Kaiser Patent Plate/CDN2

Retsarge · #1 10-05-11, 01:34

I am looking for a Kaiser Patent Plate, located behind the passenger seat for my 67 M38A1CDN2. Mine looks as if it was sandblasted, and is totally unreadable except the serial number. Does anyone know where to find a replacement one, new or replica?? Also can someone post a good picture of what it looks like. If someone has an extra old used one, I will see if I can get a copy or 2 made using it.
Thanks Richard

7105 06879
CFR 67-07832

BCA · #2 10-05-11, 04:58

To my knowledge nobody has reproduced this plate for either the CDN2 or CDN2 (although I do stock the dashboard plates sets for both of these vehicles since they were prone to fading away).
This plate is attached with 4 screws to the wheelwell behind the passender seat. A generic Willys plate is available from various US dealers.
One of the problems of reproducing the CDN 2 and CDN3 plate is that the originals had the serial number stamped from the rear to produce a raised number. I recall that there is also a raised lip around the outer edge.
The dilemma about using a used plate is that the serial number may already be registered to somebody else's jeep.
... Brian

Mike Baker · #3 15-05-11, 20:56

Where precisely behind the passenger seat is this plate supposed to be? I am unable to find even rivet holes where it would have been mounted, but there's a fair amount of filler around my toolbox so that's not necessarily surprising.

Mike

chris vickery · #4 15-05-11, 22:19

Mike, behind passenger seat rivetted on the front surface of the rear wheel well at the top, near the side panel.

Mike Baker · #5 16-05-11, 00:59

Definitely don't have that one - what is its significance?

Mike

Robin Craig · #6 16-05-11, 04:26

There is a good company in the UK making reproductions of anything, photoetched or cast, raised relief etc all possible.

I would have to dig up the post if anyone is interested.

R

chris vickery · #7 16-05-11, 15:53

Mike, this plate carries the original makers logo and the serial number of the unit.
In the case of my M38A1CDN3 it follows:

JEEP
Serial 7105014
Number 1000071
JEEP CORPORATION
TOLEDO, OHIO

hope this helps

Retsarge · #8 23-05-11, 06:34

Robin,
I am very interested in the address for that place in the UK. Please post the address when you find it.
Chris,
On theM38A1CDN2 it should say, if I'm correct, Kaiser Jeep of Canada, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This is the one that I am looking for, to replace the heavily sandblasted one on on my CDN2. The only thing that is barely readable is my serial# 7105 96879.
Richard
M38A1CDN2
7105 96879
CFR 67-07832

chris vickery · #9 23-05-11, 18:54

I understand what you are seeking, I was using my plate as an example...Of course, M38A1CDN2 follow a different layout...

Retsarge · #10 24-05-11, 04:07

Chris,
Sorry, I did not mean to imply, or say that you were wrong in any way. My fingers were typing faster than my mind was going. I was just trying to explain what should be on my cdn2 plate, which got sandblasted off it sometime in its past history. no insult was meant... sorry
Richard