I bought a 1957 3100 (dream come true) and while talking to the guy I notice that under the crappy light blue paint is an Army green with white letters all over the truck. Apparently the truck was an Army truck then went to a Nampa ID school district, probably bought from surplus. The guy shows me the glove box. On it is an identification plate roughly 5"x5". The plate has a lot of information on it and says US Property at the bottom. The information it shows is as follows:
Truck Make/Model
VIN
Contract #
Federal Stock #
Delivery Date: 12-1956
I'd love when restoring this truck to track down a template or image for what the original markings were. Seeing as they're under a layer of paint they're very hard to make out. I've already tried powering washing it to reveal more of the original paint and markings, but it didn't work too well.
Does anyone know or know someone that might be able to dig up some information on this truck based on the government identification plate?
Thanks,
Nick
