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kenperkins Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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Fred Crismon's book U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles show an M38 photo from Detroit Arsenal dated 1-50. does not say how mant prototypes there were |
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wesk Site Administrator
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Ryan_Miller Site Administrator
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Ken,
Those photos are also in the French book: Jeep Le tout-terrain de lat leberte'
I bought the book when I was at the D-day museum at Caen.
It's all in French, but has good photos. _________________ Ryan Miller
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kenperkins Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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and thats the contract number shown on the plate in the tm9-804...interesting |
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Ryan_Miller Site Administrator
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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The two Detroit Arsenal photos show only the first two and the last two digits as the Blackout light is in the way.
23XXX64
The photos are listed as June 1950
The TM9 804 is listed a published September 29, 1950
(signed by the authority command anyway)
That narrows it down some as I would think that the TM would be released just prior to or at the same time as the M38.
A vehicle without a maintinance manual would be unusual wouldn't it? _________________ Ryan Miller
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kenperkins Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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are we looking at the same book? |
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Ryan_Miller Site Administrator
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Ken,
The two photos I have came out of that French book.
One photo is of the M38 with the winter top and the snorkel. The other photo has the artic top with a snorkel and the heater kit.
Both jeeps have the same hood number and are taken at the same angle. _________________ Ryan Miller
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RonSpain Member
Joined: Sep 04, 2016 Posts: 5 Location: SPAIN Europe
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:44 am Post subject: Return to Future! |
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Yes, I am aware to push up a VERY old topic but, please, let me explain:
I live in Spain (Europe) and I have recently bought a M38 here from a reseller. I am now doing some research and what what was my big surprise?
It is the M38 mentioned in the first post of this topic!!
So: It seems my M38 has travelled a lot in the last 10 years!
Of course, I know it was brought to Spain by ?? some years ago. When imported, guys from the Spanish National Guard (who do de border control) picked away the machine guns, as well a part of the radio, that were considered dangerous items Yes, we don't have your gun laws here, and no NRA to help us.
I would like soo much to have some more information of the history of my M38!!
Rumours say it has been for many years in some Museum in the USA?
Also, I am struggling with serial numbers to see if I can estimate the real age? I know some of them are clearly fake, but then some of them could be real??
Let me list you what I have, until now:
ID PLATE:
MFR. SER. NUMBER MC12751
DATE DEL. 6/11/50
CONTRACT NUMBER is DA-33-019 ORD.-630
should be? DA-20-018 ORD.-9196?
ENGINE MC83307
Frontal Chassis number MS5578 Yes: M"S" it says!?
Plate behind passenger seat MS5578 (obviously fake)
HOOD 20460040 (This is badly new with vinyl stickers)
I've read it should be around 2368xxx ??
Well: Still discovering. Really hope to find some help here!!
Thank you all in advance! |
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16365 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:19 am Post subject: |
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I can't find the photos of the referenced jeep. The old links are long since dead.
To answer some of your questions:
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MFR. SER. NUMBER MC12751 This serial delivered Roughly April 1951
DATE DEL. 6/11/50 This date is incorrect
CONTRACT NUMBER is DA-33-019 ORD.-630 This contract number was opened in 1952
should be? DA-20-018 ORD.-9196? This contract was delivered late Jan-Aug 51
MOTOR MC83307 This would be a 1951 engine
Frontal Chassis number MS5578 Yes: M"S" it says!? No idea of meaning or source
Plate behind passenger seat MS5578 (obviously fake)
HOOD 20460040 (This is badly new with vinyl stickers)
I've read it should be around 2368xxx ??
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I believe your jeep is simply a hodge podge of many different jeep parts and tags were stamped by some civilian completely at random. _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
Mjeeps photo album: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=Wes-Knettle&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php |
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RonSpain Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you Wesk!
I will go on looking for more serials on other parts, so to pin down more the dates that go with them. |
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