On the M38A1, I am swapping old dashboard for new and was sanding down glovebox door. Saw lettering and then yellow stencling underneath turquiose & primer, but on top of 24052 green. "INSTALL DRAIN PLUG BEFORE FORDING". I'll try to get some pics tomorrow -raining now and back up at the house.
My vehicle is a 51 M38 and I just found "PRICE 2039.94" in a 1" high x 11 1/2" long stencil (white paint) on the vent panel in the center of the windshield. Letter thickness was 1/8".
The jeep also has bumper markings from Aberdeen Proving Ground. Is this "price" number close to the actual cost of an M38 in 1951?
This was something that was done in the 1950s to show troops what the equipment cost, so be careful with it.
I had a WWII M3 halftrack that was converted into a M16 halftrack for the Korean war, it also had the cost stenciled on it.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET
