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[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by chris vickery

Another query Scotty as you seem versed in the CF system.
You have given me a holding unit history which is entered as 01 Jan 70 when this unit was entered into the system. Was this date an arbitrary date for all jeeps delivered under the CDN3 contract for the year 1970? My reason for asking is that 70-08669 would make it one of the first registered under the final contract. Are CFRs issued at random or sequentially upon delivery of vehicles from the manufacturer?

According to an older post by Rob Love for CFR number range, CDN3s started at 70-08500
Can you check other CFRs prior to mine to see if all units from 08500 to 08669 were entered as 01 Jan 70???

The Mfg Serial Numbers and CFRs are generally not perfectly sequential, but lower numbers usually have lower CFRs, save for the odd flier. The date that it entered service is usually the start of the contract number. I can go back and check to see where the CDN3s spilled over to 71. If memory serves me correct, the change to 71 was nearly dead in the middle of the CDN3 pack.