H1HU Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Just recently removed several layers of paint from the front end of my 42 MB and found stampings on the front drivers side chassis horn. One is the chassis number, so no mystery there. However there is the following 22\\383 It must have been stamped either at the same time or in the same depot as the stamps are the same. This must feature on other British Army Jeeps and so any YH reg Jeep owners might have similar stampings. Any ideas suggestions as to what it could possibly mean? H1HU (Sorry for some reason it has attached the photo upside down) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 My April 42 Ford 24-YH-46 had the frame number stamped in the same font as yours but very lightly on the outer face of the frame horn. No evidence of the other stamping you've got I've not seen anything like it before. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I've looked at a lot of 1940s stampings including those from auxiliary and REME workshops and one thing that is very consistent is the use of a flat-topped number '3'...It just seems to be a feature of British stamps of this period. The tall ciphers have a continental look. Could it have spent time with BAOR and have gone through one of the many German workshops dealing with British military contracts in the immediate post-war years ? There's probably not much hope of finding out what it means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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