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| 1953 Jeep M-38A1 $1,500 Monument, CO |
| Hard Top of sorts. |
| INFORMATION FROM SELLER: |
| 1953 Willys Jeep M38A1 OVM. 4 cylinder Engine does not turn free No Title Must be trailered $1500.00 |
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Another example of original equipment plywood hardtop doors. It has been discussed numerous times, but I have never heard a definitive answer for why they were used.
A couple of questions for those more knowledgeable than I about period military finishes…
Does that look like the original Army (or National Guard) paint?
Does it turn that cop r after being left outside for who knows how long?
Does that look like a correct hood number in terms of number range and font?
Of that is an original Army hardtop, I suspect that alone might be worth the asking price.
With Ft. Carson in the state, if any Army unit would have had a few hardtops, I’d suspect they’d be in Colorado.
Perhaps the original color is what remains on the underside of the hood, firewall, and wheel wells? In my opinion, the hood number doesn’t look inappropriate for an earlier A1. Lots of colors on the outside of that Jeep.
Tom
I’m sure the paint under the hood is either original or from a later paint while in service. Note the warning stencil.
I was wondering if the original paint color would turn that shade of yellow – green after a few decades in the sun.
I’ve done this for a long time, even watching these go out surplus in the mid–70s. I believe this has been painted at one time using gray primer and POSSIBLY someone mixing their own OD paint. In the right-front pic, note the overspray through the fording port into the hood and fender. Yellow is dramatic on the wheel hubs. Hood stenciling is not in the original place which would be at the radius of the hood. I processed 2 of these surplus in Stockton CA c1975 on our base and they were very sun-bleached faded, but still green with no yellow tint with faded white stenciling still in the correct places. To the plywood doors? Perhaps. Would need to see inside of them. Original cold weather cabs for M38 and A1s had insulation panels, including the doors.