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  1. rdixiemiller

    Hi all, new here.

    Opie That is a data tag I have not yet seen. Just goes to show, there are as many variations as there are deuces.
  2. rdixiemiller

    Hi all, new here.

    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...
  3. rdixiemiller

    Hi all, new here.

    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...
  4. rdixiemiller

    Hi all, new here.

    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...
  5. rdixiemiller

    Hi all, new here.

    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...
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