April '45 MB's with hood numbers

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Re: April '45 MB's with hood numbers

Post by GregB » Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:57 am

My pleasure!
I'd agree that they are close enough that it's likely they are the original engines. I am fortunate enough to have the original frame, body , and apparently, engine, and all of the tags for them.
Cousins; I'm in WV, you're in AZ, so a family reunion is unlikely, but we know that they were both together in Toledo once.
Interesting restoration thread, too. Nice looking jeep.
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Re: April '45 MB's with hood numbers

Post by steviem » Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:12 am

Cracking thread, i can put my baby into this class too her details "MB are engine number; MB566495 VIN;432030 DOD;04/03/1945 " estimated hood number 20704655 built April 1945 under contract w-33-019-1885 chassis range from mb431301 to mb438041 .
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Re: April '45 MB's with hood numbers

Post by nikola_n » Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:23 pm

Hi, correct MB hood number for this MB 432030 USA 206986xx.
WILLYS FORD GPW WILLYS CJ3A
373792 82070 Louisville
374884 236903 Louisville
431988
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Re: April '45 MB's with hood numbers

Post by steviem » Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:18 am

Thank you, MBs are hard to narrow down if the original aint present.
With this in mind and looking at the register i would guess or like to think 206986xx could be 20698655, anyone know if that number is taken?

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Re: April '45 MB's with hood numbers

Post by kapitein » Tue Aug 02, 2022 10:59 pm

I own MB 433399 date on original data shield is 7 april 1945 with the original engine nr MB 581591

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Re: April '45 MB's with hood numbers

Post by Double_Canister » Wed Aug 17, 2022 2:31 am

nikola_n wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:23 pm
Hi, correct MB hood number for this MB 432030 USA 206986xx.
Hi - I have #MB 432057 - only 27 up from yours, so I'm guesstimating my hood number might be somewhere around 20698...600?
However it's been said a lot of the late '45 jeeps were never shipped out of USA until Korea, and therefore were not necessarily given hood numbers.

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Re: April '45 MB's with hood numbers

Post by GSS » Tue May 23, 2023 6:47 pm

This is a wonderful thread. The numbers being shared are very similar to my April 1945 MB. Hope these are helpful for others. Thanks.

4/3/45
Serial # 431740
Hood 20698289-S
Engine MB578613
Body 221446
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1942 MB 113037, "Slat Grill"
1945 MB 431740, 20698289-S


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