history of the jeep

[Speedy]

towards the end when they talked about the M38, they said something along the lines that it wasnt really improved as a design.

I thought the M38 has addressed role over issue to the older jeeps, not fully but overall improvement.

or was that the M38A1?

and how can you tell a M38 from a civi jeep? a guy at the corner gas station has what appears to be a M38 with plow and a hard cab but maybe its a cj

[maple_leaf_eh]

Jeeps http://www.jpmagazine.com/featuredve...eps/index.html

For starters, look at the rear of the body, the passenger's side and the battery box.

There is no comparison between a WWII GP and anything civilian!
A military M38 does not have a tailgate; a CJ3 will.
A military M38A1 has the batteries in an box with a big hinged external lid in front of the passenger's knees. The CJ5 has them under the hood.
A military M38A1 has the gas tank under the driver's seat. The CJ5 has a separate filler neck on the body side - after the first couple of years.
A military M38A1 will have a 24v slave cable socket on the right front sidewall.

[Speedy]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

Jeeps http://www.jpmagazine.com/featuredve...eps/index.html

For starters, look at the rear of the body, the passenger's side and the battery box.

There is no comparison between a WWII GP and anything civilian!
A military M38 does not have a tailgate; a CJ3 will.
A military M38A1 has the batteries in an box with a big hinged external lid in front of the passenger's knees. The CJ5 has them under the hood.
A military M38A1 has the gas tank under the driver's seat. The CJ5 has a separate filler neck on the body side - after the first couple of years.
A military M38A1 will have a 24v slave cable socket on the right front sidewall.

thank you. will check it out.
I think I did see an external filler neck for the gas tank.
tailgate might be also (but not to sure)
will check it out.

OMG you dont know how much I love the Kaiser M715.
does anyone here own one? would love to see one in person. #1 favorite for me.

[Lynn Eades]

I do like the American technology of WW2, but they have regressed. The Jeep,WC Dodge, are pleasing to the eye, things of beauty. The ugly vehicles,(like CMP's) "they have character" I dont know where the post war American designers came from, but they dropped the ball, badly.These vehicles fit into another catagory. My opinion only
I like your sentiments and your patriotism. It's under rated these days.
Have a good one

[NORTH-SHORE(CANADA)]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

Jeeps [url]
A military M38 does not have a tailgate; a CJ3 will.

Hi,
That is not true a M38 do have a tailgate and it elect is 24V

[maple_leaf_eh]

That is a new one for me. I never knew that. However, there are other ID clues on the link.

[Jeep-Livin!]

M38 is the militarized version of the Cj3a .... both have tailgates- just that the M38 had a reinforced design to carry a rear mounted spare ,as well as, a fuel carrier ....
M38 had a plain [as ordered/designed] center pad and the civi Cj3a had Willy's embossed.....

M38 is a bulletproof,excellently tough design of a flatfender
M38A1 was, IMO , the toughest vehicle to ever wear the name 'jeep'-bar none

The M38A1 had the same fuel tube design to the outside and both M38A1 and CJ-5 had the tanks under the drivers seat [as all models did]
The M38A1 had a larger diameter filler as compared to the CJ-5

The M38 had a larger dia filler than the CJ2a/CJ3a,etc.....

The M38 and M38A1 ,being 24 volts ,had 2 batteries as opposed to the civi 6 or 12v units... The one battery was in the same spot as the civis location wise under the hood..... and the 2nd battery was in the cowl .....

M38 battery cowl comparment had a hinged lid - M38A1 ealy units had a thumbscrewed removable lid- later ones were hinged.....

Hope this clears the info up........