With help from the lord and 'ol Henry Ford

If you have an unrestored WWII jeep, we would like to see pictures, and hear your comments. NO EBAY or COMMERCIAL SALES.
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With help from the lord and 'ol Henry Ford

Post by 43 REME WILLYS » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:19 pm

With help from the lord and 'ol Henry Ford
i was built just before '43
Then i spent world war two
out there fighting for you
to help keep our america free

For the next fifty years i kept turning my gears
up in Plover on John Kittel's farm
For like every old jeep
i would work for my keep
then at night i would sleep in the barn

With me showing my age all my kids are the rage
i hope they too we keep us from harms
And never let parish
all the freedoms we cherish
Like to vote and the right to bear arms
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Post by fotot8ker » Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:40 pm

What a great poem! Thank you for sharing! Nice photos of your Jeeps to!
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Post by Guy GPW » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:07 pm

Hear-Hear from the other side of the pond, to a great poem, with a great meaning! 8)

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Post by 43 REME WILLYS » Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:57 am

Thanks for your responses.

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Post by 43 REME WILLYS » Thu Jan 05, 2017 2:34 pm

This poem is about the true story of this Script GPW that my oldest brother found years ago while in college, and which he still owns ! My Dad created the poem, and when i would ask, he would recite it while we would be riding around in are army jeeps. I thought it was so good i decided to put it writing. Out of respect for my brother i will wait till he has the time to write about the story here on the G. It's a great story. I am putting it back up front in case anybody would enjoy reading it. :D

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Post by Ian Fawbert » Fri Dec 21, 2018 4:06 am

Hi mate,

In the first pic, I can just faintly see that this nice jeep has a mirror arm on it. Would you mind sharing some more photo's of that mirror arm please?

i`m trying to collect some data on mirror arms and generate a pattern of what was fitted to what. I grant all these years have gone by, but worth a shot!

Thanks in anticipation,
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Post by Mark Jesic » Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:47 am

Nice poem, and i love the jeep photos. The only thing better than a jeep is two jeeps. :D

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Post by 43 REME WILLYS » Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:50 pm

Hi Ian, Sorry to say it's packed away in winter storage in Madison Wisconsin U.S.A. So I can't get you any Pics right now. I can however tell you that it is the same type that's used on all the Standard Ford and Willy's Jeeps I've seen.

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Post by Ian Fawbert » Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:18 am

Hi,

Thanks for getting back to me! I might catch you when you have it out in summer again instead of packed away for winter!

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Post by 43 REME WILLYS » Fri Feb 01, 2019 5:12 pm

Sounds good Ian


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