Surplus Ford GP Jeeps

[Mike Kelly]

Ford GP Jeeps for sale at a U.S. used car yard . The year was uncertain, but it could have been as early as 1945.

I did a search in the Library of Congress. Wilensky Auto Parts Co. purchased 28 surplus trucks at $15,096 from the U.S. govt in May 1945, Wilensky AP Co. was located in Minneapolis.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Ford GP Jeeps for sale at a U.S. used car yard . The year was uncertain, but it could have been as early as 1945.

I did a search in the Library of Congress. Wilensky Auto Parts Co. purchased 28 surplus trucks at $15,096 from the U.S. govt in May 1945, Wilensky AP Co. was located in Minneapolis.

Wow, that is some US$540 per jeep in 1945, equivalent to approx. US$ $9600 today - that sounds very steep. What was the list price of an early postwar CJ Jeep?

Anyway, another $50 jeep in a crate myth buster...

[Mike Kelly]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Wow, that is some US$540 per jeep in 1945, equivalent to approx. US$ $9600 today - that sounds very steep. What was the list price of an early postwar CJ Jeep?

Anyway, another $50 jeep in a crate myth buster...

Surplus vehicles were expensive and still are not cheap in the U.S. Think about how much a surplus Humvee is today .

Reported in July 1945: in the Detroit automotive newspaper - Willys has began production of the CJ civilian jeep, the projected price was $1250.

A August 1945 report has the base listed price at $1090.

The new CJ2 cost considerably more in Canada , a tariff on imported trucks was imposed .

[Ed Storey]

Reading about the post-war Canadian tariff on U.S. manufactured Jeeps was interesting given the current news about President Trump's threats of a 25% tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports.