Technicly speaking, unless it's a military truck, there are no '44s, as most civillian production was halted from about Jan. '42-june (?) '45. There were some civillian light trucks produced during the war, most are considered '43s for registration purposes, regardless of year made. All were 1/2 ton (thoguh there may have been a handfull of 3.4s) and were equipped with 4 speeds. They also would have the Blackout trim, and were painted a dark grey as I recall. As far as appearance, they would be identical to the '41-'42, exept with no chrome at all. If it is truly a WW2 erea truck, it is indeed rare.