ford gpa g504

Hello Glenn,

Great to see your progress, you are almost finished now, just a little more climbing in and out and you are all set.

I have one of these magnets on a flexible wire as well, must look it up before I start building up.

Hello Glenn,

The fuel gauge is a 12 Volt version itself, it says 12V on the back of the gauge.

The resistor from the photo is for the large B-O lamp on the front deck.

This time a photo of a few very early production models of the GPA. I also have a DVD film where you can see these VEP models together with one of the GPA prototypes driving out of the factory and going for a few swims. On the film you can also see some cameramen, this photo is probably taken by one...

David, Jerome, The first GPA contract of 7896 GPA's had US Army registration numbers 702104 - 709999. This is an original photo of GPA with US Army registration number 702915 (number 811 built), with early type side panels: http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d23/leoverhagen/si_gpa_7.jpg This is anoth...

Tony and others,

I replaced the fire wall photo with another (this time complete) one, you can now see all 3 firewallpads with all measeruments in my previous post.
Hope you can use them.

Hello Bob, Looks like you had a hell of a trip to get there, but the photos from Italy look great. I hope it was worth all the trouble at the end. Did you manage to repair your air matrass? Or did you just eat a lot of onions and garlic and connect your outlet with the inlet with the air matrass :sh...

Hello Tony and Jerome, I'm one of these European guys that has just came back from hollidays (I visitid the Normandy beaches in France). I did discover 3 new WWII Original GPA photos from the normandy beaches, always so far only one was known. I will post these three later. As for the middel photo o...

Hello Stephen, Great that you have started your restoration, thanks for sharing the photos with us. As for your question: I took some detailed photos at Luc Coesens place at one of my visits to him. I hope these photos show what you mean. The attachement of the sheet metal plates is different on ear...

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d23/leoverhagen/GPARussia01.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d23/leoverhagen/GPARussia02.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d23/leoverhagen/GPARussia03.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d23/leoverhagen/GPARussia04.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d...

Congratulations Bob, nice photos.

P.S. I hope your engine was switched off on the second photo, because the oil pressure gauge needle is on the 0 mark :cry:

Thanks for sharing Mithril, but can you show us a photo as well of the place where the text is situated on the tarp?

Superb Job done Bob!

You did it a lot faster then many other GPA owners :o :!:

Hello John,

Nice to see you on this Forum. How is your floater coming along?
Did you get the parts from Richard allready?

Tony,

Yes, they just replace the two lower bolts from the pintle hook.