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can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 9:39 pm
by Bob at Warsaw
hi all
i need your opinion on what the numbers are. i think i
know what they are, but it sure would be nice if 90%
of yall think the same thing :D


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Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 4:38 am
by Joe Gopan
20907524, a typical early Korean War M-38. If you keep sanding, the original 2" numbers may come up.

Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:01 pm
by Tom Wolboldt
Hi Bob,

Looks like 20901524 to me.

Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:36 am
by BWLentz
I agree with Tom... It definitely looks like 20901524 to me.

Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:13 pm
by podski
Looks to me like 2090x524 where everything but the "x" is pretty certain. The rounded bottom of what is showing in the "x" digit makes me think it is not a "1". I suspect that a "1" would have a bottom more like the bottom of the "4" (though the bottom of the "4" is not very clear). Makes me more inclined to believe the "x" digit is a "7". Does anyone have any pics anywhere of numbers with this font that include a "1" or "7" for comparison? That would be most helpful.

Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:41 pm
by podski
Found this in a thread under Vintage Photos. Looks like the same font. Unfortunately no "7", but the "1" does not look like the digit in question here.
gerrykan wrote:Image
Private Virginia S. Peirson, a drvier for the Base Motor Pool, poses for the camera at Bradley Field.

Date Created: 11/27/44
Contributor: U.S. Army Air Corps
Source: Connecticut State Library, State Archives, PG 048
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Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:55 pm
by podski
Here's a couple that contain "7" in what looks to be the same font. I'm gonna say 20907524
gerrykan wrote:Image
UNITED STATES - March 1, 1944: Worker unloading a truck of goods at Japanese internment camp, Tule Lake, CA.
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gerrykan wrote:Image

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Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 4:34 am
by Escort
Bob,
I agree with Podski it's a 7.
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Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:01 am
by Joe Gopan
Note that it is an M-38, I do not believe that USA numbers starting with 20901XXX were used on the M-38.
Lloyd White used to keep a comprehensive list of M-38 Registrations, and years ago, assisted owners thru MVPA Army Motors correspondence on these numbers. The "1" is questionable. The 5th digit could also be an "8" which would be within M-38 USA series of numbers.
The WWII 8 digit MB/GPW hood numbers do not reach 209.

Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:13 pm
by 1943Willysgpw
I think it is an 8. look at the thin top and to the right of the curve at the bottom. Just wondering.

Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:14 pm
by 1943Willysgpw
Ok, it might be a seven. :?

Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:14 pm
by Joe Gopan
The hood numbers are not in the original Willys factory font. They are from a brass stencil kit from the Motor Pool or Company Supply

Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:40 am
by Boyso
Looks like a 7 to me, and the last 2, could it be an 8?

Re: can you tell what it the numbers are?

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 7:13 am
by Joe Gopan
Wes Knettle has some M-38 USA and Serial No. data he has researched. Both USA's are a M-38 possibility, tying them to the serial No may be give a reasonable answer. Sometimes when the vehicles go in for a repaint, the USA Number is hand written on the reverse side of the instrument panel data plate.