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Post by Tom Wolboldt » Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:26 pm

Hi Group,

Here is a G503 database of G067 - White Scout Car data for all to see and use. I hope by building this database some patterns will show up that can help answer some of the many questions raised by this model of scout car. Posting photos will help to get the correct details recorded. This will be a group effort so I hope everyone interested in these vehicles can help to fill in the blanks!
Please post ( or email to me ) any numbers/data you have and I will add them to the list as I have time. Due to limited space I will not be able to acknowledge where the data comes from other than Joe DeMarco for his key number and Ordnance records research.

---Started 09/05/2008----Revised 03/31/2018


Hood Number - Key Numbers ( add to ORD. Number to get Hood Number)

Model----Lot #----ORD # range------Key #------Number Ranges-----Production Order----DOD or Notes
-M3A1-----1--------405=417--------------?------------------------------------T-117-A------------13 in 40
-M3A1-----2--------418=2549------------?-------------------------------------T-278-A-----------538 in 40 & 519 in 41
-M3A1-----2--------418=2549--------601324----------------------------------T-422--------------1075 in 41
-M3A1-----2-------2550=2831--------------------------------------------------T-527--------------282 in 41
-M3A1-----?-------2832=2863--------------------------------------------------T-915--------------32 in 41
-M3A1-----3A-----2865=2971--------------------------------------------------T-2112-------------107 in 42
-M3A1-----3-------2972=3571--------------------------------------------------T-2382-------------600 in 42
-M3A1-----4-------8577=9376--------------------------------------------------T-3160-------------800 in 42
-M3A1-----5-------3572=8576------6007495---6011067=6016071----------T-3146-------------5005 in 42
-M3A1-----5-----19377=19402-------------------------------------------------T-3599-------------26 in 42 Ordered - Not Scheduled
-M3A1-----6-------9377=13376----6073263---6082640=6086639----------T-3338-------------508 in 42 & 9492 in 43
-M3A1-----7-----13377=19376-----6073263---6086640=6092639----------T-3338-------------508 in 42 & 9492 in 43
-M3A1-----?---------?---=---?--------------------Canadian Contract----------T-3508------------320 in 42 & 749 in 43
-M3A1-----8-----19403=21025-------------------------------------------------T-4297-------------682 in 43 & 941 in 44

Serial number Blocks
--Lot 2--Uses serial numbers 227401 through 229814 = 2414 units.

