Willys Jeep Serial Number Location

Serial Numbers and Production Figures on CJ3B.info CJ-3B Serial Numbers and Production Figures Our list of includes Jeeps and their owners in order of serial number. Vehicle Identification Numbers The CJ-3B serial number (VIN) is found on a plate under the hood on the right side of the firewall.

Photograph of Willys MB Jeep Engine Serial Number. (Oil Filter housing in place). BODY TUB SERIAL NUMBERS; The Willys MB JEEP; Willys MB body tubs are stamped with a serial number on the driver's side toe board gusset. This large triangular brace is welded on the body tub inside the engine compartment on the lower portion of the firewall. Hints on model years. If you find a serial number. The 'WILLYS' was replaced by 'Jeep' later. I'm not sure of the exact year.

This plate is from a 1959 model. See also the plate from in 1953, and a. Reproduction plates in various styles are available from. In some cases at least, the VIN is also stamped on the frame. Download Keygen Halo 2 Pc. The numbers on the frame are difficult to find without sandblasting. Look on the top side of the frame rail right at the front of the body tub. See some photos of.

Willys Service Bulletin 52-79 dated December 26, 1952 explains the meaning of the serial number prefixes Willys used from November 15, 1950 through 1954, such as 453GB2. Bill Norris found the document and provides this information from it: First number indicates the number of cylinders. Second and third indicate model year.

First letter indicates basic chassis model. Second letter indicates body type.

Fourth number indicates series in any one model year. For example, the first 1953 CJ-3B, with VIN 453GB2 10001, was part of the second series of 'GB' Universal Jeeps in that year. (It was produced before the final CJ-3A which had VIN 453GB1 20617.) The 57348 prefix which was used starting in 1955 has the following meaning, according to Service Bulletin 328 dated October 18, 1956, provided by Todd Paisley and titled 'Identification of Willys Vehicles': First two digits 57 represent the Universal Jeep line.

Third digit represents the body type (3. CJ-3B Open Body, 4. CJ-3B Stripped Chassis). Fourth number represents the engine type (4. Fifth number represents the drive (8. For more details from this document, see. For an interpretation of the mid-60's VIN series with prefix 8105, see.

Information Sources Charlie Weaver of Winston-Salem, NC has transcribed a set of handwritten by Willys employee Norton Young, and these figures are likely the most accurate available for those years. I have produced the CJ-3B figures below, by combining those Norton Young records with information from three other sources: • Kaiser Jeep records showing a monthly listing of. These appear to be accurate, and come from documents belongings to a collector in Michigan. • Production totals compiled by American Motors in 1977 and published on CJ3B.info by Jim Allen (see ) are in a separate column here.

A variation of these figures was published by Arch Brown in Jeep: The Unstoppable Legend. The biggest differences are the much smaller total in 1961, and the larger totals in 1953-54, especially if an additional figure for units produced in late 1952 is included.• Figures published by the former Willys Club, which also appear in summary form in Sessler's Illustrated Jeep Buyer's Guide, generally correspond to Young's records. They also include the which appear on approximately the first 2,600 1954 CJ-3Bs, but which are not mentioned by Mr. Their VIN's for the early 1960s are clearly in error as they repeat some of the same numbers from the late 1950s. Note: VIN's published in the Standard Catalog of 4X4's by Robert C.

Ackerson, show smaller totals in the 1950s. Missing or duplicate numbers for some years throw their accuracy into question. Their source is unknown. See also: • has a more detailed comparison of the production figures and serial numbers we have.• includes Jeeps and their owners in order of serial number, with some analysis of their significance.• plots the location of surviving CJ-3Bs on a map of the United States. Your Jeep If you own a surviving CJ-3B, can help verify the correct figures. Your information may not match the figures below, for several possible reasons: • The figures are not entirely reliable.• The correct model year may have been lost or changed over the years.• Willys dealers would sometimes return the titles of unsold vehicles to the factory at the end of the model year, to have them updated to the new year, if the model was substantially unchanged. Note: the easiest way to date your serial number may be to find its position in our list of.