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05-12-09, 18:25
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from my experiences at work, unless they were put on with aluminium rivets its my guess that the rivets corrode the plate falls off and ultimately gets thrown away......or farmer joe or Lumber Jack whilst brutalising the carrier of its armour, throws it away.
another theory on rivets, if aluminium rivets are used in conjunction with the steel plate, over a long period the aluminium would react and oxidise eventually becoming brital, my example of this would be 99% french cars go look where the engine number plate should be, if your car is of any decent age i bet the plate has fallen off.
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05-12-09, 18:42
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data plates
I have my CMP data plate and it looks like a galvanized plate.The magnet does not stick to it so there is no metal in it,but there is small corrosion in certain spots like aluminum does when it starts to corrode.The plate itself looks like tin.
I would be interested in putting the proper type of data plate back on my carrier as it will not experience the harsh elements to corrode it again that saw the demise of the original plate.It has a home now that will keep it safe! Derk.
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1942 Ford universal carrier Mk 1 1943 Ford 60 cwt long CMP ambulance 1943 Ford GPW 1/4 ton stretcher jeep 1943 Bantam T-3 1/4 ton trailer BSA folding airborne bicycle ser#R5325 (early)
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05-12-09, 20:11
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The 1/2" square piece that is left on my MK2 is aluminum .It got ripped off over time but shows no sign of deterioration .The rivet has not hurt the aluminum . This plate should have . MODLE SERIAL ENGINE & CD LV , information on it size about 11/2 "x3 Above this On my MK2 there is a square plate 2"x7" with Ford and Canada below. The Instrument panel has UNIVERSAL CARRIER No2 MK11 below that is Manufactured by below that is Ford Motor Company of Canada
On the MK1 It has the first two plates mention above plus the instrument panel has a plate 7/8"x 3 5/8"Manufactured by below Ford Motor Company of Canada below is Windsor Ontario .There is another plate by the gages. 3/4"x6" ,Starting carburetor control, below that Push down when starting from cold below that Release as soon as possible .These plates seam to all be aluminum The plate that I will get first is the Identification plate behind the drivers head .Would anyone know of other plates ? .There is an oval one with FORD on it ,but not many of them . George
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George is hooked on OD 5 window DT969 8 ton Fruehauf trailer M2A1Halftrack ,CMP #11 F15A1 #13 F15A1 RAF Fordson Tractor, 42 WLC HD No.2MK11 CT267514 center CB24713 bottom hull25701 ,No.2 MK2 parts MK1 10128 ,(2) MK1 ,Parts Hull9305 .Hull 10407 Hull plate # 7250 all have walk plate on back steps 1917 Patent modle amphibious army tank Last edited by George McKenzie; 26-01-10 at 19:21.
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