Ford GTB
{{Short description|US military truck}}
{{for|the sportscar|Ford GT}}
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{{Infobox automobile
|name=Ford GTB
|image=G-622_Ford_GTB,_Cargo,_Low_Silhouette,_USMC_166487_pic2.JPG|
|caption=G-622 Ford GTB, Cargo, Low Silhouette, USMC #166487
|manufacturer=Ford Motor Company
|assembly=Edgewater, New Jersey
| body_style=2-door truck
2-door Wrecker
2-door bomb service
|production=1943–1945
|engine={{convert|226|cuin|cc|0|abbr=on}} Ford G8T I6
|transmission=3-speed manual
|wheelbase=varies by model
|weight=varies by model
|length=varies by model
|width=varies by model
|height=varies by model
}}The Ford GTB, commonly called the Burma Jeep, was a 1{{1/2}}-ton 4x4 truck produced during WWII by Ford and was used primarily by the United States military, primarily the US Navy and Marine Corps. The GTB was used primarily in the Pacific Theater during World War II, with many being used on the "Burma Road".{{Cite web|url=https://revivaler.com/ford-burma-jeep/|title = Ford Burma Jeep |date = 10 October 2018 |website=revivaler.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ewarbirds.org/vehicles/1943fordgtb.shtml|title = 1943 Ford GTBA G622 Burma Jeep |publisher= Estrella Warbird Museum}}{{Cite web|url=https://silodrome.com/ford-burma-jeep/|title = The Rare Ford Burma Jeep - A WW2-Era 4x4 Truck Capable of Almost Anything|date = 24 October 2018 |work=silodrome.com}}
GTBs remained in service after WW II. Some were used during the Korean War (1950-1953). The last units were retired from service as late as 1967.{{citation |url=https://www.militarytrader.com/military-vehicles/a-great-little-workhorse |title=Ford GTB G-622: A great "little workhorse" |work=Military Trader|date=6 May 2021 }}
The GTB's Ordnance Standard nomenclature number was G-622.
Variants
Ford produced over 15,000 of these low silhouette, short, and maneuverable GTB's in five models, with all except the GTBS having dual rear wheels:{{Cite web|url=https://www.ewarbirds.org/vehicles/1943fordgtb.shtml|title = 1943 Ford GTBA G622 Burma Jeep | Estrella Warbird Museum}}
File:G-622 Ford GTB, Cargo, Low Silhouette pic1.JPG
File:G-622 4x4 Ford GTB Low Silhouette Cargo U.S.N. 101471 pic3.JPG
- GTB truck, Cargo, the basic version with a troop/cargo carrying bed equipped with side mounted folding bench seats,
- GTBA truck, (US Navy) All navy versions were produced in "Ocean Grey"
- GTBB truck, Wrecker, (Rare, only 50 produced)
- GTBS truck, Bomb Service with crane (US Navy)
- GTBC truck, Bomb Service with crane (USN, improved)
Operators
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Chile (U.S. shipping to protect mining ports)
Notes
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General references
- TM 10-1435 Maintenance Manual for Ford GTB (G622) 1 1⁄2-ton 4×4 truck , 20 August 1942 edition. 181 pages.
- TM 10-1434 Illustrated Parts for Ford 1 1⁄2-ton 4×4 truck , July 1942
See also
- Jeffery Quad - a similar but much older vehicle
- Mazda Pathfinder XV-1, commonly called the Mazda Jeep or the Burmese Jeep, is a 4x4 Mazda built from 1970 to 1973 in an assembly plant in Myanmar strictly for Myanmar market.
External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWSjXnkKZp8 Burma Jeep from the Wright Museum of WWII Wolfeboro NH]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EekclrWVDi8 Burma Jeep Navy Bomb Service Truck from the Wright Museum of WWII]
- [https://www.oorlogsmuseum.nl/en/ Marshallmuseum - Liberty Park - Oorlogsmuseum Overloon, The Netherlands.]
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{{WWII US Soft Vehicles}}
Category:World War II vehicles of the United States
Category:Military trucks of the United States
Category:Motor vehicles manufactured in the United States