Ford GPW Jeep 1941

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Why is the classic World War II Jeep not included in GT6?
Anyway a good adversary for the already in GT6 kubelwagen.

The Willys MB U.S. Army Jeep (formally the Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4) and the Ford GPW were manufactured from 1941 to 1945. These small four-wheel drive utility vehicles are considered the iconic World War II Jeep, and inspired many similar light utility vehicles.
Over the years, the World War II Jeep later evolved into the "CJ" civilian Jeep.

Its counterpart in the German army was the Volkswagen Kübelwagen, first prototyped in 1938, also based on a small automobile, but which used an air-cooled engine and was not four-wheel drive.

The Fords went into production as "GP", with "G" for a "Government" type contract and "P" commonly used by Ford to designate any passenger car with a wheelbase of 80 inches.
Later Ford produced all the jeeps and they went into production as "GPW", the "W" refers to the "Willys" licensed design.

More about this car on wikipedia


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