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**FL71C10** · 06-17-2010, 09:39 AM

I was looking at a 68 parts truck I bought for the bed and discoved a metal plate that looks like a US govt inventory tag of some sort. It's aluminum (about 3" x 3") and was riveted to the drivers side kick panel. It says "Nomenclature" on it and has basic descriptions of the truck and lists a contract # (DAAE07-68-c-1247) and has a Fed Stock # listed. I googled the contract # and DAAE07 sems like a generic US Military supplies contract code. Has anyone seen this before? I figure it must have been an army truck or maybe USAF. It's a basic shortbed stepside 6 cyl manual trans.

prostreetC-10 · 06-17-2010, 09:44 AM

My best friend was in the first "gulf" war and was basically in transport and supplies. I would never want to own anything that he had been behind the wheel of. LOL

It would be like the worst of Hertz, Avis, Enterprise....etc combined!!!!!

**FL71C10** · 06-17-2010, 09:52 AM

That's funny! My dad was in the army in Korea and said the scariest part of his time there was a jeep ride with his best friend there.

marks1972 · 06-17-2010, 10:31 AM

That is a Federal DATA Plate. All military owned equipment has one.

marks1972 · 06-17-2010, 10:38 AM

that would be awsome for an original build. that plate will even give you the bumper number that the Military used for it.

**FL71C10** · 06-17-2010, 10:56 AM

The tag has a registration number on it. is that the bumper # you are talking about?

The original build would be great if the truck was not complete swiss cheese. The cab actually has holes in the backside below the rear window. I guess the seam along the rear roofline opened up and water got in between the inner and outer layers of sheetmetal in the cab.

That brings up another question, do you think this bumper is something other than someone's homemade job. Could it be an army bumper? I wasn't sure about keeping it and thought it would just be like a boat anchor on the back nof the truck.

Racie · 06-17-2010, 11:02 AM

I am building the same truck 68' ss with the goverment US property tag located in the glove box. I removed the bed and I am putting a fleetside bed on now. Mine is in great condition to start and it is the nasty green which will be changed. I call it "Nixon"! Can't wait to finish it by spring fired up the BBC 502 Memorial Day weekend sounded bad ass specially with open headers!

marks1972 · 06-17-2010, 11:33 AM

yes the registration number on the tag would have been the bumper number/tag number. that number would have been stenciled on the bumper (front and rear), or on the doors, or on a license plate. that is the number that they would have used to track the vehicle while it was owned by the govt.

marks1972 · 06-17-2010, 11:36 AM

there is no particular place that the data plate would have been. it is just where the person putting it on thought that it would be the easyest

**FL71C10** · 06-17-2010, 11:40 AM

Anyone recognize the bumper as an Army item?

marks1972 · 06-17-2010, 11:46 AM

oh and the bumper, there is no way of telling who put this on. looks home made to me.

**FL71C10** · 06-17-2010, 12:08 PM

Yeah, that's what I thought. But since it weighs a s***load, it adds to the scrap value when I get rid of it!

71meangreenc10 · 06-17-2010, 12:23 PM

Doesnt look like an Army bumper, but if civilians used it while in service who knows.....

No matter what it was a GSA vehicle, doesnt matter who owned it. It belonged to DOD at one time.

Smitty

marks1972 · 06-17-2010, 12:40 PM

With a data plate it would have been dod owned not GSA. GSA is not a Congressionaly funded agency so they dont put data plates on them. They are streight up civilian vehicles with no mil specs. DOD does leases some of its vehicles from GSA.

rusty baker · 06-17-2010, 12:42 PM

Who knows with the bumper. Remember we veterans always say " There are 2 ways of doing things, the right way and the Army way."

marks1972 · 06-17-2010, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rusty baker

Who knows with the bumper. Remember we veterans always say " There are 2 ways of doing things, the right way and the Army way."

lol

**El Jay** · 06-17-2010, 01:43 PM

It don't have a "Nomenclature Tag" (or I haven't found it), but the SPID & build sheet on my Chevy list "9910AD GSA Inspection Label."
And the build sheet shows "Charged to 'General Service Administration'"

The build sheet also lists "9907AB Address Tag.", whatever that is.

Travis K · 06-17-2010, 02:00 PM

I don't think anyone in the military put that bumper on the truck. If they did it would probably have a pintle receiver on it and not a receiver for a ball. I haven't seen a trailer in the military yet that uses a hitch ball.

