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I have spent the last couple months paying of my two A2's . Ready to start bidding on an A3 . Hope to have one in a few months .
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I have (2) M35A3's (1) is a 1996 A3C and the other is a 1998 A3. I would live for some poeple to get together and compare notes.
I am still trying to figure out year of manufacture on mine, SN [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]504806[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]The axle tags are all late 1998.[/FONT]
My truck is tagged 9/98. Since the fiscal year for Uncle Sam starts the following month you could argue my truck is 1998 or 1999 made.
I'm guessing since the axles tags are 9/98, alternator 9/98, rims stamped 9/98 and about every other date code available including four of the tires is 9/98 that the truck was assembled in the last quarter of 1998.
In the automotive world that would be a 1999 truck, in the military world it is still considered a 1993 model truck, since it was built to 1993 specs.
The last three contracts were for fiscal year 99 from the looks of the dates. Those 595 trucks ordered from 10/98 until 1/99 would be made for the 1999 year. Your truck was 678th from the last truck, I'd go ahead and call it a 1998.
From Erik's Military site, http://www.eriksmilitarysurplus.com/erm3oermiins.htmlNote on M35A3 VIN numbers (serial numbers)
All trucks known so far have a VIN in the format 50xxxx where the last 4 digits were apparently numbered in sequence as the trucks were built. The VIN is stamped in the frame and on the dash data plate. Research so far indicates 5,484 M35A3's were built; so the last truck made would have a VIN of 505484. The first truck should be VIN 500001. Is your truck a lower or higher number or something other than 50xxxx? Let us know. The truck pictured is VIN 505451 and built in 1999. A later VIN has not been shown to us yet.