S/N 10371 Barn find

You hit the nail on the head. That contraption did save this Jeep. and the barn held it back just for this find.

I found a missing Thumbscrew that held the windshield at it's pivot point as well as a missing strut bar for the right side windshield support.

The storage compartment beneath the passenger seat area is full of greasy tools and fasteners (and an old cast toy race car).

Loader attachment comes off tomorrow and then I can get her up on the lift to take some bottomside pics and get the body numbers off the toe panel. Currently, they're obstructed by the loader frame.

I plan to remove the frame without destroying it in case someone has an interest in the thing, or some part of it. I already have a co-worker asking about the bucket and lift cylinders.

I cant see leaving it on because it's unsightly and with the ballast, probably doubles the weight of the vehicle. I bet it handled like a drunk on roller skates!

As far as numbers go, the S/N on the inside dash plate matches the plates on the passenger side engine compartment, of which there are 2.

The number on the tailgate however is different. I didnt take a pic of that yet but I believe it was either 409 or 406, I should be able to verify all the numbers this weekend.

I looked for the engine S/N but was unsure of where to find it. It's described as being on an "oval pad behind the oil filter" according to one of the linked pages here. Can anyone elaborate on exactly where this pad is? Any further description would be appreciated.

More to come!

        - Matt

 

Bob

 

~ the side mirror arm was the short one peice

 

~The mystery holes on the right top bow bracket ended from Eugene's #223 and Matt's #371

 

~The column shift early did have the "ivory" knob

 

~ not all the early ones had solid wheels

 

I got a couple questions. Can you get a pic of the headlight switch? maybe it has the early one.   Also are the pass seat hinges bronze?

Thanks,

Gary

 

Sean, The pedals have some black, non-skid type paint or coating on them but the majority is worn off.

 

Took some more pics of the engine compartment detail (pages 5 & 6 of the link above).

 On page 5, there's a pic of some turn signals I found in the back as well as a part of a gearbox. If anyone can identify them, please do!

I'll continue to clean her up a bit more and I'll invite anyone local to come take a look some weekend day soon. I'm straight out the next week or two, the 18th/19th might work?????

If there's anything alse I can check out or if anyone wants an image of something specific, please let me know.

           - Matt

This Jeep has a couple of tales to tell. The absence of footman loops on the tailgate (and the knockouts still in place) means that at least the rear top was not ordered. The windshield still has the thumb turns, I'm not sure if they all had that even if the top wasn't ordered. The PTO dash hole still has the knockout in it so it never had one either. The hand wiper is interesting as it appears to have a (spring) type set-up not the regular passanger side manuel set-up.

 

Sean,

I painted my pedals last winter and noticed the "sand" coating on mine..I thought someone had painted it without cleaning it up!! I guess I learn another tid-bit.

Noticed that the vaccumn wiper tube is painted black.

 

Matt,

Put all those tools in a box as I believe each Jeep came with a tool kit that I have never seen. Is it the same as the MB kit?

The pic I need of the headlight switch is the body itself under the dash.

Thanks,

Gary

After getting all the sand and tools out, there was oil soaked cardboard and some old linoleum covering a sludge layer.

 

I just added some more pics, including the underdash pics of the headlight switch, and another view of the tailgate holes people were asking about.

More to come this weekend I hope!!!

    - Matt