Price for a new M 38 (government price) 1952

DocUwe · Post by **DocUwe** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:38 pm

Good evening,

do not laugh.....I need the price which the US government needed to pay for a new M 38 jeep in 1952.
The finance authority here in Germany must knew this price; I want to use my M 38 partly for my home visits and that's why some costs (for gas, oil and insurance) are tax-deductible. For calculation the finance authority must knew the price for a new jeep; does someone know this price? Or where is it written on?
Cheers Uwe

Kendall · Post by **Kendall** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:26 pm

This has been discussed somewhere before. On the inside of the windshield of my 1951 M38 is stenciled 2004.00.
Kendall

PaulB · Post by **PaulB** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:25 pm

Uwe here are photos of cost marked M38s; one is a photo and one a video screen capture. Both are stenciled as a cost of $2162.

DocUwe · Post by **DocUwe** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 1:36 pm

Thank you very much, that is what I need!!!

Uwe

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 2:28 pm

I've got an extra $2162 laying around, anyone got a new
M38 to sell??

skyjeep50 · Post by **skyjeep50** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:19 am

Using one of the inflation calculators found on the web, that $2,160 in 1952 dollars would be $19,409.05 today. A new 2014 Jeep Wrangler starts at $22,395 - not really that far apart.