Hood Numbers

[LITTLEWOOD]

Hi Guys, im looking for details of what my hood number would be, I have chassis number is 353 540 496 B2 and I have a number on the engine block GMC 2 2135412 not sure if that helps.

Many thanks James

[John V Cliche]

James,
To my knowledge ,unlike "jeeps" and a few other HMVs , there isn't any published info linking chassis numbers to hood numbers or engine numbers as well
And even if there were such a list which set of numbers could you rely on, if you reference the article ( concerning Post War French and English CCKW rebuilds) in the next to last issue of AM you would see why.
Sorry
John

[dr deuce]

If your truck is early, the manuals would tell what truck SN went with what 'group' of hood numbers. Not the exact number but better than random

[LITTLEWOOD]

Thanks for the reply guys the numbers on my hood where in blue drab but to worn to make out, the truck is a 7.45 from memory. Im still looking for numbers, anyone with a similar DOD would help if you can let me know what your hood numbers are if you know they are correct? Thanks James

[John V Cliche]

Wow, 7 45 that's a late build indeed
Mine is a 4 45 ......Norway return ( with no hood numbers whatsoever)
Bill's CCKW is later than mine I don't how it compares to your build date
He may chime with an answer.

Cheers
John

[dr deuce]

Has to be one of the last ones built!

[Bill_Wolf]

Hello All,

Mine was a 6-45 build. No verifiable hood numbers. I don't believe that by that time that they were painting hood numbers Blue Drab. AM-850-5 states that.

James' truck is reflected in the owner database. It is listed under another owner by serial number. The only older one listed is Doc Brit's.

Bill

[Gunny]

the truck I have is a cargo CCKW
DOD 3-45
S# 353 492508-2
Hood # 4869624 S

[Chris_M]

Gunny, we have the same models. Mine is:

DOD 7-45
S# 353 538120-2
Hood# 4732169 S

Our trucks were originally produced chassis only. The cargo bed of my truck was produced and installed in Germany after the war.

Regards,

Chris

[John V Cliche]

Well one of you" Guys" if not both ,have the wrong hood number
But then again most of us have estimated hood numbers anyway

Cheers
John

[Gunny]

the hood number on my truck was still in the blue paint after wet sanding. The truck I have has a home built flat bed on it now. planning on building a wood style bed for it .

[Gunny]

Also the truck was used at camp Hayden (just west of Port Angeles) till 1946 when the sight was closed , was sold to Dry creek school dist. where it was used as a maintanence truck , Then sold to the guy I bought it from .