My 1946 (?) CJ-2A

Oh good grief!  Doing some more looking around I have not only found a third style of serial number plate, but I have found the typical mixing of styles that Willys Overland is famous for.  The style that is new to me uses a line type art-deco font style.  Here's a pic -


Compare that to the original style of serial plate used from CJ-2a #10000 onward, and the same as mine -


And number 109772 as shown here -



All three are very different.  I'm sure this has been discussed before, I just fail at research I guess.

Anyway, I have found pics of the same style that I have at serial number 131116.  Here's a pic of that -


So I'm finding no discernible continuity in data plate styles. 

Any thoughts?  I mean besides "Why is this guy hijacking the thread!" 


 

Edited by Cammer - 15 Sep. 2009 at 2:03pm

Jerry:

... His plates are around 80000 units apart!  That was what led to my original thought about the serial plates being swapped around ...

I agree, something has been swapped around.  The difference should only be @ 10000 (equivalent to the ACM number difference).  Note the "body" tag has phillips screws, so that at least has been R&R'd.

Edited by sean - 15 Sep. 2009 at 4:51pm

sean wrote: [QUOTe]  I believe it is 199772, in which case, the body # is right on.

Normandy Blue is a nice-looking color. The '46 I'm restoring now was also blue, but had been painted dark green over the years. I only realized it was blue when I scraped away dirt underneath the body, and really looked under the dash. It's almost identical to the color of my '99 Chevy Blazer.

What kind of carb is on the motor ? It looks like a modern carb with a banjo fitting fuel line, might be a interesting swap .

Dumb question , I'm sure, but are reproduction data plates available?