inquiry on Iltis

[jpeters]

Thank you for such a quick reply
John

[Craig S.]

jpeters -

Here is all the info I could get. Seems something has changed in regards to what info remains for vehicles on the data base with certain allocation codes. Unfortunately at this time any of the 1985 model year Iltis with a 'DN' for the Allocation code come back as an error when trying to get the service records, former unit's, etc. This info was available less than a week ago, as I quickly checked this CFR Friday 13th. May be a temporary glitch in the system? Anyway, here you go -

CFR No 86944
CFR Year 1985
Serial No BI01-04-85-86944
Actual ECC 121501 - (TRUCK UTILITY LT ILTIS 4X4 MIL DES CDN BASIC)
Authorized ECC 121518 - (TRUCK GPMG MTD LT ILTIS 4X4 MIL DESIGN CDN)
NSN - (Not listed. It is on your data plate however.)
ERN 30111 - (BOMBARDIER)
Holding Unit 0105 - (Canadian Forces Base/Area Support Unit Gagetown)
DA Unit 5010 - (The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC))
Date Acquired 19-Feb-86
Cost 0 - (Not listed but I'm pretty confident saying it wasn't free)
Alloc Code DN - (MILITIA RESERVE FORCE HOLDING, HELD IN LIEU OF AUTHORIZED ECC)
Comm Suite
Current VMO F93-049 - 01-Mar-93 - (VMO Comes back as Invalid, so no other info here)
HN Date
Pending? No
Disposed? Yes
Disposal Date 23-Jun-97

Cheers,

Craig

[jpeters]

Hi Craig

Thanks for the info. I thought it might of come from CFB Oromocto the fellow I bought it from had six or seven units for sale that he must of picked up at a salvage/ government auction in Fredericton. It only had 50k mileage on it, is this correct or would it have rolled over a couple times? Would they be used in the winter months?
John

[rob love]

50K mileage would likely be right, although the speedos were prone to breaking and not everyone would roll the new odometer to reflect the cumulative mileage.

Militia trucks tended to only go out on a few long trips per year, and this would vary by where the training area was in relation to the unit. I saw many M38A1Cdn2 sold with only 35,000 miles on them after 20 years service.

[Yeo.NT]

After installing a new speedo it's SOP to apply a add-on sticker with previeous mileage. I am sure many vehicles lost these over their service life

[T. Alcorn]

Scotty or Craig,
I just got the title to my rig in the mail. The Iltis itself is due the end of this week. Could one of you check out my CFR? B1101-11-84-86109 I'm curious about where she's been and what she's done.
Is there anyplace to buy replica CF license plates?
Tom A in Colo Spgs USA

[Paul Singleton]

As for license plates you could make your own, although that is probably illegal. A friend works at CFB Kingston and said that the DND plates are not stamped and that the numbers are merely stickers applied to the plate. He has had trouble in the past with U.S. customs when entering the U.S. with his service truck from work when on business. The U.S. customs don't like the idea of DND plates on a vehicle that doesn't fit the appearance of a typical military vehicle.

Paul