ford gpw jeep 4x4 .... in the wall

sat · 30th March 2008, 01:15

A friend who collects wwII jeeps was pleasantly surprised to find this jeep (see pics) fixed into the wall of his home, his son & team of mechanics had been busy while he was away on holdiday.

I gather some part of the jeep have been fabricated/made.

sat

V-16 · 30th March 2008, 02:57

Here one cant get a jeep which is being desperately sought and then there is this guy who sticks it into his wall...

Kya zamana aa gaya hai!!

DirtyDan · 30th March 2008, 06:22

How fast was the housel going when it rear-ended this jeep

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This kind of thing is common in the West where only a fragment of a vehicle survives. Restaurants will stick the fragment in a wall for artistic effect. Never seen it done in a house before, though.

sujaylahiri · 30th March 2008, 06:50

We have the front half of an AC Cobra in our local mall, in a store that sells cellphones.

karlosdeville · 30th March 2008, 09:02

I dont know if im glad or upset to see that!

Theres a little shop in Bandra with the front vanlence of their 63 Fiat sticking out in the same fashion. They had scrapped their car, but kept this as a memento.

ford gpw jeep 4x4 .... in the wall-sign.jpg

Also while in Frankfurt we spotted this at a Burger King at one of the stations. Thats my dad standing near a car he would love to own some day

ford gpw jeep 4x4 .... in the wall-caddy.jpg

The Black Cadillac pucs in Hyderabad and Pune used to have some lovely mock up early Caddys hanging on the walls. I have some pics somewhere, lemme dig them up.

ram_hyundai · 30th March 2008, 10:09

Wonderfull pictures guys,The jeep one and the Cadillac above is superb.There is a used car outlet of a maruti dealer in Cochin were you find a swift jutting out of the first floor wall,
ram

hkanitkar · 30th March 2008, 10:48

IMHO, Its weird to preserve the memory of a car you love this way. But it surely looks cool !

BTW, is it just me or the pics of the jeep look like they are photoshopped ??? take a closer look and you'll know.
@sat - no offense buddy.

Raxx · 30th March 2008, 10:54

yeah its look like photoshoped to me too, there is some smudge in the wall near the jeep

nitrous · 30th March 2008, 13:06

^^Yeah, It looks like a botched photoshop job.

Sankar · 30th March 2008, 18:22

I don't think it's a PS job; as you can see, in the first picture, the sunlight is falling on the front wheels and the bonnet in a natural way.

The colour difference & bodging you see on the left side of the jeep could be due to re-cementing and re-painting after the jeep has been fixed.

karlosdeville · 30th March 2008, 22:15

Isn't the 1st of April around the corner?

merve_extreme · 30th March 2008, 22:19

100% Photoshop and a poor one at that.

JayD · 30th March 2008, 22:51

I think SAT has given us an early April fool prank! look at the tires guys, and also the part where the jeep is joined to the wall! Looks like a PS job to me!

iraghava · 31st March 2008, 00:08

It's a PS Job! In the second picture look at the space between the two wheels, it's in a different colour!

RPMPKDMFF · 31st March 2008, 01:13

The Jeep is a nice concept, and that is what it will remain, since this is definitely a PS job and a bad one at that

We have some of these ideas see face here in UAE, we have the Hard Rock, which has a circa 60s Cadillac hooked onto the ceiling, there is also the Rock Bottom cafe, which has a Harley coming out from behind the bar counter. Will try to get the pictures asap.

30th March 2008, 01:15	#1
sat BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rajasthan.. Posts: 150 Thanked: 98 Times	ford gpw jeep 4x4 .... in the wall A friend who collects wwII jeeps was pleasantly surprised to find this jeep (see pics) fixed into the wall of his home, his son & team of mechanics had been busy while he was away on holdiday. I gather some part of the jeep have been fabricated/made. sat Attached Thumbnails
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30th March 2008, 02:57	#2
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,594 Thanked: 950 Times View My Garage	Here one cant get a jeep which is being desperately sought and then there is this guy who sticks it into his wall... Kya zamana aa gaya hai!!
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30th March 2008, 06:22	#3
DirtyDan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dharamsala, H.P Posts: 2,075 Thanked: 1,563 Times	How fast? How fast was the housel going when it rear-ended this jeep? This kind of thing is common in the West where only a fragment of a vehicle survives. Restaurants will stick the fragment in a wall for artistic effect. Never seen it done in a house before, though.
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30th March 2008, 06:50	#4
sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	We have the front half of an AC Cobra in our local mall, in a store that sells cellphones.
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30th March 2008, 09:02	#5
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	I dont know if im glad or upset to see that! Theres a little shop in Bandra with the front vanlence of their 63 Fiat sticking out in the same fashion. They had scrapped their car, but kept this as a memento. Also while in Frankfurt we spotted this at a Burger King at one of the stations. Thats my dad standing near a car he would love to own some day The Black Cadillac pucs in Hyderabad and Pune used to have some lovely mock up early Caddys hanging on the walls. I have some pics somewhere, lemme dig them up.
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30th March 2008, 10:09	#6
ram_hyundai Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calicut ,trisur Posts: 2,020 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	Wonderfull pictures guys,The jeep one and the Cadillac above is superb.There is a used car outlet of a maruti dealer in Cochin were you find a swift jutting out of the first floor wall, ram
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30th March 2008, 10:48	#7
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	IMHO, Its weird to preserve the memory of a car you love this way. But it surely looks cool ! BTW, is it just me or the pics of the jeep look like they are photoshopped ??? take a closer look and you'll know. @sat - no offense buddy.
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30th March 2008, 10:54	#8
Raxx BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 56 Thanked: 3 Times	yeah its look like photoshoped to me too, there is some smudge in the wall near the jeep
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30th March 2008, 13:06	#9
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	^^Yeah, It looks like a botched photoshop job.
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30th March 2008, 18:22	#10
Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Location Posts: 5,766 Thanked: 9,054 Times	I don't think it's a PS job; as you can see, in the first picture, the sunlight is falling on the front wheels and the bonnet in a natural way. The colour difference & bodging you see on the left side of the jeep could be due to re-cementing and re-painting after the jeep has been fixed.
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30th March 2008, 22:15	#11
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	Isn't the 1st of April around the corner?
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30th March 2008, 22:19	#12
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	100% Photoshop and a poor one at that.
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30th March 2008, 22:51	#13
JayD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cochin! At last Posts: 3,236 Thanked: 2,568 Times View My Garage	I think SAT has given us an early April fool prank! look at the tires guys, and also the part where the jeep is joined to the wall! Looks like a PS job to me!
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31st March 2008, 00:08	#14
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	It's a PS Job! In the second picture look at the space between the two wheels, it's in a different colour!
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31st March 2008, 01:13	#15
RPMPKDMFF BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sharjah Posts: 169 Thanked: 29 Times	The Jeep is a nice concept, and that is what it will remain, since this is definitely a PS job and a bad one at that We have some of these ideas see face here in UAE, we have the Hard Rock, which has a circa 60s Cadillac hooked onto the ceiling, there is also the Rock Bottom cafe, which has a Harley coming out from behind the bar counter. Will try to get the pictures asap.
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