From: Rick v100 (rickv100@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Jul 14 2005 - 07:54:56 PDT
Tweak to previous numbering. It should be
1300169-1307269 and then 13A07369-13A16669.
Rick
--- Rick v100 <rickv100@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Best I have figured out the late '60's registration
> numbers with a limited sample is that the letters
> designate contact addedenums. For example. US Army
> bought 90 V-100's in FY 1969. Registrations typical
> run as 130169-139069. Army bought a second batch of
> 72
> and they seem to run 13091A69 through 13166A69.
> First
> two digits indicate a class of vehicle and the last
> two digits appear to be the FY it was purchased in.
>
> Rick
>
>
> --- Sarge <micdunn@ev1.net> wrote:
>
> > Chris, I can't help with Army or Marine serial
> > numbers, but if your 101a1 is
> > USAF, here is the answer.
> > 72K36 is a typical USAF marking.
> > 1972 would be the year it was put into USAF
> service.
> > 'K' denotes that it is a tactical vehicle.
> > 36 denotes that it is the 36th tactical vehicle of
> > that specific model put
> > into service by the USAF in 1972.
> > An M101 would use the designator 'L' instead of
> > 'K'; this would denote a
> > tactical trailer.
> > Don't ask me why.
> > So if your trailer was 69L1234, it would be the
> > 1234th M101 put into service
> > in 1969.
> > Make sense?
> > If your trailer has US Army stencilled on it, none
> > of the above applies.
> > There has to be an ex motor pool grunt on this
> list
> > who can answer the
> > question.
> > C'mon lurkers, let's hear it!
> > -Sarge
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gray, Chris" <Chris.Gray@fmr.com>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> > <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:27 PM
> > Subject: [MV] M101A1 Info - Age
> >
> >
> >
> > Can anyone give me a little info on how to find
> the
> > year of my M101a1.
> > Plates are gone. Is there anything stamped on the
> > trailer that would
> > tell me the year?
> >
> > There is a faint us army marking on it, with a
> > number letter
> > combination. Would the first numbers be the year
> ?
> > I don't have the
> > actual number on hand, but runs something like
> > 69ZO1234.
> >
> > Any ideas? What years were the M101a1's made ?
> Is
> > there any
> > difference in models from different companies?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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