 90% FOR SALE/SOLD!!
43 GPW 126414, sold to young enthusiast 2008
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Re: My 45 GPW after repaint(few more pics)

Postby gearhead » Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:05 pm

few more pics during field repaint and before/after.
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Ed 8)
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CJ-3A/B, street jeep
DJ-3A, being refurbished not restored
45 GPW 271022, USMC tribute
45 MB pile of parts, approching 90% FOR SALE/SOLD!!
43 GPW 126414, sold to young enthusiast 2008
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