An M38 CDN was reported years ago by Colin Stevens: 52-32008 and he said there was a photo of it on a 1971 army exercise. He did not report a Ford serial number or date of delivery. Your F-102083 serial with a date of 11-18-52 is consistent with the CFR 52-32008 so the mystery is why someone put a different stencilled CFR on the vehicle. So far I have no reported sightings of an M38 CDN with a stamped CFR number 52-31293. The usual caveat: there is no direct correlation between CFR sequences and Ford serial sequences although there are broad trends. I'm sure you can reach Colin through the Western Command web site; he may have further info. ……… Brian
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