Proofread / fact check my show sign?
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 8:46 am
I'd like to get one of those fancy signs used at car shows to give a little background info about my jeep.
It looks good to me, but I'd like some other opinions. The sign will have some pics and other, local data, but here's the meat and potatoes:
1952 WILLYS M38
MC 60043 DATE OF DELIVERY 3/52
GENERAL HISTORY
With war looming on the horizon in Korea, military officials sought an improved version of the successful Willys-Overland MB and Ford GPW jeeps used extensively in WWII. Willys responded with the new, Model C (Willys MC) which entered service in 1950 as the M38 (G740).
Approximately 60,000 units were produced between 1950-52, though few M38s saw service in Korea (there were plenty of MBs and GPWs leftover from WWII). The M38 would eventually be replaced by the round-fender M38A1 (the predecessor of the civilian CJ5) in 1952. The M38 was the last (and some would say, the greatest) flat-fender jeep to serve in the US military.
RADIO
This jeep is equipped with the AN/GRC-7 radio set and features 2 transceivers (can either transmit or receive), 1 receiver, their related power supplies, amplifier, control boxes, antennas, and spare parts. All radios operate slightly below and within the current, 6m frequency band. Depending on the unit, they operate between 38 – 58.4 MHz. This set was developed for infantry use and while it has an unlimited range if atmospheric conditions are favorable, most communications took place within a 10-mile radius. Set 1 (RT-68) has a maximum power output of 16W while Set 2 (RT-70A) has a maximum power output of 500 mW. The entire -7 set (shown on the mount in the rear of the jeep) weighs approximately 215 pounds.
-Rich
It looks good to me, but I'd like some other opinions. The sign will have some pics and other, local data, but here's the meat and potatoes:
1952 WILLYS M38
MC 60043 DATE OF DELIVERY 3/52
GENERAL HISTORY
With war looming on the horizon in Korea, military officials sought an improved version of the successful Willys-Overland MB and Ford GPW jeeps used extensively in WWII. Willys responded with the new, Model C (Willys MC) which entered service in 1950 as the M38 (G740).
Approximately 60,000 units were produced between 1950-52, though few M38s saw service in Korea (there were plenty of MBs and GPWs leftover from WWII). The M38 would eventually be replaced by the round-fender M38A1 (the predecessor of the civilian CJ5) in 1952. The M38 was the last (and some would say, the greatest) flat-fender jeep to serve in the US military.
RADIO
This jeep is equipped with the AN/GRC-7 radio set and features 2 transceivers (can either transmit or receive), 1 receiver, their related power supplies, amplifier, control boxes, antennas, and spare parts. All radios operate slightly below and within the current, 6m frequency band. Depending on the unit, they operate between 38 – 58.4 MHz. This set was developed for infantry use and while it has an unlimited range if atmospheric conditions are favorable, most communications took place within a 10-mile radius. Set 1 (RT-68) has a maximum power output of 16W while Set 2 (RT-70A) has a maximum power output of 500 mW. The entire -7 set (shown on the mount in the rear of the jeep) weighs approximately 215 pounds.
-Rich
