Willys MB vs Ford GPW -- How to tell the difference

[@dakotastaylit8186]

Jeep* has always been my favorite 4x4 because (as a child), my father rented our farmland to a farmer who, used his WW11 army Jeep as a tractor, (with live "PTO") to do all the farm work,(planting, tilling, harvest etc., & the Jeep & buck-rake, did all the work.(WOW)

[@jayturnbull3567]

Great video and compendium. So many varieties of “Jeep salads “ during those rebuilds during service and in reserve/ national guard/ forest service, etc duties , but the “DNA” doesn’t lie when distinguishing between Willy’s or GPW. Either one is a prize! And you can still get what parts you need or rebuild. Thanks for this video! 👍

[@andyrohan6594]

i realize Im kind of off topic but does anyone know a good place to watch newly released series online?

[@jackbohren123]

Great video! The first jeep that I bought for my son to turn into a trail jeep, I bought sight unseen. When I went and picked it up I noticed that it was a GPW as soon as I walked up to it. I couldn't bear to cut it up so I sold it to a guy that only restores gpw and mb's and we ended up buying another 3b....wish I had that GPW back now!

[@G55-j9z]

Still the best 4x4 ever made, even the new ones are not as Good, Thanks for posting the Video, One of my big regrets is giving away the Original MB workshop Manual that was in perfect condition. such is life.

[@flight2k5]

You’re an idiot

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Great video. Appreciate this very much. I currently brought an gmade sawback and want to detail it

[@FreeHammerfest]

Very helpful! I am about to bye a 44 willys.

[@chunkeypuff]

Another easy one that I used to I.D a friends frame when he found it in the scrap yard. I read that the shock mounts between GPWs and MBs are different in their attachment process. A GPW has its shocks held on with a bolt or stud that goes through the upper shock mount then the lower shock was attached with a cotter pin like normal. On MBs the shock mount has a cotter pin holding them in place on both sides of the shock with a stud attached to the frame then the lower plate attached to the spring pack.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Good video! Which makes me think that the ford version of the jeep, is rarer to find parts for it. Or the jeep itself.👍

[@-oiiio-3993]

Willys Overland produced nearly 360,000 of their MB model during the war as Ford produced nearly 280,000 of their GPW.

[@krus180]

Ford gpw has a speedometer with simple straight white needle, while MB has a shorter needle with end shaped in a counterweight design.

[@c3pfett]

Andy the car nerd Those can be swapped. Not a guarantee one way or the other. Front cross member will always give. It away

[@ravindrakumarl9630]

willys 1952 model Good looking, perfect loading capacity. It is suitable for India in all seasons, not required AC. no sweating, water proofing and lot of space, small one any one can drive like Lion with pride.

[@thra5herxb12s]

Got the history completely wrong there. Bantams design won the contract to produce the 1/4 ton government truck, but Bantam couldnt make them fast enough so the Department of Defence gave the drawings to Ford and Willys. Ford wasnt sure how long the contract would run for, so to save money on tooling they bought some parts in from Willys. When America entered the war fully, Willys needed all the parts for their own production, so Ford started to produce their own simplified parts that suited their existing tooling. The first full Ford built models appeared in early 1942 and the differences are pointed out in the video. As to where the name "Jeep" came from, there are dozens of different stories to choose from, some quite feasable and others pretty unlikely.

[@johntilman5685]

DEAN WATERS , can you explained Wich the real name for the first name of jeep, GPV or GPW ? Before to jeep name, thanks !

[@markmorris3579]

Dean Waters-From what I understand the early Jeeps were called GPW,for General purpose Willys.There was an early cartoon called Eugene the Geep.Willys simple replaced the g with j,and trademarked it.

[@flooreveraerts7091]

The Ford protoype Pygmy changed little although was renamed the GP, speech to "Jeep". The true meaning of GP is clearly defined by records held at the Henry Ford Museum, in Dearborn, Michigan USA. This was a simple descriptive code used by the Ford Motor Company and demonstrated that G was a goverment contract and P the contract for an 80"wheelbase vehicle. Source: "The wartime jeep in Britisch Service" by Gavin Birch, p12.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@flooreveraerts7091 You are correct, Government, 80" wheelbase. GPW was Government, 80" wheelbase, Willys pattern.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@markmorris3579 GP was _not_ 'general purpose'._ It was, as stated by 'flooreveraerts', _Government, 80" wheelbase_ per original Ford documentation.

[@78a67h]

Very informative, but the military music used as background, masks the voice of the narrator making it difficult to follow.

[@TheCubofwar]

Great video, Thank you for sharing this info!

[@JPAVANIPAVANICINEMA]

LOVE DE VÍDEO, JPAVANI FROM BRAZIL. I HAD A CJ A2 BEFORE AND MISSING ITS A LOTO AFTER SELLING MY WILLYS OVERLAND. GREATING FROM BRAZIL JPAVANI

[@gianlucamontepietra]

eu tambem sou brasileiro e tenho um ford gpw kk

[@JPAVANIPAVANICINEMA]

Massa, pow sinto falta do meu, mas já se foi, grande abraço. JPavani

[@terrortorn]

There must have been many deaths of passengers from falling out if that publicity footage of the jeeps performance was anything to go by.

[@-oiiio-3993]

There were.

[@peterschlez1825]

super helpful video :)

[@joeriolo3962]

so what jeep is made the best willys or ford

[@Mocking69]

I like jeep very much～♪

[@flooreveraerts7091]

Nice video. Thanks!

[@cchriss826]

Glad you liked it, thank you!

[@---uj2ey]

Thanks very good

[@Maxxis1941]

Good synopsis vid. 👍

[@Maxxis1941]

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[@Maxxis1941]

@Westley Payton Reported

[@LCMNUNES1962]

ATÉ HOJE Ô MELHOR CARRO PRA TERRENOS DIFÍCEIS, BRASIL OK.

[@johntilman5685]

Wich a right one ? GPV or GPW of the first name of the jeep ?

[@johntilman5685]

Which

[@-oiiio-3993]

There was no "GPV". Ford's GP was Government, 80" wheelbase. Ford's GPW was _Government, 80" wheelbase, Willys pattern. Initial prototypes were: Bantam 'Blitz Buggy' Willys 'Quad' Ford 'Pygmy' The first small, 'pre production' contract vehicles of what would become 'Jeep' were: Bantam BRC (Bantam Reconnaissance Car) Willys MA (Military, first contract) Ford GP (Government, 80" w/b) Standard WW2 production 'Jeeps' were: Willys MB (Military, second contract), nearly 360,000 produced Ford GPW (Government, 80" w/b, Willys pattern), nearly 280,000 produced

[@ZXZDDFDF]

all very well but in servicve and ww2 and post war you just fixed or repaired with whatever you had. 80 years later Jeeps are all sorts ofo mix and match parts. My January 1942 chassis is willys but my tub and engine at some point have been swopped to ford so what does that make mine then ford or willys ?

[@-oiiio-3993]

A G503.

[@conceptalfa]

👍 👍 👍!!!

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

I like the Kaiser allot better than the Willy's for some reason.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Kaiser did not build 'Jeeps' during WW2. Kaiser purchased Willys Overland in 1953 and continued production of M38A1 and Willys CJ models as 'Kaiser Willys', then as 'Kaiser Jeep Corporation' prior to selling the operation to AMC.

[@merich4940]

what engines does these cars have?

[@VelicoFides]

+Merich Djelil 2.2 60hp petrol engine en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_Go_Devil_engine

[@rogermetzger7335]

I could just hear the collective gasp by Jeep aficionados when you referred to jeeps as "cars". 1/4-ton trucks maybe but to call a jeep--especially one built during WWII--a car is considered sacrilege by many jeep devotees.

[@Colt-tf6xf]

The Navy needed more power to pull trailer trains of torpedoes, and Ford supplied them wit flathead v8s of 60-80 horsepower. Really rare.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Willys and Ford built 'Jeeps' of WW2 and for some years afterward came equipped with the 134 cubic inch Willys 'Go Devil', which is what won the contract for Willys - Overland. It was a stout, reliable 'flathead four cylinder which developed 60 bhp (brake horsepower) and 105 pounds of torque.

[@dansummers4980]

know the difference between the two . but good vid .

