One comment on “1953 Navy Data Plate **SOLD**”

1. Colin Peabody May 31, 2014 at 3:40 pm

   Looking at this serial number tag from the Navy and the serial number tag on the CJ3A several below this on a yellow CJ, it is interesting to note the engine number on this yellow CJ3A Navy Jeep is 146728 and the engine number in the CJ3A data plate that Marc found here is 146721, only 7 engines apart. Can’t read the serial number on the one with engine # 146728, but the one on 146721 is 17707, so would guess they are at least that close as well?

   Also interesting is the year of manufacture on both is 1953, both having a shipped date as 12-52. Both of these Jeeps are CJ3A civilian models purchased by the Navy. My personal CJ3A carries serial number 452 GB1 17966, but is titled as a 1953. I think this might put my Jeep in roughly the same manufacture date area as these two, probably Sept./Oct. 1952, since I have the 1952 prefix on the serial number. I would guess the Navy simply used the last 5 factory digits for the serial number on the Jeeps they bought, rather than change them.