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February 6 2017

Navy Plane Tug: 1953 Ford Szekely Jeep

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 4X4, Ford, Jeep, Navy, Project, V8 0

Otto E Szekely was an engineer who turned businessman a few years before the outbreak of World War II, and he produced a few custom machines for U.S. Navy use with basic “Jeep” architecture. You can read more about Szekely’s heroics here on warjeeps.com or you can buy a project 1953 Ford Szekely Jeep offered […]

July 19 2016

1943 Ford GTB Cargo Truck

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 1943 Ford, 2016 Birthday, Ford, Military, Navy, Seabees 0

In 1943 the tide in the Pacific was beginning to turn with allied victories on Guadalcanal, the Bismark Sea and Tarawa. Ford, having switched over to producing wartime materials, made a 4 wheel drive 1 and 1/2 ton truck for use by the Navy and Marines in the pacific. Find this 1943 Ford GTB Cargo […]