From: Julian Burke (julianb@esper.com)
Date: Wed Mar 13 2002 - 14:29:44 PST
Find yourself a set of data plates (not hard to find) and use THEM. There
are many sets out there as there are more rusty nonreparable A1's out there.
Use this list to find a set, usually around the $35 bracket depending on
condition. Julian
> Ron, and list,
>
> When I bought my 1954 M38A1, I found out that it didn't have data plates.
>
> It had them during it's service to the United States, and Civil Defense.
It
> was later sold to a Civilian owner who, did not take care of it. (Actually
> crashed it several times, and blew the engine).
>
> It was then sold off to another party who wanted to fix it up, and restore
> it. He began by removing the engine (and unfortunately tossed it away) the
> tranny, data plates, and other minor parts. He then gave it to his brother
> some years later, and had LOST THE DATA PLATES over time. It then sat
under
> this third Civilian owner for well over 20 years, before I came along to
> pick it up.
>
> That's my story to how my Jeep is missing it's data plates. What would I
> need to do to get this licensed for the state of California. Would they
give
> me a VIN? Should I use the engine's number? I still need to purchase the
> engine, and I do have a license plate already (The first character is an
"E"
> inside of a hexagon... What is that for?)
>
>
> - Aaron
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron [mailto:rojoha@attbi.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 11:23 AM
> To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
> Subject: [MV] Missing Data Plates
>
>
> Has anyone ever figured out how all of the data plates on the DRMS and
now
> GL sales go 'missing'? I mean, is there a collectors underground out
there?
> They are either riveted or held on by 4 screws. It's not like they 'pop'
> off on rough roads. Why would the military remove them while being used?
> How about all you 'lifers', got any ideas that were revealed over
beers?
> Like PFC Schmeddly stating while in an alcoholic stupor, "Ya know guys, to
> get back at the ARMY, I steal the data plates off every deuce I see when
I'm
> off post. FUBARs the whole system...HIC !!" ?
>
> Ronzo
>
>
>
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