There are many other details of the Willys MB or Ford GPW that are different. But, like all other parts, the engine may not be original. The engine has a stamped serial number, starting with MB or GPW which will tell you the origin of the engine. Unfortunately, the data plate is often missing or has been replaced by an unreliable replica.
To discover the origin of a particular jeep, the original dataplate is the best source. As WW II went on, field maintenance facilities used whatever parts were at hand without regard to the original manufacturer of the part or the jeep. It was also common to install parts from Willys into a Ford jeep and vice versa. The Willys MB or Ford GPW jeep of World War II were externally visually the same but with many small differences in production details. Early Willys MB with slat grill, Australia, 1942.
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