Lot #----Serial #---Registration--ORD. No.--Confirmed----Motor Number----Location----Contract #--------Note
--?------219715------------------------320---------------------------------------------U.K.----------------------F.S on Milweb 07/13
--?------219716------------------------321--------Yes---------------------------------Fl.------------------------Scrapped was from Wyoming
--?------219719------------------------324--------Yes--------------------------------- ? ------------------------Found in Washington - prior from Idaho
--?------223511-------------------------------------------------------------------------Id.
--2------227401-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Serial # in Lot 2
--2------227455-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Scrapped
--2------227541-------------------------------------------------------------------------N.C.
--2------227545-----------------------562----------------------------------------------Mi.
--2------227554-------------------------------------------------------------------------Ca.
--2------227556-----------------------573----------------------------------------------Ca.-------------------Data Plate in Az. F.S.---Alum. Floor Plates
--2------227586-----------------------603----------------------------------------------Fl.
--2------227874-----------------------818----------------------------------------------Id.------------------------Parts Car
--?------228114----------------------1010----------------------------------------------Or.------------------------Diesel
--2------228127-------------------------------------------------------------------------Id.
--2------228225-------------------------------------------------------------------------Or.
--2------228254--------602550------1226--------Yes-----------------1414543------Or.-------------------------F.S.-03/2011
--2------228419--------602719------1395--------Yes---------------------------------Wa,-----------------------No rear armor
--2------228347-------------------------------------------------------------------------Tn.------------------------Frame & drivetrain only ?
--2------228481----------------------1407-------------------------------------------Greece----------------------Being Restored
--2------228496--------602837------1513--------Yes---------------------------------Ca.------------------------Restored - F.S. 2012
--2------228524----------------------1509--------Yes---------------------------------eBay---W741-Ord-5680--M3A1 Data plate
--2------228814----------------------1774--------------------------------------------------------------------------Seen on Steel Soldiers
--2------228929----------------------1954---------------------------------------------Md.------
--2------229229----------------------2200--------Yes---------------------------------Fl.-----W741-Ord-5680
--2------229340----------------------2323---------------------------------------------Ma.------
--2------229378-------604192---------------------------------------------------------Tx.-------------------------Has Ford 6cyl. motor
--?------229791-----------------------------------------------------------------------Canada---( Diesel )--------Front Frame & Motor only
--2------229814-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Last Serial # in Lot 2
--?----------------------604363------------------------------------------------------------------------------------@ White Factory 12/41.
--?----------------------604365------------------------------------------------------------------------------------@ White Factory 12/41.
--?----------------------604366------------------------------------------------------------------------------------@ White Factory 12/41.
--?-------245132--------------------------------------------------------------------------Il.-----------------------Diesel
--?-------245458------------------------------------------------------------------------Wa.----------------------Parted out to restore 256567
--5--------------------6011041------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Boxed @ Chester Tank Depot
--5------246358-----6011350---------------------Yes--------------------------------Wa.---
--5------254234---------------------2867---------Yes----------------------------------OH.---------------------Greek return
--5------255762---------------------3654---------Yes-------------------------------Belgium
--3------255806---------------------3390-----------------------------------------------OH.---------------------Greek return
--5------255907-----------------------------------------------------------------------Canada
--5------255918-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--5------256010-----6013911?-----6418?--------NO?-------------------------------Poland.
--5------256012-----Unknown-----6418---------Yes-----------------------------------Fl.----------------------Was Florida & before that Arizona - No Hood when found
--5------256036-------------------------------------------------------------------------In.
--5------256044----------------------------------------------------------------------Belgium
--5------256055-------------------------------------------------------------------------Or.
--5----------?---------6014835-----7340?---------Yes----------------------------------------------------------Studebaker Proving Ground 04-22-44
--5------256117-----Unknown---------------------Yes---------------------------------In.---No Data Plate - Was Florida & before that Idaho - No hood sides when found
--5------256118---------------------7650----------------------------------------------N.Z.
--5------256122------------------------------------------------------------------------U.K.
--5------256208---------------------4078-------------------------------------------Australia-------------------F.S. Summer 2012
--5------256257---ARN 122902-------------------Yes------------------------------Australia------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--5------256272---------------------4016-----------------------------------------------Fl.----------------------Was Colorado - " ALI BABA " on Door
--5------256283------------------------------------Yes------------------------------Belgium-------------------Greek Return
--5------256301-------------------------------------------------------------------------Ak.
--5------256365------------------------------------Yes---------------------------------Oh.
--5------256376-----604236?-------3960---------Yes------------------------------Canada--------------------Should be Hood # 6011455?
--5------256380------------------------------------Yes---------------------------------IL. --5------256438-------------------------------------------------------------------------Az.
--5------256458-------------------------------------------------------------------------Wa.
--5------256532-------------------------------------------------------------------------Ca.----------------------Steel Floor Plates
--5------256567-----6012056-------4561--------Yes---------------------------------Wa.
--5------256605-----6011803-------4308--------Yes---------------------------------Tx.
--5------256647----------------------4349--------------------------------------------Ca.
--5------256711-----6012090-------4595--------Yes---------------------------------?-----W303-ORD-1181--Shipped 31 July, '42
--5------256717------------------------------------------------------------------------Ut.
--5------256799------------------------------------------------------------------------Or.
--5------256874----------------------------------------------------------------------Belgium---------------------Greek Return
--5------256897----------------------4668-------------------------------------------------------------------------eBay Aug. 2011
--5------256918-----6012306-------4811--------Yes---------------------------------Wa.
