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Colin wrote,
>>First off: what does CAR stand for?
>******* Canadian Army Registration number.
>****** Example of an M38CDN I drove in the Seaforths ... 52-30934
>52 = Year of delivery to Cdn Army.
>30,000 range = 1/4 ton (40,000 range = 3/4 ton; 50,000 range = 2-1/2 ton;
>70,000 range = trailers etc.
>***** The dash ( - ) between the first two numbers (year) and the rest of
>the number was sometimes painted as a dash or as a period since stencil sets
>usually did not have a dash.............
Do you have any info on CAR for CDN Ferrets?
By careful sanding on the front (over the driver's hatch) of my
Canadian Fieldmouse Mk-1, I found the number 54-82520 in silver paint.
This number is original as it was over the first coat of Bronze Green
paint. I know that the first digits are the year ie. 1954. Can you shed
some light on the rest? Inside on the right side top of the hull is a
small plate tack welded on with the following;
326. B. 3. 4. stamped in it. Another CDN Mk-1 near me has the
same type of number plate. On the out sides of the hull just behind the
driver's side hatches is a crest with the motto "Combat Arms School". Was
this the school at Camp Borden, Ont.? Any other places to look on a CDN
Ferret for unit markings etc.?
Jim Gilmore MVPA # 5843
Member Ist Michigan AOD Chapter MVPA
Great Lakes Chapter MVPA
Ohio Motor Pool Chapter MVPA
Red Ball Chapter MVPA
Ontario Military Vehicle Association
Midwest Military Vehicle Assocation
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