Dads69C10 · 06-17-2010, 02:31 PM

My dad bought our truck from the Air force base in Alb, NM in the early 80's. Its a 69 stepside which was a manual I 6 with Posi . A steel plate was welded on top of the original wood. Im curious to see if i can find a plate like that on my truck somewhere

pritch · 06-17-2010, 10:33 PM

This is the one on a '67 short stepper I have. It's the only thing on the whole truck that is in decent shape!

OJ1988 · 06-18-2010, 07:06 PM

Awsome! My 69 was an Air Force truck and has one of these tags on the glovebox as well.

71meangreenc10 · 06-18-2010, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marks1972

With a data plate it would have been dod owned not GSA. GSA is not a Congressionaly funded agency so they dont put data plates on them. They are streight up civilian vehicles with no mil specs. DOD does leases some of its vehicles from GSA.

That could be the case today,but I dont think it was during that time frame. Mine has a data plate and gsa on the spid......

Smitty

MrGoodpliers · 06-18-2010, 09:44 PM

Man, that crazy green show truck needs one of those! The one with the blower, distressed leather, etc. looks like a WWII plane...

mgkgmc · 06-19-2010, 07:31 PM

Hey check this out I found in the Phoenix Craiglist. 69 Chevy shortbed the guy claims its a real military vehicle but if your in to this kind of stuff worth a look.
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/1800072967.html

68GMCCustom · 06-19-2010, 07:37 PM

Am I reading that a 6cyl SS weighs under 3700 lbs?

06-17-2010, 09:39 AM	#1
FL71C10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,509	US Government owned vehicles I was looking at a 68 parts truck I bought for the bed and discoved a metal plate that looks like a US govt inventory tag of some sort. It's aluminum (about 3" x 3") and was riveted to the drivers side kick panel. It says "Nomenclature" on it and has basic descriptions of the truck and lists a contract # (DAAE07-68-c-1247) and has a Fed Stock # listed. I googled the contract # and DAAE07 sems like a generic US Military supplies contract code. Has anyone seen this before? I figure it must have been an army truck or maybe USAF. It's a basic shortbed stepside 6 cyl manual trans. Attached Images __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.

06-17-2010, 09:44 AM	#2
prostreetC-10 My Carbon Footprint Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orygun Posts: 5,527	Re: US Government owned vehicles My best friend was in the first "gulf" war and was basically in transport and supplies. I would never want to own anything that he had been behind the wheel of. LOL It would be like the worst of Hertz, Avis, Enterprise....etc combined!!!!! __________________ A quick "pedalfest" *Still getting loose (carb test)* 496 Initial fire up video!

06-17-2010, 09:52 AM	#3
FL71C10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,509	Re: US Government owned vehicles That's funny! My dad was in the army in Korea and said the scariest part of his time there was a jeep ride with his best friend there. __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.

06-17-2010, 10:31 AM	#4
marks1972 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Atoka, TN Posts: 240	Re: US Government owned vehicles That is a Federal DATA Plate. All military owned equipment has one. __________________ Mark 1968 C-10 SWB 307/munci 4spd/411possi 1986-1990 1972 Cheyenne-10 LWB 350/TH350 IF SHE WHOULD HAVE KEEPT THE SHIRT ON THEY WOULDNT HAVE BROKEN UP THANKS ADAM SANDLER U. S. Navy Seabee "CAN DO", "The difficult we do at once. The impossible may take a little bit longer.","We Build We Fight", "Work Hard Play Hard"

06-17-2010, 10:38 AM	#5
marks1972 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Atoka, TN Posts: 240	Re: US Government owned vehicles that would be awsome for an original build. that plate will even give you the bumper number that the Military used for it. __________________ Mark 1968 C-10 SWB 307/munci 4spd/411possi 1986-1990 1972 Cheyenne-10 LWB 350/TH350 IF SHE WHOULD HAVE KEEPT THE SHIRT ON THEY WOULDNT HAVE BROKEN UP THANKS ADAM SANDLER U. S. Navy Seabee "CAN DO", "The difficult we do at once. The impossible may take a little bit longer.","We Build We Fight", "Work Hard Play Hard"

06-17-2010, 10:56 AM	#6
FL71C10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,509	Re: US Government owned vehicles The tag has a registration number on it. is that the bumper # you are talking about? The original build would be great if the truck was not complete swiss cheese. The cab actually has holes in the backside below the rear window. I guess the seam along the rear roofline opened up and water got in between the inner and outer layers of sheetmetal in the cab. That brings up another question, do you think this bumper is something other than someone's homemade job. Could it be an army bumper? I wasn't sure about keeping it and thought it would just be like a boat anchor on the back nof the truck. Attached Images __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.

