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After looking at several "cheap" GPA restoration projects ... ... across ...
... the world.

I finally found a very decent GPA a couple of miles from home.

With help from very dedicated friends (merci Christophe, ... ... Guy, Pierre, Jean-Charles et Thierry).
And after several hours spent in very uncomfortable positions ... ... replacing the engine, and rebuilding transmission and brakes ...
... 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.
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
Testing the GPA on rover Seine across Paris Following Thierry's amphibious Gaz; the kids look happy don't they?
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 !
The GPA also inspired our son Arthur ... ..., who just turned 7, which explains the spelling options for "Jeep Amphibie"
Click here if you want to see "Mini Leacky" construction, with a video of the kids driving her ......