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It is interesting how they used the last 5 months of 41 and then shifted everything up on subsequent years. Do you know the history on that? Military vehicles were already in production. Why wouldn't they just originally continue with the numbering system beyond 12! Did they not realize until July 1942 that we were still going to be at war for a bit?

Even though the WPB Act didn't pass until January 1942, does that indicate that they actually included some of the prior existing stock? It would be rather difficult for a farmer to get work done if he had to wait several months for his truck to be built. I can attest to this personally as I had to settle on a used part for my tractor this year after learning that a new one won't even be in country before January 2023!

Hmmm ... I just checked out the book you mentioned. It is available on Amazon for about $10 and up. The sample text provided is some pretty interesting reading. It states it is about the 1-1/2T 4x4. Does it have much more to say on the WPB beyond what you mentioned?
My trucks are only Rear axle drive - with duals. Also, they have the butterfly hood and Cascade grill and not the CCKW Square nose as shown in the book.

If the number system described is only for the Military style CCKW(4x4) or even includes CCW(4x2), I feel we may have inadvertently taken the wrong trail.
Even so, I greatly appreciate your time. Perhaps our discussion will benefit others. To paraphrase Edison, We have not failed, we have found some methods that didn't work.

C