Is there a way to date an M38 by body differences?

Rescuemo · Member Joined: Oct 10, 2011 Posts: 5

Is there anyway to date my M38 by the different body features, or were all M38's pretty much identical? Someone removed all the data plates from mine, probably in preparation for repainting. So now I have a body with absolutely no way to identify it and the DMV has had to assign a VIN based on the engine number, but it's a transplanted inline 6 from a Jeep Wagon. So I have no clue what year it is from. All I know is it's an M38, complete with Army green paint under the later black paint, but no tags or plates anywhere.

So, if there are certain features of M38's that changed a bit during '50, '51 and '52, could I perhaps tell what year it is?

wesk · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:42 pm Post subject:

Have you filled in my M38 survey form? The answers are in that form!
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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

Rescuemo · Member Joined: Oct 10, 2011 Posts: 5

No, lemme go look...

Rescuemo · Member Joined: Oct 10, 2011 Posts: 5

Didn't see it. What forum or thread is it located in? Be glad to do it, just not seeing it...

wesk · Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:34 am Post subject:

It's in your email box!
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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

skyjeep50 · Member Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 606 Location: Illinois

Buy Ryan Miller's book - M38 Reference Guide - a pic of the book and ordering information is located on the main page of this website. Contains information on changes to the M38 during production and pics of modified parts and systems. A very good item to have as well as copies of the Army maintenance manuals (available as downloads in the "Downloads" section of this website).
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1951 M38

bikemancs · Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:38 am Post subject:

wesk, could you send me that form?

wesk · Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:08 pm Post subject:

The book is great to have. Ryan along with a lot of help from a few of us spent several years putting it together. A lot of the info in it came from the survey forms so please do not neglect the submission of a survey form for your M38 but also do buy the book. It's sale supports this web site and supports on going research thru personally owned Willys archival data.
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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

bikemancs · Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:15 pm Post subject:

I got the book Yesterday, along with a few other TMs I ordered.


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