Just picked up a M35A2 W/W from Fort Sam in San Antonio yesterday. It was auctioned
two weeks ago.
Bumper numbers: 38-1, 4/112, HQ74
Registration Number: NK02RT
Kaiser Jeep nsn: 2320000771617
S/N: 053915933
Contract Number: DA20113AMC07241(T)
Depot Rebuild with rust proofing in 1991
owner: jimm1009 in Louisiana
I believe it transfers to the following;
05 = contracted in 1970
03 = with winch
NK = 1971 to 1972 production range but with the OEM Kaiser Jeep logo on the data plate
I believe it is safe to say mid 1971 shortly before the official manufacturing company name change.
Perhaps assembled by General Products Division using the remaining "Kaiser-Jeep" data plates still in stock and
prior to AM General havng the tooling and data plates in their name.
With a sequence number of 15933 it also seems to point more towards 1971 or mid 1971 as well from my humble, un-educated point of view.
I bow to the all-knowing, more experienced owner / operators.
I will also try to research the contract number too.