G-622 (valník)

G-622 Truck, 1½-Ton, 4×4, Ford GTB
Ford supplied the US Army and Navy from 1942 to 1945 with trucks that became known in the Pacific as the "Burma Ford" or "Burma Jeep". These were 1.5-ton trucks with 4x4 chassis. The army received about 6,000 of these, the navy about 2,200.
The vehicle was powered by a 90 horsepower FORD six-cylinder engine.
Displacement: 3700cc.
4-speed transmission + 2-speed auxiliary gearbox.
About 1,000 cars had a five-ton winch.
4597x2184x2540mm.
Wheelbase: 2921mm (115in)
The hull was all metal.
About 4,700 of the modified Ford GTBCs with a bomb-handling ramp were built for the Navy in 1943-44. Total production exceeded 15,000 units.
The car had a strange radiator grille that somewhat resembled a Willys MA. A special feature was the placement of the passenger seat, which sat sideways facing the driver. (with normal seat placement, his legs would not fit forward).


I had the opportunity to ride in the Burma years ago and it's a very strange feeling to sit with your back out of the cab
G-622  (valník) - Detail řidičova pracoviště. Motor zasahuje hluboko do kabiny, takže spolujezdec je nucen sedět na nouzové boční (sklopné) sedačce.

Detail řidičova pracoviště. Motor zasahuje hluboko do "kabiny", takže spolujezdec je nucen sedět na nouzové boční (sklopné) sedačce.
G-622  (valník) - Na snímku je typ GTBC s nástavbou pro manipulaci s bombami. Někdy označovaný jako Mk II.

Na snímku je typ GTBC s nástavbou pro manipulaci s bombami. Někdy označovaný jako Mk II.
G-622  (valník) - Burma v provedení valník.

Burma v provedení valník.
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I'd just like to add a few details. The vehicle was originally developed to meet the Russian requirement for a low silhouette vehicle. But when the car was transferred to them, the Russians got scared and refused it. They were bothered by the open driver's compartment (Russian winter is Russian winter) and the poor access behind the wheel. Then the Americans didn't know what to do with it either, the Army rejected it, so a few units went into service with Army depots and rear echelon units and then the Navy took the rest. There were variants of the roller without winch, the roller with winch (two different types of winch were used), the Bomb Service GTBC and the Bomb Service GTBS (the latter differs from the GTBC by its simple mounting on the rear axle and the narrow rear fenders). The two cars in the photos are fairly unique, the roller being one of 34 Army winch-operated rollers remaining in the US. The eight-pointed star on the sides of the hull symbolizes assignment to the U.S. Eighth Zone, i.e. service somewhere in the Texas region. The GTBC car is again one of the few Army versions made in olive drab. Most were produced in navy gray. After the war it was then repainted yellow with black codes.


Otherwise, from my own experience, I can say that the car sits like a formula car, butt to the floor and a constant indecision whether you can fit in or not, because the body is wider than the front fenders, so it is not true that where you stick your nose you have to fit all the way in. I have to boast that I was the first person to sit in this monster in the Czech Republic when I was dragged out of a dumpster on flat tires with no windows in 1998 or 1999 in a Dodge in February.
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Oorlogsmuseum Overloon, own photo.
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