--5------257016-----6012294-------4799---------------------------------------------Id.
--5------257205------------------------------------------------------------------------NJ.
--5------257477----------------------5210--------Yes--------------------------------Italy------------------------Museum in Rome
--5------257845-----6013178-------5683?---------------------------------------------------
--5------257898----------------------5723-------------------------------------------Greece
--5------257973-----6015898---------------------Yes--------------------------------N.Y.
--5------258188-----6013704-------6209---------------------------------------------Mi.
--5------258340-----6013651-------6156--------Yes---------------------------------Tn.------------------------Was in Mississippi
--5------258503-----6013782-------6287---------------------------------------------Ca.------------------------eBay end of May, 2011
--3------258504------609764---------------------Yes--------------1720363---------Ca.------------------------Greek Return - Former UK M-4987089
--5------258524-----6013777---------------------Yes---------------------------------Oh.
--5------258558----------------------6276---------------------------------------------Wa.------
--5------258637-------------------------------------------------------------------------Ks.------
--5------258814----------------------6734---------------------------------------------Tn.------
--5------258922--USMC-57624-------------------------------------------------------------------
--?------259071---ARN 135150-------------------------------------1302924-------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--5------259112-------------------------------------------------------------------------Mn.
--5------259378-----------------------------------------------------------------------Belgium
--5------260046-----6014958-------7463---------Yes---------------------------------ILL.----------------------First powered drive 09/2012
--?-------260111---ARN 135149-------------------Yes--------------1324311-------Australia------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--?-------260129-----6015228-----------------------------------------------------------Pa.
--?-------260195---ARN 135146-------------------Yes--------------1323345-------Australia------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--?-------260271---ARN 135148-------------------Yes--------------1325219-------Australia------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--?-------260319---ARN 135143-------------------Yes--------------1324175-------Australia------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--5------260582-----6015963----------------------------------------1309548---------N.M.--------------------F.S.- 05/2012
--6------260712----------------------9428--------------------------------------------Canada
--6------260758----------------------9496----------------------------------------------U.K.--------------------Was in junkyard in France
--6------260761-----6082679---------------------Yes-----------------------------------?-----------------------Was Scrapped out & Hood # reused
--7------260892---------------------17436-----------------------------------------U.K or France.
--?-------260896-------------------------------------------------------------------------Tn.---------------------Frame only - was in Mississippi
--?-------260937---------------------9571---------Yes-------------------------------France
--?-------260944-------------------------------------------------------------------------Ks.
--?-------261081---ARN 135147-------------------Yes--------------1332126------Australia------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--?-------261161---ARN 135145-------------------Yes--------------1332124------Australia------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--6------261164----------------------9815--------Yes----------------------------------Oh.---------------------Data Plate only
--?-------261342-------------------------------------------------------------------------Ma.
--6------261357---------------------10080--------------------------------------------Italy
--6------261359-----6083328------10065---------------------------------------------Tx.
--?-------261405-------------------------------------------------------------------------Ma.
--?-------261447-------------------------------------------------------------------------Al.
--?-------261653------------------------------------------------------------------------Italy
--?-------261666-------------------------------------------------------------------------Id.
--?-------261848-----Unknown-----------------------------------------------------Netherlands.
--?-------261910-------------------------------------------------------------------------Co.
--6------262234---------------------10947-------Yes-------------------------------------------------------------Scrapped
--6------262425---------------------11013---------------------------------------------Il.-------------------------Data Plates Only
--?-------262428-------------------------------------------------------------------------Az.-----------------------Ex-Greek--F.S.- 03/2011
--?-------262540-------------------------------------------------------------------------Or.
--?-------262564-------------------------------------------------------------------------Pa.
--6------262664---------------------11317---------------------------------------------Fl.
--6------262680---------------------11375---------------------------------------------Va.
--6------262880---------------------11507------------------------------------------Belgium---------------------Data Plate only--F. S. $60 10/26/14
--6------263074---------------------11312---------------------------------------------Ca.
--6------263087-----6084947------11684---------------------------------------------Pa.
--6------263092-----6084517------11254-------Yes---------------1345413---------Wa.----W303-Ord-1260
--?-------263173-------------------------------------------------------------------------Or.
--?-------263211----------------------------------------------------------------------Canada
--?-------263540-------------------------------------------------------------------------N.Y.
--6------264133---------------------12594-------Yes----------------------------------Al.
--7------264429---------------------13448-------Yes----------------------------------Ms.------------------------Came from Oklahoma
--?------264519-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--6------264575---------------------13139-------Yes-------------------------------Belgium------------------------
--7------264737---------------------14390-------Yes-------------------------------Australia
--?-------264740------------------------------------------------------------------------Ca.
--?-------264791---ARN 135007------------------Yes---------------1356045------Australia--------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------264856---------------------13665-------Yes----------------------------------Ca.------------------------Loose Data Plate
--7------264877-----6087398--------------------Yes----------------------------------Oh.------------------------No original Data Plate
--7------264900---ARN 135003------------------Yes---------------1354982------Australia--------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------264927---------------------13416-------Yes----------------------------------Ar.------------------------Fender H/L--F.S. 10-20-15 $4800
--?-------264969-------------------------------------------------------------------------Or.
--7------265022---ARN 135004------------------Yes---------------1357423------Australia--------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265105---ARN 135019------------------Yes---------------1358652------Australia--------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265134---ARN 135005------------------Yes---------------1356455------Australia--------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265138-----6087405------14142-------Yes----------------------------------S.C.----------------------F.S. CraigsList 08/01/14-$72,000
