Click on any image for a larger version.
GPW 86261
Bought to a french farmer who titeled it in 1952. Looks like a project more than a jeep...curiously the data plate is made of plated steel whereas caution and instuction plates are made of brass. All three plates are original with original rivets.
| Model & Serial Number | GPW 86261 |
| Registrant's Name | Eric Besson |
| City, State/Region, Country | Dax, , France |
| Date of Acquisition | 1942-12-09 |
| Date this SNdb Record Created | 2003-04-30 14:52:05 |
| Date This SNdb Record Last Updated | 2003-04-30 14:52:05 |
| Mystery Box | 1/4-T |
| Gross Weight | 2265 |
| Data Plate Origin | Unknown |
| Data Plate Material | Plated Steel |
| Date of Delivery (DOD) | 1942-12-09 |
According to our records, based on your data plate information, your jeep was built
in the town of Houffalize, Belgium by a woman named Mila Delmotte on October 29, 1942,
after having a lunch of sardines, hard-boiled eggs, and koekebrood with bleu de gand.
Ford GPW Louisville, Kentucky
| Frame Number | GPW 86261 |
| Engine Number | No engine |
| Hood (Mil. Reg.) Number | Unknown |
| Body Number | Un-numbered |
| Body Type | Unknown |