Ford GPW Jeep

The Willys inline-4 L134 engine fitted in a Ford-produced Second World War-era Jeep. Willys won the contract for a lightweight 4-wheel drive utility vehicle from the US government in 1941, and it became the standard design issued to Ford and Bantam to produce as well. The final product went on to be a design classic, beloved of front-line troops, and the common ancestor of most off-roaders today. There is little to tell Jeeps apart by manufacturer, although in this case the holes in the front bumper designate it as a Ford, if you care. The L134 was nicknamed the 'Go Devil' as despite its modest size it has a good heavy transmission, and can turn out 60hp. There are numerous reports of Jeeps performing amazing feats of speed and jumps with these engines, like the famous US Signal Corps image of the Bantam model below. Plenty of Jeeps still run and are in private hands, like this example I saw at the Pickering War Weekend in October 2019. 106 images.