You scoff but you may be closer to the truth than you realize. I can't speak for anyone else's VEP GPW but the only one I own is GPW 4 and in many ways it is more Willys than Ford.ken clay wrote:...........SSSHHH don't tell anyone but ME thinks they used Willys Chassis Oh and body tubs as i found out the other day ...
so are VEP realy just Willys in disguise .
Obviously parts and pieces can be changed back and forth so you never know for sure, but with a little time and experience you can often identify what is part of the original package and what has been changed.
In the case of Old Four she has Willys type headlight buckets and arms, Willys fenders, but the early Ford Grill, also Willys type wiring clips throughout. Other stuff too but can't think of it all off the top of my head. Slat grill type Ross Steering gear, etc.
All seem to have been with the truck since before the duckhunters got ahold of it. Eh who knows.