JRONEY@elotouch.com wrote:
>
>
> So I started sanding down the hood on my M38, and was disturbed to
> find that there were a couple of coats of white paint between the
> layers of OD. That didn't make much sense, since the rest of the body
> sanded red / OD / primer / bare metal. (a single coat of fire engine
> red over the original Olive Drab and primer)
>
> I decided that rather than continue with my power sander, I'd try to
> see what the white was. After careful hand sanding, I found red /
> white / OD / white / od / primer / bare metal. Delicate sanding
> further revealed that the top coat of white was stencilled digits, and
> under that were more (and different!) digits. On top of the hood, the
> letters "US Army" were painted 3 different times. It felt more like
> archaeology than restoration.
>
> Now my question:
>
> According to AR 850-5 (sect.3, 7E) "...the registration number
> assigned to a motor vehicle establishes its permanent identity..."
>
> If that's true, and assuming the hood is original, Why would anyone
> anyone change the number? Does it make sense to steal from the Army
> to give to... the Army???
>
> Second, the registration number is 20907176. Is there any way to
> learn anything about the vehicle from the registration number?
>
> thanks,
>
> james roney
> Fremont, CA.
>
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