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[rob love]

Originally Posted by chris vickery

Rob, my front bumper has a slot in it on the RH side (front). Does this jive with whats correct for the plate?

I would agree with Scotty on that one. If you like at my jeep (it's a Cdn3) you will see the 2 holes on the right side which would have held the license plate bracket. That is the original bumper. The slots were usually on CJs.

During the big refurb program on the Jeeps, they were using civilian pattern fenders with the recess for the front marker lights. There just weren't repros being made at that time. So it's possible that a civilian bumper was acquired, but I recall mil quip (I believe it was automobiles rene gagnon back then) was making parts like this for the military.

Gas tanks were another thing that was impossible to buy NOS back then. Canada would have a couple hundred at a time made. They were never a perfect fit, but we were one of the last armys in the world using the M38A1s, so parts sourcing was difficult and costly. Colog had quit carrying Willys parts by then.