QUESTION: Good evening, a while back I traded into an old Jeep long abandoned. I can’t identify whether it is an M38-A1 or CJ-5. The serial plate is long gone, it has a Ford V8 so no correct engine, and no title. Where else on this thing should a valid number to identify it so I can proceed to restore it.
ANSWER: There was minimal differences between the two. The body was one. The M38 had a large opening on the passenger side cowl and a recessed hole in the passenger side near where the Jeep logo would go. Most CJ-5 Jeeps had one piece windshields. The two piece could be special ordered and appear on many import CJ-5’s. I’d probably guess you have an M38-A1.
