Gallery of Extant WWII Ford GTB Trucks
Between June 1942 and the end of WWII in 1945, Ford Motor Company produced 15,274 low-silhouette trucks in the G-622 series. Ford’s River Rouge plant fabricated most of the parts, but prior to February 1944, the trucks were assembled at the Ford Edgewater, New Jersey, plant. After that date, production shifted to the Ford Louisville plant.
Originally intended as foreign aid but refused the Soviet Union, the Army took the first 6,001 vehicles. In December 1942, the US Navy ordered 1,5000 of the model GTBS bomb service trucks followed by an order for another 800. The Navy received its first of several deliveries in March 1943.
Ultimately, Ford delivered more than 15,000 G-622 to the US Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. Today, the trucks are commonly known as Burma Jeeps,” and are as strikingly unusual as when first delivered to the Army in 1942.
Here are examples of a few extant trucks, some restored,and some in as-found condition:
Bill Scott's 1943 Ford GTB
John Adams-Graf photo
John Norris shot this photo of a GTB in the United Kingdom.
Bob Brown’s 1943 GTB.
Gene Spicer’s 1943 GTB.
Jeff Jone’s 1943 GTB.
Randy Lammer’s 1943 GTB.
John Adams-Graf photo
Rick Butler’s 1943 GTB.
John Adams-Graf photo
David King’s GTB and 1941 trailer.
Dave Edward’s GTB.
Roberts Armory’s GTB.
Dave Johnson’s GTB equipped with 900 x 20s.
GTBS bomb service truck restored by the Spooner Military Vehicle Preservation Group.
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