Determining year of manufacture w/o data plate

bfr · Post by **bfr** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:33 pm

I need to do some paper work on my recently acquired m170.
from the patent plate I have ...
serial #11425

in the lower right in very small print it says...

PHOTO REPRO REP DIV ALB GA

From what I have been able to find so far that would make this a 1954.
Does anyone have any thoughts?

Post by **wesk** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:05 am

I do not know of any way to determine date of delivery or date of manufacture from the patent plate.

I believe you posted a similar question on the G503 and I answered with several close serial numbers that placed yoursin the 1954 period for an approximate DOD.

bfr · Post by **bfr** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:13 pm

not me on the 503, but I would appreciate a link.

here are all the M170 serial numbers I have found along with their respective dates...
10637 4/1954
10691 4/1954
11425 unknown/Mine
11560 6/1954
11584 6/1954
11665 6/1954
11685 6/1954
11869 4/1955
12158 6/1955

flatfenderdodge · Post by **flatfenderdodge** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:03 pm

My 1962 Serial no. is 7248 13695 and hood number USMC 363038

Dave

Post by **wesk** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:23 pm

Based on your list of serials you jeep would be a May or early Jun 54 unit. You won't get an answer any closer than that untill some more known M170 serials with known DOD's show up on the list. Total M170 production for 1954 was 1722. That works out to an average of 144 per month during 1954 but that doesn't wash when you look at your list of serials which shows about 688 units built from Jan thru Apr 54. So obviously production varied somewhat from month to month.

bfr · Post by **bfr** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:48 pm

got to spend a little bit of time w/ the m170 today...
Thought I would keep adding what I find in the way of history to this thread.

found....
...Yellow lettering on the hood (just bits and pieces, some had weathered away)

... 606279 W 12 D AR CU CR cast into the block on the lower right side.

...MD67555 stamped on the top front of the block. at the end of the stamping there is an oval stamped as well (looks like a zero turned on its side)

WillysMotors · Post by **WillysMotors** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:43 am

In this particular case since your M170 is only 3 units off from mine I can tell you it was produced in May 1954.

bfr · Post by **bfr** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:00 am

Thanks, do you happen to know how your's was outfitted, which service had it, etc?

Post by **wesk** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:59 pm

Is yours MD-A11422 or MD-A11428? Can post some photos of your data plates? Have you completed one of our group's survey forms for your M170?

Determining year of manufacture w/o data plate

Determining year of manufacture w/o data plate

My 1962 M170 Rear fender tag no.