Hello Nick,
Thank you for your detailed reply. We are removing the tub tomorrow so will look out for the French rebuild plate on the chassis. We do have a couple of overhaul plates which were pop riveted on the bonnet from E. Romane, 1967 I think. I dont have a picture to hand I am afraid, but will get one. I assume it is a Hotchkiss body as the rear lights are not Willys and the rear panel does not have the cutouts to contain the originals. Bodywise it is a bit of a mongrel but the number is 164489. But it does have the small bulkhead cut out that I thought marked it as a Willys.The chassis number is 400463 and the engine number is GP242721, presumably a Ford lump. We also have a plate on the Gearbox reading: E.R.G.M. de Clermont-Ferrand No de Revision 7059 Date de Reception 26/10/81. So hopefully that will be ok!
I have previously done the G503 website searching and reckon it was built 28th December 1944 and will take your advice about finding a serial number that fits the date approximately.
What I would like is some way of finding out where and with who it served in the ETO. Ideas from anybody please.
Thanks
Graham