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Our GPA
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Our GPA
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| After looking at several "cheap" GPA restoration projects ... | ... across ... | |
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| ... the world. |
I finally found a very decent GPA a couple of miles from home. |
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| With help from very dedicated friends (merci Christophe, ... | ... Guy, Pierre, Jean-Charles et Thierry). | |
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| And after several hours spent in very uncomfortable positions ... | ... replacing the engine, and rebuilding transmission and brakes ... | |
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| ... my GPA was ready for the 2004 Paris auto show, as a copy of Ben Carlin's Half Safe. | In memory of Half Safe picture taken in the 1950's on the Champs Elyées; with my friend Thierry. | |
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| Fortunately, by June 2004, my GPA was back to OD color, ready to participate to the 60th DDay celebrations (here in Utah Beach) ... | ... and take the kids for a ride | |
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| Testing the GPA on rover Seine across Paris | Following Thierry's amphibious Gaz; the kids look happy don't they? | |
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| For those of you who like models, here is how my friend Lulu imagined my GPA. | Lulu's GPA is 40 inches long, and all parts were hand made from raw material, based on photos ! | |
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| The GPA also inspired our son Arthur ... | ..., who just turned 7, which explains the spelling options for "Jeep Amphibie" | |
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Click here
if you want to see "Mini Leacky" construction, with a video
of the kids driving her ......
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