Original tire on a 1946

Thanks for your suggestion, I went out and recorded the gusset and tailgate tags and looked for the propeller shaft shields.

The body tag on the firewall and the frame tag match at 61442.  This matches the Colorado title dated 5/22/2004 when the transfer took place.

The toe board gusset and the tailgate are both stamped with 49611. From what I have read after searching the posts here this number was issued by American Central Manufacturing (ACM) and started out 10,000 numbers lower than the Willy's issued serial number.  Hopefully someone can confirm this.

The engine stamp that I found is a rectangular pad above the water pump.  It is stamped J-62843B.

There is an oval raised pad on the forward right side of the engine that has a circle stamp but I can't make out what it is.  It could be tooling marks rather than a circle.

I also recorded the generator, starter and voltage regulator numbers.

Unfortunately there are no shaft shields, only a skid plate below the transmission/ TC. 

I have already had more fun with this old Jeep than any recent vehicles and I haven't even driven it around yet!

I don't recall what Collector plates cost but for the five year plates they include all taxes associated with driving on the roadways.  These are issued by the county and include two plates.  The cool thing about Collector plates here in Colorado is that once you have them registered to your vehicle you can register with the state to run a set of old plates (in good condition) from the year of manufacturer for your vehicle.  If yous sell the vehicle the plates do not stay with the vehicle or transfer to the new owner.

The Horseless Carriage plate will cost me $12.67 to renew for a five year term. That's roughly $2.50 per year.  I believe they really pair down the taxes knowing these vehicles are not on the road much.  A vehicle must be 50 years old to have these (no problem with our Jeeps).  There is only one plate and it must be mounted on the rear.  I do not know if year of manufacture plates are allowed with this plate.  The state issues this plate.  For my area one must go in person to the State DMV in Lakewood.  I am sure the Springs has an office there.   These plates stay with the vehicle and transfer to the new owner. Since I just purchased this Willy's I will need to go to the Lakewood office and transfer the plate into my name.  The title work and county registration must be done first at the county office.

I like the Horseless Carriage plate because of the low cost and a single plate.