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There have been 3 main series of Deuce and a Halfs.
WW2 was the CCKW
Then came the M135 and M211 (GMC's w/ automatic trannies)
Then the current deuce. The originals were M34's (gassers). Then they became M35's (SWB) and M36 (LWB)
M36's are relatively scarce, just the extra long version.
There...
I have seen deuces with replaced data tags, these on trucks that came out of residue sales in years past. I think some depots left the tags alone, others replaced them.
As for the discrepancies in manufacturing dates, that has been frustrating to me as well. I have been doing some research...
Yeah, next time I have the drivers seat out I'll get a picture of them. They are right behind the drivers door, where the cab rolls to the rear. I saw the Bondo and started looking close. One looks a lot like a bullet hole, the other like a piece of jagged metal went through. No major damage, so...
I have a 1967 Kaiser Jeep M35A2. If you go to the AM General website, there is a pretty decent short history of the Deuce. It started as a REO, then went to Studebaker, Studebaker/Packard, Kaiser Jeep, AM General, General Products Division of AM General.
Along the way there were units built by...