D.R.H. Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Hey Gents. I removed the Data Plate from my weasel yesterday cleaned most of the paint off it then threw it in a shallow pan with some Evaporust. I gave it a really good cleaning today and found that my Weasel is in fact a "C" model. The ORD. and MFRS. serial numbers are the same, with the same font and in the same place one right under the other. It is 7699. At the very bottom of the plate there are two areas, one for year of mfr., (1944) and the other has letters in it that appear to read (SEETERLIN). The letters appear to have been engraved and are all the same height and font. They are evenly spaced and perfectly algined. Can anyone help me with a bit of clarity as to month of build and perhaps what Seeterlin means? Thanks in advance, Dave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Browning Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Dave. Do you have the data plate with the raised characters on the rear right of the bulkhead? I have data plate 433 that came with some parts years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.R.H. Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 Hi Jesse, I do not have that particular data plate. What does that plate indicate? Even though I have had a Weasel in the past, it was just a toy back then and not a serious restoration piece to me. So, now I am learning more about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gilmore Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Dave, The ORD/MFG number on this data plate is the serial number of the vehicle. Seeterlin was the Ordnance Inspector at the Studebaker Plant and did the inspections of Weasels. You should also have a thin data plate on the bulkhead in the cargo compartment ( passenger side ) that will be stamped " M29C-xxxx" ( x=unknown number). This is the Hull serial number. There will also be a Motor serial number stamped on the drivers side of the motor near the water pump just under the head. I have a database of existing Weasels and would like to add yours to it. If you contact me directly at jgilmore@ptd.net I will give you the original USA registration number that was painted on the outside of the vehicle. Jim Gilmore Jim Thorpe, PA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gilmore Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Jesse, Is the "data plate 433" a main data plate or a hull data plate? Jim Gilmore Jim Thorpe, PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Browning Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hull data plate that came on a spare bulkhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gilmore Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Was that a UST-24 or M-29C- plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.R.H. Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 You are awesome Jim!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your help on this portion of "discovery" with my Weasel. I would be happy to look for the engine serial number and let you know what it is. I will venture to guess that the engine was changed out when it was in Norway. As for the "ribbon" data plate on the bulkhead of the cargo compartment, mine is gone. Are the Ord. number and hull number the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Browning Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 M29c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gilmore Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Dan, ORD & MFG numbers are always the same. Your Hull number plate number would have been around 360? to around 362? ( ? = unknown number) Jessie, Thanks for the info...I have added that M-29C to my list as "scrapped" That was a very early M-29C. Jim Gilmore Jim Thorpe, PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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