After a direct comparison of the two companies' prototypes, Ford received a contract for production starting in 1942. The GPA was powered by an in-line 4 cylinder engine with …

It weighted 400 pounds (180 kg) less than the Marmon-Herrington vehicle. Its design reused as many parts of the Willys MB and Ford GPW standard Jeeps to lower the production cost …

2023年10月11日 · The GPA was larger in outer dimensions than a jeep, but had less useful interior space. Its boxed-in chassis used the same jeep wheelbase and most of the jeep …

Though it shared parts with the land-only GPW jeep, the amphibious GPA version had a longer wheelbase and weighed about 800 pounds more. Ford built 12,781 amphibious jeeps from …

2024年5月20日 · Nicknamed in the field the “Jeep in a bathtub,” the Ford GPA Seep (from Seafaring Jeep) was an awkward attempt to capitalize on the best features of the Jeep, but in …

Drawing, "Q.M.C.-4 Amphibious Scout Car, Ford Model GPA," 1942-1943. Technical drawing. The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of …

Designers at Ford went to work and came up with the Amphibious Jeep called a GPA, which stands for: G = Government, P= 80 inch wheelbase, A = Amphibious. Ford was the only …

2017年1月30日 · The Ford GPA was a World War II effort to create a cross between a Jeep and a boat suitable for transporting men and equipment between ships and land. The idea was to …

2018年6月21日 · The amphibious Ford GPA headed to Europe shortly thereafter, seeing use both by the U.S. Army and our allies. And though around 12,778 of these unique vehicles were …

The Ford GPA 'Seep' (from Seagoing Jeep), was an amphibious version of the WWII Ford GPW Jeep. Unlike the jeep, the seep was not a successful design being too slow and heavy on land …