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[homerguy]

The foil tag IS on top of the frame rail drivers side just behind the radiator body # 234. The DOD is 12/60. I wish I had the original hood to go with the four latches. Also the battery box lid that came on the jeep had four latches but that has been replaced also. Does anyone have a early floor drain cover? This Mutt is nearly perfect underneath!

[homerguy]

Today I removed the channel that runs behind the front seats and covers the radio wires. I was happy to find in very small font: RUN #1 stamped behind the drivers seat. This confirms that this body #234 was from the first batch of M151's delivered in 1960. Does anyone know exactly where the underside channels are marked ? Still looking for pictures of a 4 latch hood.
thanks!

[muttguru]

The foil tag IS on top of the frame rail drivers side just behind the radiator body # 234. The DOD is 12/60. I wish I had the original hood to go with the four latches. Also the battery box lid that came on the jeep had four latches but that has been replaced also. Does anyone have a early floor drain cover? This Mutt is nearly perfect underneath!

The foil tag IS on top of the frame rail drivers side just behind the radiator body # 234. The DOD is 12/60. I wish I had the original hood to go with the four latches. Also the battery box lid that came on the jeep had four latches but that has been replaced also. Does anyone have a early floor drain cover? This Mutt is nearly perfect underneath!

Homie,

Don't waste time looking for pictures of a 4-latch hood. They won't show up....ever.... The extra 2 x latches were almost certainly added to stop the hood rattling at the rear end. It was also an unofficial mod to the WWII Ford-Willys jeeps too. It was never a factory issue.
Despite what you may have heard, the same applies to the "glove box" version. It never happened officially, either.

However, the 4-latch battery box cover is a different story. The original 60-61 M151's were issued with a 4-latch cover but these proved to be so cumbersome to attach/detach (the 2-latch version is bad enough!!!) that the Mil issued a formal MWO to remove two of the latches (one on either side, diagonally opposed). Also, the edge of the rim of the cover was trimmed to allow it to fit more easily. The MWO was issued in December 1961 and that's why a 4-latch cover is a rarity, as the MWO should have been applied to ALL issued vehicles at that date.


Hope this helps...................

[Flyboy740]

Mutuguru,

My alluminum tag is long gone, nearest the radiator, where esle on the M151 would I find the production number? I have a 1960 M151 with the stamp behind the drivers seat. My battery compartment has the 4 latches but the cover only has the two.

Thanks in advance....Glynn