Building a WWII Jeep : Finding, Restoring, and Rebuilding a Wartime Legend

Sean Dunnage

ISBN 10: 1526755505 / ISBN 13: 9781526755506

Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd Mär 2021, 2021

About this Item

Neuware - Step by step illustration of how to restore and rebuild a genuine WW2 Jeep.The Jeep as we know it from WW2 news reels, big screen movies and television shows such as M.A.S.H. or The Rat Patrol was the result of the US War Department's requirement for a light command-reconnaissance car to meet the US Army's needs under the threat of a looming European war. After only a few weeks of development the Jeep would end up in all of the Allied armies of the world courtesy of Bantam, Willys and Ford. Many of the Jeeps built during the war would go on to serve for over 60 years in various parts of the world in both military and civilian use.This book is a basic guide to building a WW2 Jeep using restored, rebuilt and modern reproduction parts for those who have never done it before, just as I hadn't either. You'll find a clear step by step process used to build a truly historical vehicle. Combined with the other books and websites that will be noted in this volume as well as some basic auto mechanical knowledge on your part you should be able to have your own piece of Jeep history rolling in no time.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Building a WWII Jeep : Finding, Restoring, and Rebuilding a Wartime Legend
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Mär 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1526755505
• ISBN 13: 9781526755506
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 251W x 179H x 24D millimeters 251 millimeters width by 179 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 968 grams

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Synopsis

Step by step illustration of how to restore and rebuild a genuine WW2 Jeep.

The Jeep as we know it from WW2 news reels, big screen movies and television shows such as M.A.S.H. or The Rat Patrol was the result of the US War Department's requirement for a light command-reconnaissance car to meet the US Army’s needs under the threat of a looming European war. After only a few weeks of development the Jeep would end up in all of the Allied armies of the world courtesy of Bantam, Willys and Ford. Many of the Jeeps built during the war would go on to serve for over 60 years in various parts of the world in both military and civilian use.

This book is a basic guide to building a WW2 Jeep using restored, rebuilt and modern reproduction parts for those who have never done it before, just as I hadn't either. You'll find a clear step by step process used to build a truly historical vehicle. Combined with the other books and websites that will be noted in this volume as well as some basic auto mechanical knowledge on your part you should be able to have your own piece of Jeep history rolling in no time.

About the Author

Sean is a military vehicle restorer and military model maker in addition to hauling massive construction equipment to worksites all across Ontario, Canada.