Joined: Oct 29, 2015 Posts: 154 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden, Europe
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:17 pm Post subject: Question about origin
Hi guys
i have a new friend in the Swedish Jeep society with a 1953 M38A1. He bought his jeep in 1983 from a company saying it came from a Belgian NATO Supply and claming it have done service in the Netherlands.
They just neglected to include the 5 digit prefix. Many owners submit their data based only on the dash serial plate with no consideration for the patent plate! _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
Joined: Oct 29, 2015 Posts: 154 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden, Europe
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:02 am Post subject:
Wes and Brian
Thanks for the information. The ID MD12845 is the figures stated in the Swedish car register as the only figures, I don’t know if he left out the prefix.
His dash plate is in Dutch language, and he says manufactured year is 1956 ( not the year I said earlier.
Wes you say June 1952, could it be a fact that the early Dutch deliveries were US made, before NEKAF starter? _________________ //Jan-Olof
1961 M38A1
1955 Roset/Polynorm trailer
Photo album: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=album453&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php
Brinkin,
Brian changed his original post so his data matched the data I offered later. Brian is the one who told you June 52.
Brian the 3-2003 listing is not unreliable. One only needs to fill in the blanks left by the owners. Experience with this list will improve one's interpretation of the data. _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
Brian the 3-2003 listing is not unreliable. One only needs to fill in the blanks left by the owners. Experience with this list will improve one's interpretation of the data. _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
I misconstrued Brinken's entry to mean someone said his posted jeep was a 1952 unit. As above I said that 5 digit serial was not a NEKAF jeep. It was a US built jeep.
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Wes you say June 1952, could it be a fact that the early Dutch deliveries were US made, before NEKAF starter?
No, a US Built M38A1 transferred to the Dutch Army would not be a NEKAF unit. It would have a standard M38A1 dash data plate set. _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
Joined: Oct 29, 2015 Posts: 154 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden, Europe
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 12:23 pm Post subject:
I have now talked to my friend and he says he doesn't have the dash plate in place, there are just many small holes left
But he found the data plate behind the passanger seat and it says 57144-MD12845. If I now manage to upload the photo it can tell that we also have the "MD" stamped up in the right corner, as on Wes pic.
My conclusion would now be: The jeep is US manufactured in June 1952 and delivered to Dutch army before NEKAF started their production.
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