If it was white from when in the Navy ,,then it could of been an Officers Jeep ,, I worked at a Camp Riley on the Oregon Coast by Seaside and there was a white on
Originally Posted by Mike B
After finishing Dana's '56 3100 I decided to try my hand at another brand, so I started looking for a Willy's Jeep. I found one on Craig's List about 100 miles north of me and bought it, it's a 1953 M38A1. As it turns out it was born into the US Navy, then sold as surplus to my local VFD where they built it into a mini fire truck (I never knew they owned it until the seller told me where it came from). It took me almost 5 years to complete, but I got it back to as close as I could to the way they built it in 1983.
Here's the way it looked when I bought it, then upside down with all new floors, the chassis done and the finished Jeep!
Mike B
Originally Posted by Mike B
After finishing Dana's '56 3100 I decided to try my hand at another brand, so I started looking for a Willy's Jeep. I found one on Craig's List about 100 miles north of me and bought it, it's a 1953 M38A1. As it turns out it was born into the US Navy, then sold as surplus to my local VFD where they built it into a mini fire truck (I never knew they owned it until the seller told me where it came from). It took me almost 5 years to complete, but I got it back to as close as I could to the way they built it in 1983.
Here's the way it looked when I bought it, then upside down with all new floors, the chassis done and the finished Jeep!
Mike B
It probably was an Officers Jeep if it came from the Navy ,, I bet it was in great shape when you got it,,,
