Military-Vehicles: Re: [MV] CJ-3A vs M-38

Re: [MV] CJ-3A vs M-38

Dale Johnson (vidksuns@charlotte.infi.net)
Fri, 12 Sep 1997 11:52:39 -0400

Jeff Polidoro wrote:

> > Easiest way to tell is from the axe and shovel grooves. These almost
>
> always
> > indicate a military body of some type. Driver's side for the WWII
> jeeps
> and
> > very early CJs, passenger side for the M-38/M-38A1. Nowhere to be
> found
> for
> > most of the CJ series.
> > But you never know when you've found a jeep salad that happens to
> include
> a
> > military body so check carefully.
>
> Or the "one size fits all" (or as Todd says, "interoperative" Boy, I
> love
> that word!) 3A/M-38 repro body which has the tool slots.
>
> Regards,
>
> JP
>
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From a distance to two most obvious characteristics of the M-38 are
the battery box in the cowling in front of the windshield and the one
bar headlight protectors over the "bug eyed" protruding headlamps.

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