42 Willys MB CDN 505

[Eric B]

Hello TJ

Very Nice

By chance have I hit you up yet for your serial, frame, engine numbers and Manufacture date?

There are some pretty good reproduction headlight guards and tie down rings now. I believe somebody was selling some of the guards here not to long ago.

Thanks
Eric

[TJ Hall]

Hi Eric
No you haven't hit me up yet so the frame number is # 171243
I am at work right now so I can get back to you with the engine number and the exact day of manufacture. I do know it was September of 1942.
Close to the very end of the last Canadian contract and would not have had the tie down loops on it. I would love to get the headlight guards as I'm still having fun collecting bits and pieces for her.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Great Jeep, TJ! The kind a Canadian vehicle enthusiast like myself would like to own.

FYI, Jordan Baker has made repro’s of the headlight guard.

[Jordan Baker]

Great looking Jeep.

Yes I’ve got headlight guards in stock. Send me a PM

[TJ Hall]

Thanks Hanno and Jordan. Jordan they look amazing. I will PM you soon.

[Eric B]

Hello TJ

All of the CDN contract 505 MB's would have been delivered to the contract specifications, which included the tie down.

The contracts after 242 and 505 did not have the tie down rings.

You can tell if yours was sent overseas as there would have been an additional plate and switches added to the left side of the dash for the axle and brake lights. These were added when the vehicles were assembled in the UK.

If yours does not have those then it would most likely have remained within Canada.

CDN Contact MB's within Canada had the 2 light guards while those overseas had one with the bridge plate over the other.

I have no information on your frame number but note that 1 built 4 days later and one built 12 days earlier were used in BC and were both built on 02 September.

The electric wiper motors will be more of a challenge. Is your tub original? I am unable to see the hole for the electric wire.

There was also the blackout headlight which are now hard to find.

The tire locks are available.

I have attached a few reference photos.

Thanks Eric

IMG_03445.jpg MB_W-LU_Axle_Brake_Lamp_Dash_Plate[1].jpg DSC_0210_1834.jpg

[Eric B]

Hello TJ

I forgot to mention that the 5cwt which had WD number CM4243085 was issued to the British at some point.

We loaned and traded vehicles with them as needed. Those on loan would have retained the C while those traded would have had the C painted over.

This one was part of a large group transferred to the British.

Thanks
Eric