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Organization:378TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION COMPANY C Location:FRASERM35A3
Serial #3619R10872005
ID # 502327
NK0HE2
NSN# 2320013832047
Bumper # L/S 88C-R 329 AG
purchased , Sparta ,WI
Thank you , Bob K
Organization:312TH ENGINEER COMPANY FIELD MAINTENANCE TEAM Location:DULUTH
Sorry, I have no information on your truck. It may have been used by the USAF or USN or was just never added.
Any chance it is 640-10001?
There maybe a wire tag remaining on the frame or cab body. Otherwise it's lost to history.
Organization:152D MAINTENANCE CO Location:AUGUSTA G
Pictures 8 and 14 have bright red spots. Thats Fire Truck color. I can't read the serial number so I can't guess on it's info. The Air Force did have M-44 chasis turned into fire trucks. Since the bed is a new addition, do you know what was on the back before? Data platesays it was a drop side; what was on the bed? Water tank maybe? many clues can be found in the underframe. look for odd holes, maybe some of the stuff from it's previous life is still attached. Get a copy of the TM's for the M35A2, should be the -10 and -20 TMs. They're you're best bet. You're gonna have to dig on this one but the answer is out there on your driveway, you justgot to figure out the correct question to ask it. Last thing that can possibly help, if you have the ability to remove the identification plate (held on by soft aluminum pop rivits) do that and look on the back. Since you don't have an M35A2 as it rolled out the factory the data plate may be suspect as the original. Slight chance (very slight) I've heard that when the fire/water/whatever modified M-44 chasis was converted back to M35A2 config, the original information on occasion was written on the back of the data plate, which was installed after mods were done. the truck has a winch, so the data plate is wrong. Winch is an add on after the fact. previous owner(s) did some serious work changing things out.Thank you Jeff!
I have discovered thus far that Am General was the last manufacture to fill contracts, and since mine is 10001 then Im almost sure its a 1970 truck under my trucks contract that was let in 1970.
You were right, there is a C in the contract number, its just hard to read because my data plate has been sand blasted it looks like around the edges.
Here are pics of the data plate inside of the door and a comparisson of that paint color to my hand and to arevoe 977B SG OD 24084 (vietnam era 24087).
And also some overall pics of the truck. Keep in mind that the bed has been changed out before I bought the truck.
Thanks,
Corey
OK, thank you for those picks. I'd love to have that crane though..oh well. Still doesn't answer the question on where it came from. I'm coming up blank for now. I still think there is an answer. More than one truck was bought on that contract. Two of mine were also part of the contract. My last resort would be to contact the company and see if they could tell who they sold the truck to. It's an AMGen and they're still making trucks for the military. Long shot but at this point can't hurt. I was surfing the web and found their site. i'll try and find it again and post it.
Roger that CARNAC. I've been the data base controller for some projects and the data is only as good as the people who contributed into it. I like tough projects and this one's got me challenged. Using the current slang, I don't want you to think I'm "dis'ing" your work, which is priceless. Not only do you help anyone for free, all you ask that they give to a fantastic cause on their own. Without you, this site would not be the great place to hang out that it is. One of the AF Chiefs that I was inflicted on over my time in the Air Force called me a Bulldog. I get my teeth into things and don't let go till I'm told to or there's nothing left to chew on. I take that as a complement, especially since I am a Marine.
