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    Posted: 15 Sep. 2019 at 8:34pm
I recently purchased a 48' CJ2A. Unfortunately, one of the previous owners removed all of the ID tags from the body. There is a frame ID still on it which actually puts the chassis in the 1946 rage of serial numbers. It is registered by that serial number, but registered as a 48'.

Is there another way that I can verify the year of my jeep?

I know it really isnt that big of a deal, but I just want to know.
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Check for numbers on tailgate. Body, frame, engine, trans, tc, distributor, starter, generator all have dates on them, but parts can be changed a lot in 70+ years.
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If no stamped number on front edge of drivers toe board gusset then a Willys tub and late 48. If tub has un oval steering column hole in toe board then early as in 45-early 46. Tool indents early 46. Spare tire mount left side 1948 (about 10K 48's made lefty) single long skinny data plate 48 (6 holes) 3 separate data plates on dash 46 3 groups of 4 holes. Trailer plug above left tail light most likely not 48.


Edited by Mark W. - 15 Sep. 2019 at 9:54pm
Chug A Lug
1948 2A Body Customized
1949 3A W/S
1957 CJ5 Frame Modified
Late 50's 134L 9.25"clutch T90A D18 (1.25") D44/30 flanged E-Locker D25 5.38 Since 1962
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Originally posted by Mark W. Mark W. wrote:

Trailer plug above left tail light most likely not 48.



Not so Sir!    My nearly at the end 49 has a trailer plug!, and a Willy’s body.

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Originally posted by Mark W. Mark W. wrote:

Trailer plug above left tail light most likely not 48.


Not quite.  The socket hole disappeared in late '48 production, as I recall.  Ol' Unreliable, S/N 177xxx (can't remember what's after that) has the hole.
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Originally posted by Mark W. Mark W. wrote:

.... Trailer plug above left tail light most likely not 48.



My lefty also has the trailer plug.....(it also has the rare and almost never equipped optional 110v plug installed there)    

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My '48, #217xxx has the trailer plug cover.
1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.
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If the data plate with the S/N on the frame is on the inside of the left frame rail, it's a '46.
After that, they decided to move to the outside where it could be read with out so much twisting around. Tongue
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Post some pictures.
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I stand corrected
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Originally posted by Mark W. Mark W. wrote:

I stand corrected


I find myself standing there a lot.  Smile
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Thanks guys for all the info. I was just going off of the actual serial numbers. It was on the outside of the frame on the front left. S/N 70925
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Wow, the frame tag is still there, even with the Bubba repair!  Bubba usually destroys the tag when using that repair.
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Every other tag is gone though. Thats the annoying part.
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Well, the frame is from a '46.  Is there an ACM number stamped on the driver's side body tub gusset?  If so, you might find that the tub is a '46 too.  Unless it's an ACM number from a '48...
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where on the tub would it be?
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Originally posted by Timfitsy07 Timfitsy07 wrote:

where on the tub would it be?
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Yeah, all those places are gone for me. Ive checked before
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