--7------265184---------------------13623-------Yes-------------------------------------------------------------Scrapped
--7------265227---ARN 135020-------------------------------------1358487------Australia--------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265284---------------------13264-------Yes--------------------------------France---------------------Data Plate only--F.S. 03/14
--7------265315---ARN 135016-------------------------------------1360285------Australia--------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265369---ARN 135015-------------------------------------1356059------Australia--------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265372---------------------13584--------------------------------------------Pa.------------------------Was in Ohio
--7------265379---------------------13753--------Yes------------------------------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265472----------------------------------------------------------------------Australia
--7------265487---ARN 135008-------------------------------------1359378------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265491---------------------13786-----------------------------------------New Zealand---------------This SC was from Australia
--7------265522----------------------------------------------------------------------Australia
--7------265534---------------------13773-----------------------------------------------------
--7------265553---ARN 135010-------------------------------------1361375------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265568---ARN 135017-------------------------------------1336521------Australia-------------------Motor # may be a misprint
--7------265575---ARN 135002-------------------------------------1361484------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265579---ARN 135011-------------------------------------1361483------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265643---ARN 135050----13847------------------------------------------Australia-------------------Saved from scrappers
--?------265663------------------------------------Yes--------------------------------Wa,-----------------------No D-P or rear armor
--7------265684---ARN 135018-------------------------------------1362035------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--5------265698------------------------------------------------------------------------Ca.-----------------------USMC Museum --To be Restored
--7------265718---ARN 135001-------------------------------------1362038------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265750---ARN 135009-------------------------------------1362290------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265781---ARN 135014-------------------------------------1362692------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------265808------------------------------------------------------------------------Ca.-----------------------To be restored
--7------265835----------------------------------------------------------------------Belgium--------------------Greek Release --To be restored
--7------26584x------------------------------------------------------------------------Ma.
--7------265859-----6087280------14017--------------------------------------------N.Y.
--7------265971---ARN 135006-------------------------------------1363996------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------266006---ARN 135013-------------------------------------1364021------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------266101---ARN 135012-------------------------------------1364470------Australia-------------------AWM Records-Ian Fawbert
--7------266119----------------------------------------------------------------------Australia
--?------266136-------------------------------------------------------------------------Ma.
--7------266142---------------------14550?-----------------------------------------Australia
--?------266177---------------------15453--------------------------------------------U.K.
--7------266179---ARN 123035----15450------------------------------------------Australia
--7------266224-----6088544------15281--------Yes---------------------------------Ca.-----------------------Delivered in 43
--7------266284-----6088541---------------------Yes---------------------------------Ca.-----------------------Greek Return
--7------266287------------------------------------------------------------------------U.K.
--7------266411-------------------------------------------------------------------------Ca.
--7------266431-----6086341---------------------Yes---------------------------------Oh.-----------------------For Sale 03/2010
--7------267049------------------------------------Yes------------------------------Belgium ?-------------------Was used by Belgium Police
--7------267083------------------------------------------------------------------------N.M.
--7------267096-------------------------------------------------------------------------Ms.
--7------267181---------------------15258--------Yes-------------------------------France----------------------Data Plate only--F.S. 03/14
--7------267510-----6089405------16142--------Yes---------------------------------Fl.----W303-Ord-1260
--7------267521---------------------16095--------Yes---------------------------------Ca.------------------------Scrapped
--?-------267544------------------------------------------------------------------------Italy-----------------------No Data Plate
--?-------267558-----6089376------16113---------------------------1373548--------Tn.
--?-------267565------------------------------------------------------------------------eBay ----------------------Chopped up Chevy conversion
--?-------267576----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Scrapped
--7------267583---------------------16232------------------------------------------Greece
--?-------267613----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Scrapped
--?-------267628-------------------------------------------------------------------------Or.-----
--?-------267643-------------------------------------------------------------------------Co.-----------------------No Armor
--?-------267922-------------------------------------------------------------------------Pa.
--?-------268033----------------------------------------------------------------------France-----------------------Scrapped
--?-------268267------------------------------------------------------------------------UK--------------------------Greek Return
--?---------?--------------------------17203---------------------------------------------Or.
--?-------269311------------------------------------------------------------------------N.C.
--7------269419---------------------18431-------------------------------------------------------------------------Listed on G503 - no Location
--7------269507---------------------17810--------Yes----------------------------------Fl.------------------------Greek Ambulance-Greek Return
--7------273525---ARN 135144------------------------------------1326558------Australia----------------------Serial # may be a misprint
--?-------296447-------------------------------------------------------------------------Fl.------------------------Greek Return
--?-------297296-------------------------------------------------------------------------In.------------------------Repop D.P.-Was in Fl.-Greek Return
--?-------298508-----6011407?-----3912?---------------------------------------------Wa.------
Last edited by Tom Wolboldt on Sat Mar 31, 2018 1:40 am, edited 191 times in total.


