Marc spotted this photo. The caption indicates this was the 150th jeep, but the details on the reverse side of the photo confirm it was the 150,000th jeep, which makes more sense.
“You are bidding on an original 6 x 8 press photo of Cornersville IN Eleanor Ferreri Christens 150th Jeep Body at American Central Plant. Photographer Unknown. Dated 7/1/1943. The following stamps are on the back of the photo: NEA;ACME”
I thought American Central only made the bodies and then shipped them to Ford or Willys for the full assembly. I suppose the one they designated the 150,000th was assembled and then shipped back to Indiana for this photo op. Do the wartime jeeps have ACM numbers? Does anybody know if this particular jeep still exists?