La Tortuga, GPA 5556

[e.jostad]

Got "the Turtle" home, and found The Chassisnumber was 5556, Engine number: GPA 5556, and date of delivery: 3-10-42

Regards
Erik

[Mithril]

DOD must be wrong Erik, please check it again ... :wink:

My idea : jan 8 1943 :idea:

[e.jostad]

Thats what it says on the Data-plate. Had to double-check, but it did!

[Mithril]

Do not forget some pictures of all these informations, I will triple check :P

[e.jostad]

I will tomorrow, too bad light in the garage now. The plate looks good to me, but I admit there are something weird here. :roll:

[Mithril]

Yes it is very strange to me too ... 8)

[e.jostad]

Took some years to reply, but here it is! ;)

[Mithril]

It is never too late. Thanks a lot for sharing. Seems to be an original mistake to me ... By the way too bad you decide to sold such an historical vehicle.

[e.jostad]

Its not sold yet, and I'll probably keep it. Most people that has been interested wants to restore it back to military, and i only wants to sell it to someone that will preserve it as "LaTortuga"

Erik

[bobassel]

Hi Eric & others
I 'm shure there must be something wrong with that date of delivery on this instruction plate !!
If you read this: 10--3--'42 in American way it is: 10th of March 1942!
First prototype was there at februari 1942.
Real production started in october 1942.
The plan was, and the contract was to have 5000 pcs at the end of December 1942 !
That is correct because mine have serial nbr: GPA 4928 and has d.o.d. DECEMBER 28 1942 !
So production nbr GPA 5556 couldn't have this date of 10--3--1942 !
Probably there was a mistake made with changing the original data plates because this GPA should have
the early set ( used untill +/- GPA 8000)
Bob

[Mithril]

Yes Bob, I still noticed this particular stamping mistake ... it was the first time I saw such an error on a GPA data plate but I already saw early GPA data plate stamped with GPW numbers and originally riveted on GPW glovebox door ...

Erik, I understand your desire to keep your GPA preserved as it ... I think I found an unknow original picture of La Tortuga, I will soon scan it to post here ...