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Post by clintm20 » Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:10 am

Tom!

You have done a great thing.

Thanks again to you and Joe for the fine work.

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Post by wreckless » Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:37 am

257205 is in South Jersey. I can't read the ord number on the brass plate. It was sanded down sometime in the past. Would a good estimated hood number be 6013138?
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Post by TopKick » Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:10 pm

Tom,
OUTSTANDING! Thanks for all of your hard work and diligent effort.

Best Regards,
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Post by Michael Gamble » Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:52 pm

This is the first time to see this information; great work. Please add my Scout Car to your list:
Hood #6011803
Frame and Plate #256605
Located in East Texas
Thanks, Mike
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Post by clintm20 » Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:01 am

Wow it looks like my scout car is out of sequence with the ord# 6418 but it has the original data plate. Very strange.

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Post by wreckless » Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:05 am

Was the dash panel ever replaced Clint?
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Post by clintm20 » Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:44 am

I don't think the dash was every replaced. When I got it the data plate was on the dash and it matches the frame number of 256012. What is odd is it had ACCT-99 stenciled on the windshield armor and someone has stamped a '99' in front of the original ord# 6418. There are rebuilt tags on all the major driveline components that indicate it was rebuilt at Toole Ord. Depot in Feb of 1954. I owned another scout car that was missing the dataplate but had the same ACCT-99 on the radiator louvre armor and it was also rebuilt in Feb 54 at T.O.D.

