G503 Halftrack Data DISCUSSION (serial numbers, etc.)

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by Kevin Lockwood » Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:33 am

Added several tracs to the list.
Ft. Sill ADA Museum
M15A1 40150591
M15A1 40150685
M15A1 40151026
M2A1-11246
M16 4061636* Ser# 293905 ORD 3347
M16 4061728* Ser# 293997 ORD 3439
M16 4061829 Ser# 294098 ORD 3540* Conv to M16A2 hood number stpd in frt bumper.
* notes this number is a mathematically derived estimation based on established patterns
42 Ford GPW
42 Oshkosh AAF Snowblower
41 White M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M2A1 was M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M3-75 halftrack
42 White M4A1 was M4 halftrack
43 Diamond T M3A1 halftrack
43 White M16 was M13 halftrack
44 LVT-3 Landing Vehicle Tracked


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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by 17thAirborne » Sat Jul 28, 2018 8:15 am

Those are all at Ft. Sill? WOW
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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by Kevin Lockwood » Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:46 am

Not all there yet but on there way as I understand it.
42 Ford GPW
42 Oshkosh AAF Snowblower
41 White M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M2A1 was M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M3-75 halftrack
42 White M4A1 was M4 halftrack
43 Diamond T M3A1 halftrack
43 White M16 was M13 halftrack
44 LVT-3 Landing Vehicle Tracked

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by Kevin Lockwood » Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:06 am

Added White M2 231157 4012039S 1841. Listed for sale on G503.
42 Ford GPW
42 Oshkosh AAF Snowblower
41 White M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M2A1 was M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M3-75 halftrack
42 White M4A1 was M4 halftrack
43 Diamond T M3A1 halftrack
43 White M16 was M13 halftrack
44 LVT-3 Landing Vehicle Tracked

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by Kevin Lockwood » Thu Aug 16, 2018 7:11 am

Added Diamond T M33563
42 Ford GPW
42 Oshkosh AAF Snowblower
41 White M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M2A1 was M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M3-75 halftrack
42 White M4A1 was M4 halftrack
43 Diamond T M3A1 halftrack
43 White M16 was M13 halftrack
44 LVT-3 Landing Vehicle Tracked

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by Kevin Lockwood » Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:32 pm

Added M2-7421 Autocar M2a1 was M2 rebuilt on Ordnance Dept data plate.
Location Wyoming
42 Ford GPW
42 Oshkosh AAF Snowblower
41 White M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M2A1 was M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M3-75 halftrack
42 White M4A1 was M4 halftrack
43 Diamond T M3A1 halftrack
43 White M16 was M13 halftrack
44 LVT-3 Landing Vehicle Tracked

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by spillmk1 » Mon Sep 17, 2018 5:13 pm

Hello!!
Just got my M2 home and would really appreciate any info you can give me.
I was told a 1942 White. But I think she might be a 1941 based on your database?

Hood # - USA 4012798
Ord # - 2300
Serial # - W 231640

I was told she was first deployed at a military base in Colorado during WWII and used for training.
After that she was supposedly sold to a railroad company that used her to move around rail cars in the yard.
Kind of strange but plausible I guess??
Then on to "retirement" in Texas where she was purchased by the gentleman I bought her from back around 2000.

It's going to be a fun project!!

Thanks,
Keith
1955 M38A1 Jeep
1953 M100 Trailer
1941 White M2A1 Half Track

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by Joe DeMarco » Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:08 am

Hi Keith,

Hope you enjoy working on your project.
Going by what some of the other owners have reported, the "Key" Number for SN 2300 would be 4010198.
So 2300 + 4010198 = USA 4012498.

The Registration Number, 4012798, that you reported would correspond to SN 2600. (4012798 -4010198= 2600).

>I was told a 1942 White. But I think she might be a 1941 based on your database?

If I've done the math correctly, SN 2300 would have been about the 1761st White M2, & SN 2600 would have been ~ 2061st.
Either way, White got to those production figures in October, 1941.

>Added Diamond T M33563

Kevin, if that was what could be seen stamped on the frame, then I think it is an exact build sequence number, & would correspond to Ord SN 7111/USA 4043368. Don't reckon there is any chance of finding any trace of the USA Number to help confirm or refute?

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by spillmk1 » Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:49 am

Thanks for the info Joe.
The frame # is 231640 in 1/2" letters.
I was told USA 4012798 was on the hood before re-painting. However, as you stated above
it could have been written down wrong and been USA 4012498.

And FYI....I received the original data plate today and she was upgraded to an M2A1 by E.W. Wylie Inc.
And she has a winch.

Thanks,
Keith
1955 M38A1 Jeep
1953 M100 Trailer
1941 White M2A1 Half Track

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by Kevin Lockwood » Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:29 am

Added M5 Ser#3326 Ord#14081 to the list. No hood number found. So using a key number for this PO 3781. I am mathematically assigning 4032069.
42 Ford GPW
42 Oshkosh AAF Snowblower
41 White M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M2A1 was M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M3-75 halftrack
42 White M4A1 was M4 halftrack
43 Diamond T M3A1 halftrack
43 White M16 was M13 halftrack
44 LVT-3 Landing Vehicle Tracked

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by Kevin Lockwood » Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:50 am

Added 2 Tracs.
White 250032 M4 no data plate present. Vehicle had a front floor M16 stowage box and the square quad base on frame. Maybe a M16B? Only I.D. plate found was a Southern Parts Corp tag.
White 230401 M2 Ord#1082 from data plate.
42 Ford GPW
42 Oshkosh AAF Snowblower
41 White M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M2A1 was M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M3-75 halftrack
42 White M4A1 was M4 halftrack
43 Diamond T M3A1 halftrack
43 White M16 was M13 halftrack
44 LVT-3 Landing Vehicle Tracked

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by Kevin Lockwood » Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:19 am

Added 2 more.
M13 275713 restored as M3A1
M15 M15-367 data plate only from a facebook post "White halftrack enthusiasts"
42 Ford GPW
42 Oshkosh AAF Snowblower
41 White M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M2A1 was M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M3-75 halftrack
42 White M4A1 was M4 halftrack
43 Diamond T M3A1 halftrack
43 White M16 was M13 halftrack
44 LVT-3 Landing Vehicle Tracked

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by Kevin Lockwood » Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:12 am

Added 1 trac.
Frame 231640, Ordnance 2300, Hood number from PO Key number would be 4012498, Winch model built by White 1941. Rebuilt by EW Wylie as M2A1.
42 Ford GPW
42 Oshkosh AAF Snowblower
41 White M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M2A1 was M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M3-75 halftrack
42 White M4A1 was M4 halftrack
43 Diamond T M3A1 halftrack
43 White M16 was M13 halftrack
44 LVT-3 Landing Vehicle Tracked

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by prc148 » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:29 pm

Only information on this M3 is S/N: m37107w. No data plates. More to follow.

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Re: G503 Halftrack Database

Post by Kevin Lockwood » Wed Dec 26, 2018 10:51 am

Thanks PRC148. I added your Diamond T to the list M37107W Let me know if you find more info.
I also added White M2A1 was M2 Serial 232161 Ord 2941.
42 Ford GPW
42 Oshkosh AAF Snowblower
41 White M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M2A1 was M2 halftrack
42 Autocar M3-75 halftrack
42 White M4A1 was M4 halftrack
43 Diamond T M3A1 halftrack
43 White M16 was M13 halftrack
44 LVT-3 Landing Vehicle Tracked


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