1951 M100 Trailers

[Eric B]

Hello Rob

I have these three, one in the photo 51-71283.

and from EDR

1951 71278* 001* TRAILER MISC SMP* X5170000* TRAILER MISC 1951 MOTOR COACH IND M100 MA 131101* 0145* 0145* YES NO

1951 71282* 001* TRAILER MISC SMP* X5170000* TRAILER MISC 1951 MOTOR COACH IND M100 MB 131101* 0145* 0145* DP353405 25-Feb-92 YES NO

I am thinking we bought these with the 1951 M38's as they would have been shipped to Germany to update their fleet. The manufacture could be wrong.

Thanks

Eric

[rob love]

Interesting. I think somewhere before on MLU we discussed the number of trailers made. Since they started (I presume) at 70000 and went up, the three you mention are up there, and should likely be 1953s. That is, unless the number produced was somewhere around 1275, and perhaps they assigned CFRs to the early pilot trailers after the run of normal production.

[Robert Bergeron]

Eric, you mentioned Service publications. Did someone continue the good work and take over after the founder's passing ? If , so , who ?

Thanks.

Robert

[Grant Bowker]

For your exploration
https://servicepub.com/publications

[rob love]

It is my understanding that Dave Hiorth of Army outfitters has taken the reigns. Dave is a longtime colector and member of the MCCof Canada.

[Robert Bergeron]

Thanks Grant and Rob.

Nice that Clive's life work and legacy will continue.

[rob love]

A quick look reveals a number of the trailers after CFR 71282 are listed as 1951. However, the serial numbers are not in the normal MCI format. Normally they ran from 0001 and ran up to somewhere around 1275. These numbers are:

CFR 71282 = serial no 01209391
71287 = 01209375
71278 = 01209383
71292 = 01209821
71333 = 01209464
17302 = 01209426
71303 = 01209807

Perhaps check on the G503 and see if the US M100s of that time period have serial numbers like these. Perhaps the real manufactuerer can be found.

Note that according to the data plate, the actual serial number of, say trailer serial 0018 would be something like MCI/M100/0018.