I have no idea why the ord number on mine is far out of whack. Any ideas? Also the two holes you can see above the dp had another very small plate attached that basically said M3A1 scout car with the weight on it. It is made out of aluminum and shaped sorta like a dog tag. I guess i should put it back on.

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Post by Glenn » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:47 pm

I'm jealous. Clint has a bunch of armor and all I have is an M37. :cry:

Hey Clint, I sent you a couple of messages. :)
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Post by wreckless » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:53 pm

Here's mine. Looks like its been sanded down or sandblasted.

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When I enlarged the digital image it seems to show the mfgrs's number 266343 which does not match the frame number. The ord number is totally obliterated. Always seems like more questions than answers with these things. Guess it was probably depot rebuilt at some point.
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Post by Joe DeMarco » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:48 pm

>I have no idea why the ord number on mine is far out of whack. Any ideas?

Hi Clint,

I've enjoyed reading & rereading the excellent M3A1 articles iN Army Motors by Larry Jesensky & Lloyd White. Mr. Jesensky describes how White assembled drivable chasis with straps used as temporary support for the dashboard assembly. My theory as to why the frame (MFGrs) numbers are not in synch with the Ord and/or USA Numbers on White built SCs & HTs, is that White stamped the frame number on early in the process. Jesensky relates how people in cleveland still recall seeing long convoys of these frames driven by women war workers making their way through Cleveland on the 60 mile drive down to Diebold in Canton. Invariably,a few of these frames jobs would have broken down & been towed back to the White plant while the others continued on their way. At that point, the frame numbers of the returnees would be out of synch with the ones that arrived at Diebold, were outfitted & returned to White for finishing & final acceptance. (Also at that point, you already have the gov't mandated test drive - a long one too - 120 miles up & back.) Army vehicles were only assigned Ord S/Ns & USA Numbers at the time they were accepted by the Ord officer stationed at the plant. The longer it took to fix any problem frames, the further out of synch the frame number would become with the Army's numbers. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a few cases where a frame that was assembled in 1942 is on a unit that was accepted in 1943. Just a theory.


>257205 is in South Jersey. Would a good estimated hood number be 6013138?

Yes, Rob. Comparing the known data from one with data from others in the neighborhood is part of the value of compiling a list. Thanks for setting that up, Tom!


Some of the Sherman SNLs list the Ord serial number ranges assigned to the particular model being covered. Anyone have an M3A1 SNL? If the S/N ranges are there, they should be right on the front page...


Joe

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Post by 68427vette » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:48 am

finally,, NICE WORK GUYS!!!!! and to our new board member TOM!!!! and JOE is always there for us armor guys,, i'm going to look at another one this week,, sshhhh......its restored,, but same owner for a long time..... i'll get some pics of my mess,,

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Post by jnealsc » Fri Sep 12, 2008 5:43 pm

Tom,

I took ownership of 265138 today and have it safely tucked away in my shop tonight. It was restored by Kurt Varga with original uncut armor, skate rail, floor, seats, three trolleys with cradle for ordinance. Very excited to have amor again and even more excited not to have to restore it. :D :D :D

I'll get you the ordinance number off the data plate and post some pictures if anyone is interested in seeing it.
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GPW #1991 DOD 3/2/42
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M3A1 Scout Car 265138
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Post by Michael Gamble » Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:28 am

Tom, confirmation of #256605 Ord. #, it is 4308. Thanks for all of the hard work. Hope that there will be others to respond as I know that there are at least 2 other Scout Cars in Texas.
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Post by 68427vette » Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:34 am

nice move jnealsc,, ....get the ICH............ it got scratched!!
welcome back to the club........ of armor............. love to see pics...


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