1/4ton GPW Truck "Jeep" w/ Trailer & Airborne Crew

In the late 1930s, the U.S. Army needed a light, four-wheel drive vehicle that could be used for reconnaissance and invited domestic automobile manufacturers to submit designs
But the reaction was small.
It was not until the early 1940s that two suitable designs emerged, one from the American Bantam Company and the other from the Willys-Overland Company. American Bantam is the main competitor, but the company is small and has limited production.
Therefore, American Bantam's original plan had to be further developed by major manufacturers such as Willys and Ford.
  In July 1941, after Willys won with the MB model, the series production order was handed over to Willys and Ford.
The GPW produced by the Ford factory has approximately the same appearance as the MB produced by the Willys. The difference lies in the grille in front of the front water tank and other details.
This type of vehicle was later called “Jeep”. They find the agility of this car very similar to the protagonists in the two well-known cartoons “Jeep Eugene” and “Popeye”.
Fords produced a total of 280000 units during World War II, all of which were issued to various military units in the US Army and the British Army.
In addition, GPW also supplied the Soviet Union and other Allied countries and was widely exported around the world after the war.
  The Jeep is an all-wheel drive vehicle with off-road capability and high reliability.
It can carry a load of 1/4 ton and reach a speed of 105 kilometers per hour.
This vehicle was equipped with heavy machine guns by the British Army's Special Air Service (SAS) and Long Range Desert Warfare Group (LRDG) and took part in the 1942-43 North African campaign.

Plastic model kit

• with photo-etched parts
• with 3 figures of an airborne crew

Scale 1:35

unbuilt / unpainted

Paint and glue not included