Brett Harrison

1952 M38A1 acquired around 1998 for a couple bucks. It was previously owned by the local community college as their ground maintenance vehicle. Records show it was manufactured in 1952 and first sold in 00/00/1965. I have just recently started to try and dig up some information about its history. The identification tag located on the wheel well behind the passenger seat was sanded down to nothing but a square piece of metal by some jackass long before I got it and was covered in several layers of primer and paint starting with the original olive drab OD paint and then I think a bluish color then a yellow and then several other layers of different paints with some mystery substance’s mix in there. The hood numbers and other required markings were destroyed long ago making it hard to find out its history. On the right side of the engine block there is a tag that says it was rebuilt with several measurements on it. The body from behind the seats back had been cut off and replaced with a home made version fabricated out of plywood similar to a flatbed. The 24 volt starter and ignition was changed to 12 volt but still had all the original military equipment. All the blackout lights were still on it. As far as I know it was only used for the college campus maintenance so with no need for blinkers all the original blackout lights and such remained. The transfer case was rebuilt with lower gearing to make sure it can handle the nastiest trails you can throw at it. Transmission was rebuilt stock along with all the other vital components required to take on anything your heart desires. A heater was added along with comfortable seats, suspension, cup holders, gun racks, winch, lights, ………