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VIN; Year of jeep?
Topic Started: Aug 1 2013, 09:30 AM (1,457 Views)
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Is the body a military repop or an original one thats been modified?
Most certainly its a military repop as Larry already indicated.

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Did the original tubs etc have numbers stamped like this in various locations?
No. Normally a civilian 3B only has the serial plate number and the stamped engine number.

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Why 1950 and where did they pull the SN from?
Perhaps 1950 was a guess made by the owner of the original title.
Perhaps the the jeep prior to rebuild included 27298 in the original number.

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Could this be a mixture of a M606 ?
Not likely because brass military plates would have been attached to the original dash panel.

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Other then finding the SN on the frame is their anything else I can take pictures of to help you guys figure this thing out.
Yes lots of things.
We already know the tub is not original. so further body pics will not identify.
A pic of the brake / clutch pedal pivot bracket (where it attaches to the frame) will determine if this is a military or a civilian frame.
A RH and a LH pic of the engine will be useful.
A pic of the shackles may be useful.
The number of front and rear spring leafs may be useful.
The more pics provided .... the more that can be identified......
Currently building my final F-134 powered 3B .
Rock Crawler using factory parts from the Willys Motors era (1953-1963)

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Well, you've got sort of a mystery to try to figure out. Take all the time you want to do so. Most likely, it is a bit of a mixture of several years and features. However, in the meantime, its a 3B, it looks great, its registered and its ready to roll.

John J

1958 CJ3B (still not ready to roll)
Cape Coral, Florida

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