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The seller of these photos knows jeeps pretty well to spot this as a slat grille.
“WWII PHOTO EARLY SLAT GRILL MB JEEP AND CCKW of the 4th F.A. BN.”
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Just curious, how can one tell that this is a slat grill MB from this angle? Thank you.
Here was my thinking on it.
1. It is of course possible the seller had an additional photo from another angle to verify this claim.
2. However, whether or not the seller had another photo AND assuming the jeep is stock, this MB had the square gas tank sump. The change over from “Square” to rounded was done around MB 118XXX (very early Feb.1942 http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=57485&start=0). The change over from slat to stamped grille was a little later at approx MB 125809 (http://wwiijeepparts.com/Archives/JeepSerialNumber.html). Therefore, I believe this jeep *should* have had a slat grille.
I hope that helps. If I’ve figured incorrectly, please let me know! 🙂
Great info Dave! Thanks!
Looking at the photo, the fuel sump looks is square. In additions, solid rims, scalloped rear axles, 7-digit registration, “W” prefix, black Sheller steering wheel, no Jerry can mount in the back, no rifle mounts on the windshield…. are all slat grill features.
Also, the location of the horizontal hood latch make this am early slat with the low windshield.
Sorry for the typos above.
— Fat-fingered iPhone user
Thanks for the additional clues Dexter. I can relate to the fat-fingered-iphone misspellings 🙂
Excellent information Dexter, thank you!