It usually shows the maximum 'all-up' weight of the vehicle (my DUKW says
12) or if there are two weights one above the other it is the all-up
weights of the vehicle with and without trailer.
Looking at ARMY MOTORS #87 the Dodge on the front cover has 4 on the
bridging plate, while the lovely jeep on the back is spoiled (for me) by
having a later type of plate with changeable numbers ( 02) that I
associate with M series vehicles.
I do believe that there were variations whereby the plates showed bridging
CLASS rather than weight, but I'm a bit hazy about that.
Gordon
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