Opinions wanted! USAF or Army restoration?
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Opinions wanted! USAF or Army restoration?
I have a ‘53 M38A1 that has blue as the base color, peeking through the OD paint job. My takeaway, of course, is that it’s originally a USAF jeep. That said, would you do a USAF restoration or OD green Army/USMC? Going to make it a chaplain’s or radio jeep regardless.
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Re: Opinions wanted! USAF or Army restoration?
What does the "Responsible Agency" Data Plate on the lower right side of the dash say? "Air Force, Navy, Marines, or Ordnance
Every M-38 and M-38A1 has a "Responsible Agency" Data Plate.
Every M-38 and M-38A1 has a "Responsible Agency" Data Plate.
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It says, “Ordnance Department”
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Does that give any indication of where it might have started?
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Re: Opinions wanted! USAF or Army restoration?
If you have original data plates and patent plate, I would restore in back to US Army and paint it the factory color.
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I love going original...but the base layer appears to be blue. Could it have been a USAF jeep with “Ordnance Department” being the original recipient?
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Re: Opinions wanted! USAF or Army restoration?
Can you go out and look in the glove compartment and see what color it is. This would be a good place to look if the factory color is still there. I heard all M38's left Willys olive drab and that blue was applied at a later date John
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It was first issued to the Army. There is a history of Jeeps being transferred among the branches. I drove a USAF Blue M-38A1 that was bailed to the Boeing and the Foster Wheeler Corp. during final missile installation phase of BOMARC missiles at the local USAF Base.
A good place to look is under the headlight light rims in the sockets and under the transmission cover. You can remove a bow socket from the side of the body and look for OD.
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Re: Opinions wanted! USAF or Army restoration?
Thanks! It’s OD, then blue, then OD. Appears that the blue was done a long time ago, but the original color is OD...that said, some areas are red primer as the base, then what looks like black, then blue.
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It left the factory in 2430 OD, and you will see traces of Black Chassis Enamel under the other paint on the Chassis.
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Thank you again for sharing your knowledge.
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Re: Opinions wanted! USAF or Army restoration?
I saw a jeep in Viet Nam I think was USMC attached to a helo group that the Chaplains drove with a sign that said "Flyers Friars"!!
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