At least this is what was explained to me by the TACOM history office.
I am looking for someone on the list to tell of a way to find a vehicles
hood number vs serial number other then via vehicle data plates.
To add to the list of hood numbers V-100's starting in 1969 start with
13 or 13A and end in the year they were procured. Example: 13000169 1st
vehicle procured in 1969.
I have seen M113's with numbers starting with a 12.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WIDD-James(MAJ) RICEJ (WIDD-James(MAJ) RICEJ)
> [SMTP:RiceJ@silltcmd-smtp.army.mil]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 1998 3:10 PM
> To: mil-veh@skylee.com
> Subject: [MV] # on M715 -Reply
>
> The 3F 2708 is the USA number. It is commonly called the hood number.
>
> It is a seperate number for tracking individual vehicles. The Tank
> and
> Automotive command use these numbers to track vehicles rather than
> just serial numbers. USA Numbers are grouped according to vehicle
> types. Most vehicles will have the number somewhere in addition to
> the
> outside of the hood, especially if the vehicle has been painted the
> later
> camo paintjob which eliminated the hood marked USA number. My
> M151A1 had it stencilled under the hood.
>
> In earlier times, Jeeps all began with 20xxxxxx
> Big trucks began with 30xxxx
> and progressed up to heavier vehicles beginning with 40xxxx for
> tracked vehicles (this is off the top of my head, not out the book so
> my
> series numbers may well be off, but you get the idea).
>
> Later M series vehicles had a single digit and letter which identified
> the
> grouping, but the first digit still was a category number. For
> example,
> both my m151A1 and friends M151A1 have original USA numbers which
> begin with 2. My is 2G 0685. His is 2M 8023. Since your 5/4Ton
> begins
> with a 3n xxxx, it would stand to reason this was the next catagory.
> We
> have an M725 Ambulance that has a 3n xxxx USA number here in town.
> Seems a couple of other M715 with original numbers around here also
> have USA beginning with 3 and they all are original numbers.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Jim Rice
> '42 IHC M-3L-4
> '43 Ford GPW
> '67 Ford M151A1
>
>
> >>> DP Dusenbury <dp@interpath.com> 10/23/98 12:35pm >>>
> I have a 1967 M715, S/N on the frame is 18684.
>
> On the underside of the hood, are 3" stick-on numbers, centered on the
> panel, reading "3F 2708".
>
> What does this number mean?
>
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