As I said, none of this is indicated in the VIN. Through experience, this group knows when the windshields changed, or when the fuel tank moved to the back, or when there were no front reflectors, hood mounted reflectors or fender mounted marker lights. There were very few 'options' back then, and they were not documented in the VIN, only some in the paint and trim tag. A lot of research is how the people here can provide some of this info. Like you said, it probably sat on a sales lot or at some time the title got an error in it. It wasn't uncommon back then to title a vehicle as the year it was purchased, that doesn't make it a different model year vehicle. You have a 10 digit VIN and what I showed you is all the information contained in the VIN, there is no more. Nothing else like color, interior, windshield configuration or anything else.
#WILLYS JEEP CJ3B SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBERS#
It is also woefully incomplete regarding the starting and ending serial numbers for each model.Ībout the only additional information provided by the additional digits is right/left hand drive or F4/V6. That 'decoder' you linked does not recognize the fact that Jeep VINs of this era can consist of 10, 11 or 13 digits. The CJ3B page is where the earliest month of manufacture information comes from. I have never found an online VIN decoder or document that can provide the information this forum can provide. We've also accumulated month of manufacture estimates that aren't documented by Willys/Kaiser/AMC. Click to expand.A lot of research is how the people here can provide some of this info. It is on the title and I know the person who originally bought it, easy enough to believe though that it set on a lot somewhere for a year or so. Just seems like it is not very accurate.Īlso, this is kind of what I mean 'Built November 1963 (1964 model year)' - my Jeep is a 1965. That is the one I as referring to really. But, using the commonly used decoder in that link mine Jeep does not match up. There are people that post here that can tell you what options your Jeep should have and what month it was made. Anyway, does anyone else find their Jeeps do not match what the decoders say they should? Any thoughts on it? Am I just reading it wrong? Click to expand.Check this out - just an example of what I mean. I have seen picture of it through out its life and the inspections are all look consistent. The VIN is 8305 166561 and everything does seems to be original. He says the Jeep was built to be an 'export' but he ended up getting it somehow. It has a split window frame like what you find on a military yet the original owner swears it was on there when he bought it. My Jeep is a 1965 CJ5, with the F134, T90, D18 - 27a front axle, 44 rear axle, both 4.27 gears. Now I know my Jeep is all original (besides the softop, seats and maybe the window frame) but yet it does not really match the decoder at all.
So just on a whim I was looking at the VIN decoders and looked up mine.
#WILLYS JEEP CJ3B SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER#
If your 1964 CJ-5 has the subsequent SERIAL NUMBER PLATE prefix of 8305 then you CJ is a KAISER. If your 1964 CJ-5 has the SERIAL NUMBER PLATE prefix of 57548 then you CJ is a WILLYS. The state issued title dating has no real bearing on the date of manufacture.
This will identify the correct era for your Jeep. Roughly 1954 through 1964 # 3 Kaiser Jeep Corporation.roughly 1965 through 1969 # 4 Americam Motors Jeep Corporation.roughly 1970 through 1985 Since your CJ was at the cusp of name change over you will need to look at your serial number plate. # 1 Willys Overland Incorporated.roughly 1945 through 1953 # 2 Willys Motors Incorporated.
This division is relative to ownership of the various CJ manufacturers. However, I have recently looked online and from what I can determine the serial number from the plaque on the firewall indicates that it is not a CJ3B.įrom 1945 through 1985 I divide the CJ's into 4 ERA's. I have owned what I thought was a 1952 Willys CJ3B for over 35 years.
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