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Originally Posted by hook00pad
A friend's dad, back in the 50's, had a "Jeep" that he said was a Ford. Actually had a Ford tailgate on it. I always assumed it was legit. Anyone else seen a Ford tailgate on a Jeep?
Al Hook
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ACTUALLY.......early on in the military jeep development and subsequent offerings to the military BOTH Ford & Willy's "stamped" their product. In mid 42 the Federal Government put a stop to that practice. ALSO, early on, the script "F" was not only on the heads of all the bolts.....it was stamped on every piece on the jeep...seats, light buckets, top bow mounts, spare tire mount etc etc. Here is a "Willy's" eample