[@LCMNUNES1962]

JEEP 1941 REMOTE CONTROL QR C JJ65 IDENTIC PERFECT ORIGINAL in AMAZON PRICE.

[@aboutfessali8123]

الي جاي من طرف فورد عوو على صوب 🚔 😂

[@noname-lv6oy]

👏

[@supersami7748]

My GPW has “Ford” in script on the head and block, I have been told that this was not the norm.

[@-oiiio-3993]

A script _'F'_ above cast 'GPW' is the norm.

[@jairoliveira7937]

Eu tenho essa maravilha comigo, é meu xodó. Hoje estamos na Bahia Salvador.

[@dregelingucu8377]

Posedujem originalne delove za o vaj model hladnjak anlaser dinamo i karburator Prodao bih cena po dogovoru

[@NicolasT94]

interesing...

[@jhonnybejar6905]

Les envio fotos del jeep willis 1948

[@dansummers4980]

subscribed

[@levytorregrosaoliver6716]

Ford is the Best Auto maker to build the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited suv..."

[@martinborman1067]

ЛУЧШИЙ ИЗ ЛУЧШИХ,, МВ,, ..у ркка была пародия на него..гаz67...еле себя тащил...БЕДОЛАГА!

[@armando_az1]

Anyone here from GTA Online. 😮

[@zorgebesud]

I think most notable difference is the size of headlights. Willys MBs have bigger headlights comparing to GPWs.

[@-oiiio-3993]

No, they do not. The post WW2 Willys MC (M38) and CJ models had considerably larger headlights which mounted to the grille rather than on brackets behind.

[@RoyaljeepModification]

yr jeeep jisko chahiye

[@Andiewv]

My Dad would tell about how they came through the supply depot he was stationed at during WW2 looking for the Willys over Ford models, because the Fords would fail more. Dad was never a Ford fan.

[@veerasingh8054]

Hi Branon even I haveone ford jeep I would like to have the photos of your jeep collection

[@-oiiio-3993]

From what I've read the Willys built engines were better.

[@MrSpitfireMustang]

turn off music please

[@lisabramucci942]

Idf

[@RoyaljeepModification]

plzzz calll m

[@pepsi666]

So the chances of getting a genuine Willys or a Ford jeep are zero, the parts are interchangeable, so why all the fuss about making it the genuine or real article ? I have always referred to them as a JEEP, it wasn’t until I bought a JEEP that I came across all this snobbery over a JEEP was a Ford or a Willys I don’t understand all this CJ business either So bugger them all, I’m just going to enjoy my JEEP👍😄

[@danvanhoose6783]

Didn't need the ear bleeding music,jeez.

[@asithajayasundera1631]

A Legendary vehicle but the Jeep can be hauled by the Land Rover Defender

[@arkinhk2019]

Wow. You sound mad.

[@78FullSizeBronco]

Joel Jandle I agree 100%, this guy is smoking crack if he thinks the Defender is more capable than the original WWII Jeep. I would love to see a Land Rover survive the punishment of war that them Jeeps went through! I myself would love to find an old MB or GPW and fix it up, and paint it back up just like it was in the war. I think they are the coolest Jeep ever made, the 9 slat grille instead of the the 7 slat on the civilian Jeeps, the smaller, recessed headlights, the split window, tires, everything about them is just way cool!

[@sidebarrecon2201]

Monty rode around in a US made Jeep.

[@jwillys]

Land Rover was made from the Willys. Pull the bodies of the 1948 Land Rover and you'll see the Willys or Ford frame.

[@asithajayasundera1631]

Wrong! Defender was the best SUV the world has ever seen. Even after 60 years, Land Rover never changed it's fundamental concept of Defender which was ruggedness and simplicity. Jeep is only in North American and some where made by Mitsubishi in Japan. But Defender is used in all Seven Continents in the world.

[@flight2k5]

Henry Ford was anti Semitic, received an award from the nazis and made vehicles for the nazis.

[@wlogue]

uh, no

[@flight2k5]

@@wlogue uhh yea he did. Look it up

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@wlogue Actually, yes. General Motors also had German subsidiaries that built many Nazi vehicles.