After seven and a half month of restauration GPA 4928 is ready to drive
and sail again!! :lol:
Starting on oktober 1st and taking her completely apart now she is ready
again.
I hope for another 60 years :)
Yesterday I gave her her final paint coating and blue reg.nbr.
Looking back , it was a harder job than I expected to be! :roll:
Much more work and more costs than I thought!
And I must say that I started with a almost complete and sailing GPA.
I realise more than before the troubles you have to get your GPA
complete!
It is for me the nicest vehicle to drive and sail in but she is a nightmare
to work on :evil:
I'm very pleased to have her ready beside my early Ford GPW!
When the weather is better I'm gonna try her for a long tour in the water.
Bob
GPA 4928 finaly ready!
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GPA 4928 finaly ready!
Ford GPA 12350, april 2nd 1943
Author of GPA book,
Bantam trailer S.N: 147807
Author of GPA book,
Bantam trailer S.N: 147807
Pretty girl ... 8)
Mithril
1943 Ford GPA #7177 (SOLD)
1945 Ford GPW #267061
1944 Bantam T-3 #48593
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1943 Ford GPA #7177 (SOLD)
1945 Ford GPW #267061
1944 Bantam T-3 #48593
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Superb Job done Bob!
You did it a lot faster then many other GPA owners :o :!:
You did it a lot faster then many other GPA owners :o :!:
Regards,
Leo Verhagen
http://communities.zeelandnet.nl/data/fordgpa/index.php
Ford GPA#8787 d.o.d. 27 Feb '43
Ford GPW#87243 d.o.d. 21 December '42
Willys MBT waiting for restoration
Leo Verhagen
http://communities.zeelandnet.nl/data/fordgpa/index.php
Ford GPA#8787 d.o.d. 27 Feb '43
Ford GPW#87243 d.o.d. 21 December '42
Willys MBT waiting for restoration
Great job Bob, she is superb.
Please post more pictures
Cheers
Jerome
Please post more pictures
Cheers
Jerome
1939 BMW R12, 1941 GP, 1941 MB, 1942 MB, 1942 GPW, 1943 GPA, 1944 MB, 1945 Weasel M29C, 1950 JH101
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Succesfull first big swim tour with GPA 4928!
Now that she is ready I took GPA 4928 for her first big swimming tour.
She did it wonderfull!
Engine running perfect , temperature fine , no strange sounds and she was swimming like a fish in the water.
(But didn't go under!)
No bilge needed.
I took my wife and my welding mate (and assistent for the hard to reach places) with me on this first tour.
We drunk together a bottle of champagne to finish this restauration project
and baptize the GPA with her new American reg. nbr instead of the South African reg. nbr.
[img][img]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/bobassel/60Succesfullfirstswim.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/bobassel/61Verysatisfiedcaptain.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/bobassel/62Veryhelpfullmateandweldingspecia.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/bobassel/63Anicebottleofchampagneforbaptizi.jpg[/img]
I like to thank everybody for help , assistance , information and especialy
my mate Peter , Mr G 504 for his help!
Finaly I want to thank my wife for all the patience she had with me working all the time in my shed.
Bob
She did it wonderfull!
Engine running perfect , temperature fine , no strange sounds and she was swimming like a fish in the water.
(But didn't go under!)
No bilge needed.
I took my wife and my welding mate (and assistent for the hard to reach places) with me on this first tour.
We drunk together a bottle of champagne to finish this restauration project
and baptize the GPA with her new American reg. nbr instead of the South African reg. nbr.
[img][img]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/bobassel/60Succesfullfirstswim.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/bobassel/61Verysatisfiedcaptain.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/bobassel/62Veryhelpfullmateandweldingspecia.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/bobassel/63Anicebottleofchampagneforbaptizi.jpg[/img]
I like to thank everybody for help , assistance , information and especialy
my mate Peter , Mr G 504 for his help!
Finaly I want to thank my wife for all the patience she had with me working all the time in my shed.
Bob
Ford GPA 12350, april 2nd 1943
Author of GPA book,
Bantam trailer S.N: 147807
Author of GPA book,
Bantam trailer S.N: 147807
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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:
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:
Regards,
Leo Verhagen
http://communities.zeelandnet.nl/data/fordgpa/index.php
Ford GPA#8787 d.o.d. 27 Feb '43
Ford GPW#87243 d.o.d. 21 December '42
Willys MBT waiting for restoration
Leo Verhagen
http://communities.zeelandnet.nl/data/fordgpa/index.php
Ford GPA#8787 d.o.d. 27 Feb '43
Ford GPW#87243 d.o.d. 21 December '42
Willys MBT waiting for restoration
Oil Presure
Yes Leo , ignition was switched off!
Thanks for the compliments!
The oil presure is good and high !, just
like mine after that bottle! :wink:
This weekend the Biesbos area.
I'm sure I will have water inside seen the weather here!
Bob
Thanks for the compliments!
The oil presure is good and high !, just
like mine after that bottle! :wink:
This weekend the Biesbos area.
I'm sure I will have water inside seen the weather here!
Bob
Ford GPA 12350, april 2nd 1943
Author of GPA book,
Bantam trailer S.N: 147807
Author of GPA book,
Bantam trailer S.N: 147807
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