From: derek strine (minimade@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Wed Mar 13 2002 - 13:39:54 PST
I would suggest either checking with motor-vehicle auto theft unit and
requesting they assign a vin # or buying a carcass with paperwork.On the
former , be sure to have a good paper trail at least from the last owner to
you.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Horrocks, Aaron" <ACHb@pge.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Missing Data Plates
> Ron, and list,
>
> When I bought my 1954 M38A1, I found out that it didn't have data plates.
>
> It had them during it's service to the United States, and Civil Defense.
It
> was later sold to a Civilian owner who, did not take care of it. (Actually
> crashed it several times, and blew the engine).
>
> It was then sold off to another party who wanted to fix it up, and restore
> it. He began by removing the engine (and unfortunately tossed it away) the
> tranny, data plates, and other minor parts. He then gave it to his brother
> some years later, and had LOST THE DATA PLATES over time. It then sat
under
> this third Civilian owner for well over 20 years, before I came along to
> pick it up.
>
> That's my story to how my Jeep is missing it's data plates. What would I
> need to do to get this licensed for the state of California. Would they
give
> me a VIN? Should I use the engine's number? I still need to purchase the
> engine, and I do have a license plate already (The first character is an
"E"
> inside of a hexagon... What is that for?)
>
>
> - Aaron
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron [mailto:rojoha@attbi.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 11:23 AM
> To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
> Subject: [MV] Missing Data Plates
>
>
> Has anyone ever figured out how all of the data plates on the DRMS and
now
> GL sales go 'missing'? I mean, is there a collectors underground out
there?
> They are either riveted or held on by 4 screws. It's not like they 'pop'
> off on rough roads. Why would the military remove them while being used?
> How about all you 'lifers', got any ideas that were revealed over
beers?
> Like PFC Schmeddly stating while in an alcoholic stupor, "Ya know guys, to
> get back at the ARMY, I steal the data plates off every deuce I see when
I'm
> off post. FUBARs the whole system...HIC !!" ?
>
> Ronzo
>
>
>
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