51 ID Plate Photo

[racer 1]

Can anyone send me a photo of their 51 ID Plate. �My 50 only has �CJ-3A followed by the serial number.

Guessing the larger 51 tag# is layed out a bit different. �

Thanks

 ï¿½Dan � derikson@wi.rr.com �;)

[Ryan_M]

Here is a pic of my original '51 plate followed by the new reproduction I ordered from a guy Poland. I trashed the original one trying to restore it and the local repros I found are junk. The Polish one is excellent:

Original:


Repro:

[athawk11]

Hey D,
You may know this, but the 1950 plate only has : �CJ-3A � XXXXX.


The 51 started Using 451-GB1 before the serial #. and started over with the first Willys off the line being 10,000.

Here is a great link by Bob W.... � http://www.cj-3a.com/Serial%20Numbers.htm


Tim

[CJPilot]

Ryan �Could you share the contact info and cost for the repo ID plate. �Mine is a sad looking thing.

Thanks

Steve

[Ryan_M]

His name is Robert Dudkowski. You can find him on ebay, seller name is "lt.horne". I just checked and he doesn't have anything currently listed but if you check the completed listings you'll see a bunch of stuff. I paid $24.99 +$6.00 shipping for the ID plate. He engraved my original serial number on it, which I think may have cost a few extra bucks. I also later e-mailed him directly and bought the long dash plate - the one with the shift pattern diagrams on it. That cost $52.99 including shipping but is so much better than the US made one I bought. Heavy gauge metal and raised lettering just like my original. Both took about 6 weeks to arrive but well worth the wait. Nothing against Kaiser Willys, but the one I bought from them was a cheap looking screen print thing. The style was not even close to correct and even the font was wrong. Worth the extra money for the authentic looking one IMHO.

[garage gnome]

Thanks Ryan! I might have to get a set to make my '53 look even better!

[racer 1]

Tim,

 Thanks for the photos!  I knew about the numbering deal but wasn't sure about the engraving with the 51 series.   My title says 451-GBJ1-xxxxx    Not sure why the title has the J listed in the second series?

  Maybe our experts can clue me in?  Maybe titled off the original engine #?

  Dan

[racer 1]

Here's how it appears on the title:

 ï¿½ �451GBJ1 5983

Not sure how the Tag should look? � 451-GBJ �15983 �?

The J doesn't make any sense to me from what I've seen here. � �Does the Truck or Wagon have a J listed like that?

 Normally it would be 451-GB1 � �xxxxx �by all the lists?

Any thoughts Bob?

 ï¿½ �Dan

[Bob W]

Probably a typo. The original title application was handwritten and the number "1" looked like the letter "J". The serial number probably should be 451-GB1 15983

[racer 1]

Thanks All!  Figured Bob would be the guy on this one.  

 Dan  

[garage gnome]

I got a set of repro plates from here: http://rdrnl.home.xs4all.nl/4UWPIntro2.html They are exact copies from what I could tell. I compared them between my all original '49 3A and I couldn't notice anything different.

In both pics, the top ones are the cheap repops and the bottom ones are the ones I got from dataplates4you.

[Ryan_M]

Those look great. Interesting website too. That guy has a little bit of everything.