The Ford engine serial number is the jeep serial #, so as long as the engine hasn't been replaced, the GPW engine serial number should exactly match both the GPW data plate serial number and the GPW frame serial number.

Archive Willys Overland and Ford Jeep Serial Number Page JEEP Serial Numbers, Production Figures, & Models Go To: Quick Army & Civilian Jeep History Timeline 1908: John North Willys buys the Overland Automotive Division of Standard Wheel Company. 1912: John North Willys renames it Willys-Overland Motor Company. 1936: Willys-Overland Motors Inc. Is created after coming out of bankruptcy following the Great Depression.

1940: First prototypes jeeps are produced by Bantam, Willys, Ford for the military. 1941: The Willys MA, Ford GP, Bantam BRC-40 pre standardized (prototype) jeeps are in production. 1941: Bantam jeep production ends. 1941: Willys MB military jeep production starts. 1942: Ford GPW military jeep production starts.

1942: Bantam military jeep trailer (T-3) production starts. 1945: Ford GPW military jeep production ends. 1945: Willys MB military jeep production ends. 1944: Willys-Overland experiments with its 1st Civilian Jeep by modifying a few military MB jeeps. Willys labels them as CJ-2 (These are not CJ-2A's). 1945: Willys-Overland begins producing the Civilian Jeep (CJ) line, when it introduces the CJ2A model, and ceases MB military jeep production.

1946: Willys Jeep Wagon production starts. 1946: Bantam civilian jeep trailer (TC-3) production starts. 1947: Willys Jeep Truck Production starts. 1948: Willys Jeepster production starts.

1949: CJ3A civilian jeep production starts. 1950: Willys M-38 military jeep production starts. 1952: Willys M-38A1 military jeep production starts.

1952: Willys CJ3B civilian jeep production starts. 1953: Bantam civilian jeep trailer production ends. Bantam goes out of business.

1953: Willys-Overland bought by Henry J. Kaiser and is renamed Willys Motors Inc. 1954: CJ5 civilian jeep production starts. 1960: M-151 military jeep production starts. 1963: Willys becomes Kaiser-Jeep Corporation 1965: Kaiser-Jeep discontinues production of Willys wagons & trucks, retiring the Willys name with the line. 1970: Kaiser (Kaiser-Jeep) is bought by American Motors Corp.

(AMC) and becomes Jeep Corporation. 1971: Jeep Corp.' S General Products Division spins off to become AM General Corp. 1983: AM General sold to LVT Corp. 1987: AMC bought by Chrysler Corporation. 1998: Chrysler purchased by German Co. Daimler-Benz AG.

Becoming DaimlerChrysler Corp. (moments later, thousands of WWII US Dead rolled over in their graves). 2008: German Company Daimler-Benz AG. Splits up DaimlerChrysler Corp., and sells Chrysler off. Jeep is again owned by Americans. Master List of All Traditional Size Jeep Models Produced Pigmy (2): 2 of a kind Ford hand built prototypes. Quad (2): 2 of a kind Willys hand built prototypes.

BRC-60: Bantam Pilot Model, Round Grill - 70 Built. Aka Mark II, Mk II BRC-40: American Bantam Jeep. BRC-40-4WS: American Bantam Jeep, 4 Wheel Steering - 50 built.

BRC-40 Checker: Checker Cab Co, Built 2-3 Jeeps based on Bantam BRC-40. Lagu hijau daun. CPJ: Chevrolet Prototype Jeep - 2 built in WWII.

MA: Willys Military model A, first of Willys production line jeeps. MA-4WS: Willys Military model A with 4 Wheel Steering - 50 built. MB: Willys Military model B, mass produced jeep of WWII. Flat fenders; no tailgate; rear mounted spare tire; split windshield with windshield wipers at top. 1941-42 MB Slat Grill: 'Willys' stamped on left rear body panel, Most, but not all, do not have a glove box; no gas can. 1942-45 MB Stamped Grill: Stamped Steel grille has 9 slots. MZ: very end of WWII production jeeps, 24volt transfer case mounted generators.

GP: Ford First model Military. GP-4WS: Ford First model Military with 4 Wheel Steering - 50 built. GPW: Ford Military 80' wheelbase, Willys design. Mass produced during WWII.

Grille has 9 slots. 1942 Script Ford GPW: tailgate area of early Ford GPW models were embossed with 'Ford' in script; no gas can.

1942-45 Ford GPW: Flat fenders; no tailgate; rear mounted spare tire; split windshield with windshield wipers at top; grille has 9 slots. GPW-4WS: Ford Military 80' wheelbase, Willys design with 4 Wheel Steering - 50 built. GPA: WWII Ford GPW Jeep with Hull Body (amphibious). CJ-1: Modified 1944 MB's aka 'AGRI-JEEP' - no known survivors. CJ-2: Pre-Production using many WWII MB parts, less than 25 known. CJ-2A: 1st mass-produced civilian jeep.