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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: develdog on June 02, 2013, 07:12:03 PM

Title: year
Post by: develdog on June 02, 2013, 07:12:03 PM

just bought a m38 willy can not find serial # anywhere on body have casting # on block and serial # can anyone help me find year of willy or year of motor .

Title: Re: year
Post by: joefrazer on June 02, 2013, 07:45:42 PM

This might help - http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=946&highlight=

Title: Re: year
Post by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on June 03, 2013, 06:19:30 AM

M38A1 military jeeps are a bit past the scope of this forum.  You may want to contact websites dealing with military vehicles or specific to the Jeeps (CJ, DJ, M38A1, MA, MB, etc).

Title: Re: year
Post by: retired wrench on June 04, 2013, 08:08:15 AM

Mine had a tag on the frame cross member behind the front bumper. It was a 1943.

Title: Re: year
Post by: joefrazer on June 04, 2013, 01:50:46 PM

The M38 had two tags, one on the firewall and another on the body at one of the rear wheel openings. The tag mounted on the front frame horn by the bumper was used with the CJ2, CJ2A and CJ3A while the CJ3B had just the firewall tag. On some CJ3A units, they also stamped the number into the frame on the passenger side just ahead of the body tub.

Title: Re: year
Post by: retired wrench on June 04, 2013, 02:21:28 PM

Dont mean to argue, I am no authority on jeeps, all I know mine was a military it had the black out lights,gas fill under the seat, gun mount built in the frame, and it had a tag behind the bumper that called it a "scout car".