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out for Weird Guy
Weird
guy normally stays looking at the guns, but if a jeep with a .50
cal or a thompson catches his eye, he may stray over. Weird guy
is usually recognisable by his thousand yard stare and inability
to make eye contact but occasionally may appear 'normal' (or what
passes for normal at an MV show). It can take a sentence or two
to establish this:
"
Is that a real jeep then?"
"Yes,
it's a 1944 Willys MB."
"Can
it float?"
"uuum,
no..."
"
I
had one just like this at home that could float and sold it for
£30 only a couple of years ago"
"What-
A GPA?"
"
No it was a special prototype - I had the only one....it could fly
too... "
GPA
Amphibious jeeps -
Lined up for shipping in 1944.
Unlike its dry stablemate, the GPA was not a great success.
The rivers of Europe proved too steeply banked and fast flowing
for the 'seep' and many were passed on to the Red Army were they
fared better. Post-war the amphibious jeep had very limited use
outside the fire and rescue services and consequently many were
scrapped.
Today
the GPA is a very rare collectors item and the few left hardly ever
get their feet wet!
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