CMP Cab Style Identification

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by DarrenCollins

How could you possibly see a number with the sun flare Tony. You are a true Magician. Here is a better pic of the solo cab showing numbers.

The "Spare" or solo cab is certainly an Army cab, not Air Force, and it is neither chassis 193 or 194. The ARN is not entirely legible to me (no magician after all ) but it is 6238x. If I was to hazard a guess I would say the last digit looks more like a 3 or a 4. Anyway, ARNs 62380 to 62389 are all Chev C15 (4x2) AALMG trucks with chassis numbers 2842100361 to ...370. Another clue pointing to it being 62383 is that that truck was disposed of to the Post-Master General's Dept, which would explain the post office red interior of the cab. Note that there is no opening in the cab floor for a Transfer Case lever.

The outline of the square was the location of the Divisional Sign. This would have identified the parent body of the Unit that "owned" the vehicle in service. As you can see it's quite illegible, but the white bar across the top indicates a Corps or Army (meaning an organisational level, not "The Army") unit, rather that a battalion or regiment. Is there a similar square on the RH side with any detail showing? The RH side would have shown the Arm of Service and identified a specific unit.

I've flipped the pic to read it better.