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Post by backwoodsLJ on Apr 15, 2012 17:11:43 GMT -4
Wife snapped this pic in New Germany while we were out for a drive today on way to Bridgewater.Seen it and had turn around and take a pic! Gentleman looked cranky so we didn't bother him but jeep was cool! Not up on the old vintage jeeps.Anyone know what it is?Willy's Military MB?  |
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Post by dan on Apr 15, 2012 18:21:14 GMT -4
easiest way for me personally to tell it is an M38, is because it has a battery box cover on the cowl, also, look at the grille, it has a 7-slat grille, not a 9-slat grille. MB's had a 9-slat grille
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Post by backwoodsLJ on Apr 15, 2012 18:27:04 GMT -4
easiest way for me personally to tell it is an M38, is because it has a battery box cover on the cowl, also, look at the grille, it has a 7-slat grille, not a 9-slat grille. MB's had a 9-slat grille Didn't know that fact on the grill?Knew that jeep of coarse is 7 slot,but MB was just me making a unknown guess? ;D |
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Post by ronin on Apr 15, 2012 18:30:10 GMT -4
i know what it is . IT FRIGGEN COOL !
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Post by justajeep on Apr 15, 2012 18:46:35 GMT -4
It doesn't have a 2 piece windshield, so it's not a CJ2A, so I'd say it's a CJ3A.
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Post by Enos on Apr 15, 2012 19:06:47 GMT -4
Windshield is definitely a 3A - one piece, venting with bottom wipers. www.cj3a.info/cj3a/cj2acj3a.htmlI've seen it around Chester a couple of times, really nice looking Jeep. |
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Post by dan on Apr 15, 2012 19:49:59 GMT -4
Not to make this into a pissing match, but the windshield doesn't look like it has the fold-out vents, maybe I'm looking at it wrong. Also, M38's had bottom-wipers, and were one-piece, maybe not all of them, but some definately were.
it has the tie-downs along the sides which are military specific also.
it also has a cut-out in the side of the hood for the military snorkel.
I do notice that it has signal lights in the front in place of the black-out lights, but that may have been something done for safety.
This thing could also be a mis-match or parts, which happens often.
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Post by Enos on Apr 15, 2012 20:03:49 GMT -4
Looking closer, you're right Dan. the dual windshield vent covers (as opposed to the single center vent on the 3A) plus the little panel in front of the rear wheel all add up to a M38
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Post by 53m38 on Apr 16, 2012 0:38:46 GMT -4
Mine's a glass tub so its missing alot of the identifying features. But isn't there a cut out under the doors for a shovel on the M38's? Also missing the blackout light on the driverside front fender. I'm going with miss match of parts.
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Post by bill richards on Apr 16, 2012 7:47:53 GMT -4
yeah... the M38's windshield vent was bolted shut, like this one... the 3a's was operational and didn't have the bars in front of the centre louvre. This is beginner stuff... for shame Justasons...  Bill |
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Post by badwithcomputer on Apr 16, 2012 8:20:34 GMT -4
that gas pump looks like E.T.
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Post by ns02kj on Apr 16, 2012 11:57:04 GMT -4
That's Mervin Zinck and it is a 1946 Army Jeep. He also has 2 mint 1947 Fargo's and an airplane that he built himself. He might had looked cranky but he's a very nice guy. He runs a trucking company just outside of New Germany.
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Post by justajeep on Apr 16, 2012 12:04:08 GMT -4
I don't know much about the military Jeeps, never have much interest in them. This one doesn't seem to be restored to original though, from the pics I just looked at.
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Post by backwoodsLJ on Apr 16, 2012 17:36:29 GMT -4
That's Mervin Zinck and it is a 1946 Army Jeep. He also has 2 mint 1947 Fargo's and an airplane that he built himself. He might had looked cranky but he's a very nice guy. He runs a trucking company just outside of New Germany. Yes that was him found that out later on. ;)He may have not been cranky but I think surprised.We pulled a u-turn in our Liberty in the road and took his picture so he might of wondered what we wanted?  Anyhoo great response to this picture and there are many of you quite informed on the old vintage stuff!  |
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Post by bill richards on Apr 17, 2012 7:53:06 GMT -4
I don't know much about the military Jeeps, never have much interest in them. This one doesn't seem to be restored to original though, from the pics I just looked at. No worries... just giving you a hard time for for labeling that Austin Gypsy so easily No excuse for your brother... he's spent entirely too much time on earlycj5.com. If the jeep is indeed a "46", then it's definitely not entirely an M38. Tub and windshield definitely appear to be M38... but who knows for sure what parts it's made of. Bill |
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Anyhoo great response to this picture and there are many of you quite informed on the old vintage stuff! 