What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

[RattleSnack]

I thought it was weird as well. I thought someone painted it that way. But once I saw it in person, I realized that it was CARC paint with all of the markings still on the truck. I bought it in April 2024....but I believe I am the second civilian owner.

Strangely enough after I bought it, I found a video on YouTube when it when was auctioned off by Government Liquidations at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The date on the video says it was uploaded 10 years ago. It had 54k on the odometer then....it has 58k now.

Here's the video....it's definitely my girl...I can tell by certain markings and such. For example, when they pan around the engine bay, you can see someone wrote "GOOD" on the GEN2 alternator...you can see the same from my belt pics in my prior post above. The video says it's M1010, but they went off the door data plate. At some point, someone swapped out the door with one from an ambulance. It's definitley an M1028.

 

[M813rc]

Nice job!
Me neither....I like them either green or camo. Mine's a bit of an odd-ball. It got the 3-tone treatment. Guess some fellas were bored at JBLM one day...I dunno.

Thanks!

I like your 1028, first saw it when you posted in January.

What does the bottom line of your painted-on license plate say? I had a similar style of marking on one of my M1009s, but rather than paint it was done with vinyl letters on a rectangle of reflective tape. It was a range truck on Fort Riley prior to auction.

Cheers

 

[vanaisa]

changed bearings and brushes on noisy alternator.

 

[TechnoWeenie]

changed bearings and brushes on noisy alternator.

I like this.

Here in the states we just replace entire units. We have a culture of replacing instead of repairing.

The 'art of repair' is something that's lost on the vast majority of this and the previous (my) generation. Even mechanics these days will just throw parts at the problem instead of actually diagnosing a problem.

You look at a manual for a car in the 50s and it tells you how to change your spark plugs, replace your distributor, how to plug a tire, how to adjust your timing, etc. You look at a manual today and it says 'call roadside assistance' or 'bring it to a dealer'.

 

[RattleSnack]

What does the bottom line of your painted-on license plate say?

It says "OFFICIAL USE ONLY" on the bottom.

If you need me to, I can take better picture and post it if you're looking to replicate one.

 

[vanaisa]

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I like this.

Here in the states we just replace entire units. We have a culture of replacing instead of repairing.

The 'art of repair' is something that's lost on the vast majority of this and the previous (my) generation. Even mechanics these days will just throw parts at the problem instead of actually diagnosing a problem.

You look at a manual for a car in the 50s and it tells you how to change your spark plugs, replace your distributor, how to plug a tire, how to adjust your timing, etc. You look at a manual today and it says 'call roadside assistance' or 'bring it to a dealer'.

Well, good old repair manuals are very detailed and helpful. As long time Cadillac cars owner i have Cadillac FSM-s from ´56 to ´98. Thousands of pages, all procedures, part, repair instructions etc etc. After that all probably went online or computers (damn canbus etc).

 

[M813rc]

It says "OFFICIAL USE ONLY" on the bottom.

If you need me to, I can take better picture and post it if you're looking to replicate one.

Thanks.
And yes, please! I have a file of unusual markings and such, as they are seldom well documented.
This includes pictures of misspelled stencils, like the one on my M109 that says "Drain air tanks dayly"

Cheers

 

[RattleSnack]

M813c....here you go. I held up a tape measure to give it some scale. They placed this in the front bumper license plate spot, and again on the upper-left corner of the tailgate. I wondered if I should cover them up, but so far I haven't had any issues from the local or state PD.

U S ARMY = 3/4" tall

85K761 = 2" tall

OFFICIAL USE ONLY = 1/2" tall

 

[antennaclimber]

Interesting, 85K761 would designate that it is an Air Force vehicle .

 

[RattleSnack]

Interesting, 85K761 would designate that it is an Air Force vehicle .

Curious...do you have a way to decode the registration numbers?

It would seem that you are correct. There is a US AIR FORCE stencil painted underneath the hood.

 

[antennaclimber]

Is there a metal tag on the drivers side door post near the latch?
Bottom line shows the Registration Number.

That may solve the issue of being Army or Air Force.

 

[RattleSnack]

Is there a metal tag on the drivers side door post near the latch?
Bottom line shows the Registration Number.

That may solve the issue of being Army or Air Force.

Here's mine....looks like ours weren't too far apart on the assembly line. Mine was 8/84 and yours in 9/84.

 

[antennaclimber]

That confirms that it was built for the USAF. You can remove the US Army and correct the number from 761 to 1761
Your right, they were made very close to each other. Good find!

Here is what mine looked like when I found it in a grove of trees. It will be the next restoration project.

 

[RattleSnack]

That confirms that it was built for the USAF. You can remove the US Army and correct the number from 761 to 1761
Your right, they were made very close to each other. Good find!

Well, I'll be....I never noctied the "1" missing from the plate number!! Thanks for the info!

Here is what mine looked like when I found it in a grove of trees. It will be the next restoration project.

Yes...you definitely need to restore that one. I always liked the single-cab dually's. Those are hard to come by nowadays.

 

[M813rc]

Thanks for the picture!

So, an original USAF truck that ended up with the Army. It is not unusual for the services to pass vehicles to each other as needed.

There should be no problem with the painted on "plate" as it is not a replica of any state plate, not is it deceptively similar. It is just a military marking.

I always liked the single-cab dually's. Those are hard to come by nowadays.

Here is my M1028A2. It came off Fort Hood, screened by a fire department so it came to them with all it's documentation which showed that the 29247 miles on the clock was actual mileage. They never did anything with it (fortunately) so it came to me unmolested in 2017. It was tan, I just repainted it in November.

Cheers

PS - yes, I remembered to pull that last strip of blue masking tape off!

 

[RattleSnack]

Thanks for the picture!

No problem! Glad to help a fellow CUCV'er out.

That dually looks awesome by the way....I'm jealous. Nice, clean, and straight!!

 

[M813rc]

That dually looks awesome by the way....I'm jealous. Nice, clean, and straight!!

Thank you! She was in fantastic shape when I got her, probably why the fire dept picked that one.

Cheers

 

[TechnoWeenie]

That confirms that it was built for the USAF. You can remove the US Army and correct the number from 761 to 1761
Your right, they were made very close to each other. Good find!

Here is what mine looked like when I found it in a grove of trees. It will be the next restoration project.

Ohh, man... Sorry for your loss.. Such horrible shape... I'll be by around 1900 with a trailer to take it off your hands for you to save you the trip to the junkyard. Don't wory about the fuel. I'll cover that too...

 

[deank]

Interesting, 85K761 would designate that it is an Air Force vehicle .

If you have the time what can you tell me about NG1LNS?

 

[antennaclimber]

Thanks for the picture!

So, an original USAF truck that ended up with the Army. It is not unusual for the services to pass vehicles to each other as needed.

There should be no problem with the painted on "plate" as it is not a replica of any state plate, not is it deceptively similar. It is just a military marking.


Here is my M1028A2. It came off Fort Hood, screened by a fire department so it came to them with all it's documentation which showed that the 29247 miles on the clock was actual mileage. They never did anything with it (fortunately) so it came to me unmolested in 2017. It was tan, I just repainted it in November.

Cheers

PS - yes, I remembered to pull that last strip of blue masking tape off!

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I leave the Blue tape on my trucks, makes it much easier to find it in a parking lot.
We all know that one camo truck looks like another.

That is a beautiful truck!