1942 Ford "Burma" 1-1/2 Ton Truck
The Ford GTB, called the “Burma Jeep”, was produced during World War II and used primarily by the U.S. Navy and the Marine Corps in the Pacific and China-Burma-India Theatres of War. Its ordinance standard nomenclature number was G-622. Ford produced this low silhouette, short and maneuverable GTB, in five models. Two models were mounted with a crane to be used as bomb-service trucks. These vehicles were produced with or without a 10,000 lb. Garwood or Braden front mounted winch. Total production of all models was over 15,000 units.
This particular vehicle, a very rare 1942 Cargo Truck version, was donated to the Minnesota Wing of the Commemorative Air Force in 1983 by famous Minnesota aviator Chuck Doyle, who used it as a snow plow on his personal airstrip in Eagan, MN. Volunteers of the Wing spent four years performing a ground-up restoration of the Burma Jeep.
This particular vehicle, a very rare 1942 Cargo Truck version, was donated to the Minnesota Wing of the Commemorative Air Force in 1983 by famous Minnesota aviator Chuck Doyle, who used it as a snow plow on his personal airstrip in Eagan, MN. Volunteers of the Wing spent four years performing a ground-up restoration of the Burma Jeep.
Specifications
- Capacity: 1 1/2 Ton
- Tires: 8-Ply 7.5" X 20"
- Weight: 7,250 GVW
- Max. Computed Gradability: 42.23%
- Turning Radius: 32 Ft.
- Max. Depth Fording: 25"
- Fuel Consumption: 9 MPG (loaded)
- Allowable Speed: 45 MPH
- Engine: Ford L-Head, 6 cylinder
- Displacement: 225.8 Cu. In.
- Horsepower: 90.7 bhp
- Transmission: 4-Speed (Non-Synchromesh) with 2-Speed Transfer Case