Echoes of War 1942: GPA Trials

The Ford GPA being demonstrated in the icy waters of the Huron River in Dearborn, Michigan, on February 18, 1942. It was as a result of this demonstration that the Ford Motor Company secured a contract to manufacture and supply 13,000 GPAs

‘A number of minor design faults detracted from the overall performance of the vehicle’

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