What year did A2s start production?

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What year did A2s start production?

Post by Austringer » Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:02 am

Just bought a M151A2, with only a few pictures that is titled as a 1969 and the data plate also reads 1969. Did they start producing them in 68 or 69? My knowledge is mostly centered around the straight M151s.

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Re: What year did A2s start production?

Post by muttguru » Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:21 am

Austringer wrote:Just bought a M151A2, with only a few pictures that is titled as a 1969 and the data plate also reads 1969. Did they start producing them in 68 or 69? My knowledge is mostly centered around the straight M151s. Thanks
Jason
Jason, I have a photo of a Ford A2 undergoing evaluation tests and it has a 1968 US Army registration number. My understanding is that a batch was built prior to Jan 1970 but was not formally approved by the Mil until that date.
If yours is definitely a 1969-dated vehicle, I'd really like to see a pic of it, along with pics of the dashplate/BUDD plate for my research.

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Re: What year did A2s start production?

Post by Austringer » Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:26 am

I haven't seen it yet, but the seller is an honest person as I've delt with him on numerous occassions. the only thing I don't like about this A2 is that it has ROPS installed :-(

He says it's a 69 according the dataplate.


Jason

I should have some pictures tonight.
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Re: What year did A2s start production?

Post by muttguru » Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:54 pm

Hi Jason,

don't build your hopes up too much. I'll bet that this is an AMG-built A2 with a faked dashplate or one from a final-production M151A1.

I've never yet seen an A2 plate with a 1969 date on it.

ps... Don't forget that all Ford A2s had a contract date showing "68". But none were adopted by the Mil until 1970.

I'd love to be proven wrong :D

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Re: What year did A2s start production?

Post by Star Electric Ordnance » Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:34 pm

Don't know if this will help or muddy the waters further but I have an Army fact sheet from a wheeled vehicles study that lists the total number of US 1/4 trucks ever made. It shows that Ford was awarded contract DAAEO6-68-C-0001 on 26 Sep 67. There is a notation that says the contract started as M-151A1's and ended as M-151A2's. Total production was 49,377. Then AM General was awarded the next contract on 16 Feb 71, DAAEO7-C-0103, which produced 34,984 vehicles. The total number of all 1/4 trucks made came to 1,030,845.
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Re: What year did A2s start production?

Post by muttguru » Wed Nov 18, 2015 5:09 am

Spot on, Kevin. Now you know why I'd love to see this vehicle's data details :D

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Post by Hell On Wheels » Fri Nov 20, 2015 12:15 pm

I would like to see it to!
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Re: What year did A2s start production?

Post by Star Electric Ordnance » Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:15 pm

Did anyone ever get a final answer on this? Kevin.
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Re: What year did A2s start production?

Post by muttguru » Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:36 am

Star Electric Ordnance wrote:Did anyone ever get a final answer on this? Kevin.
Kevin, I was just about to post here saying "nothing ever came of this" when my good friend Rick pointed out this post by x-cal.....see here:-

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=280908

Is this the same vehicle that Jason (Austringer) talked about? Hopefully, x-cal will post some photos which may verify the story.
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Re: What year did A2s start production?

Post by Star Electric Ordnance » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:10 pm

Ken, Well, an old looking date plate should tell the tale. I can look up the contract date again and see where it falls. Kevin.
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