This has a government plate on the dash.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/873081710594716
“I KNOW IT ISN’T a JEEP PATRIOT but FB doesn’t list Willys and you can’t post an add unless you select SOMETHING so… Frame and tub are in pretty good shape. Needs motor. Rolls and steers easily. If you are looking to restore this model or make it an army jeep this is a pretty good platform to start with. Body panels are in good shape and the tub floor needs some work but is fairly solid. Frame underneath looks okay. This was supposed to be a restoration project but I realized I don’t have the knowledge or time so I would like to pass it on to someone else before the snow flies. Sat indoors for many years until about two years ago. Stays covered since. No title.”
I recently bought a similar ‘Navy’ CJ-3A with similar dash tag…
Craig,
It has always surprised me how many more CJ-3As have Gov plates than CJ-2As. I wonder what/when the inflection point was that the Gov decided it needed to buy civilian jeeps.
Or, perhaps the Gov didn’t introduce the plates until around 1950ish? Now I am trying to think about the earliest vehicle that sported these plates. Maybe that’s why we (or at least I) never see these plates on 2As?
– Dave