06-17-2010, 11:02 AM	#7
Racie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dallas,TX Posts: 328	Re: US Government owned vehicles I am building the same truck 68' ss with the goverment US property tag located in the glove box. I removed the bed and I am putting a fleetside bed on now. Mine is in great condition to start and it is the nasty green which will be changed. I call it "Nixon"! Can't wait to finish it by spring fired up the BBC 502 Memorial Day weekend sounded bad ass specially with open headers!

06-17-2010, 11:33 AM	#8
marks1972 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Atoka, TN Posts: 240	Re: US Government owned vehicles yes the registration number on the tag would have been the bumper number/tag number. that number would have been stenciled on the bumper (front and rear), or on the doors, or on a license plate. that is the number that they would have used to track the vehicle while it was owned by the govt. __________________ Mark 1968 C-10 SWB 307/munci 4spd/411possi 1986-1990 1972 Cheyenne-10 LWB 350/TH350 IF SHE WHOULD HAVE KEEPT THE SHIRT ON THEY WOULDNT HAVE BROKEN UP THANKS ADAM SANDLER U. S. Navy Seabee "CAN DO", "The difficult we do at once. The impossible may take a little bit longer.","We Build We Fight", "Work Hard Play Hard"

06-17-2010, 11:36 AM	#9
marks1972 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Atoka, TN Posts: 240	Re: US Government owned vehicles there is no particular place that the data plate would have been. it is just where the person putting it on thought that it would be the easyest __________________ Mark 1968 C-10 SWB 307/munci 4spd/411possi 1986-1990 1972 Cheyenne-10 LWB 350/TH350 IF SHE WHOULD HAVE KEEPT THE SHIRT ON THEY WOULDNT HAVE BROKEN UP THANKS ADAM SANDLER U. S. Navy Seabee "CAN DO", "The difficult we do at once. The impossible may take a little bit longer.","We Build We Fight", "Work Hard Play Hard"

06-17-2010, 11:40 AM	#10
FL71C10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,509	Re: US Government owned vehicles Anyone recognize the bumper as an Army item? __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.

06-17-2010, 11:46 AM	#11
marks1972 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Atoka, TN Posts: 240	Re: US Government owned vehicles oh and the bumper, there is no way of telling who put this on. looks home made to me. __________________ Mark 1968 C-10 SWB 307/munci 4spd/411possi 1986-1990 1972 Cheyenne-10 LWB 350/TH350 IF SHE WHOULD HAVE KEEPT THE SHIRT ON THEY WOULDNT HAVE BROKEN UP THANKS ADAM SANDLER U. S. Navy Seabee "CAN DO", "The difficult we do at once. The impossible may take a little bit longer.","We Build We Fight", "Work Hard Play Hard"

06-17-2010, 12:08 PM	#12
FL71C10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,509	Re: US Government owned vehicles Yeah, that's what I thought. But since it weighs a s***load, it adds to the scrap value when I get rid of it! __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.

06-17-2010, 12:23 PM	#13
71meangreenc10 Its a Truck Thing...... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona Posts: 3,179	Re: US Government owned vehicles Doesnt look like an Army bumper, but if civilians used it while in service who knows..... No matter what it was a GSA vehicle, doesnt matter who owned it. It belonged to DOD at one time. Smitty __________________ 71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time 70 G20 Red-E-Kamp Conversion "I'm your Boogy Van"

06-17-2010, 12:40 PM	#14
marks1972 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Atoka, TN Posts: 240	Re: US Government owned vehicles With a data plate it would have been dod owned not GSA. GSA is not a Congressionaly funded agency so they dont put data plates on them. They are streight up civilian vehicles with no mil specs. DOD does leases some of its vehicles from GSA. __________________ Mark 1968 C-10 SWB 307/munci 4spd/411possi 1986-1990 1972 Cheyenne-10 LWB 350/TH350 IF SHE WHOULD HAVE KEEPT THE SHIRT ON THEY WOULDNT HAVE BROKEN UP THANKS ADAM SANDLER U. S. Navy Seabee "CAN DO", "The difficult we do at once. The impossible may take a little bit longer.","We Build We Fight", "Work Hard Play Hard"

06-17-2010, 12:42 PM	#15
rusty baker '70 C-10 Primer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nevada,missouri Posts: 117	Re: US Government owned vehicles Who knows with the bumper. Remember we veterans always say " There are 2 ways of doing things, the right way and the Army way." __________________ "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." Albert Einstein



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06-17-2010, 01:43 PM	#17
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: US Government owned vehicles It don't have a "Nomenclature Tag" (or I haven't found it), but the SPID & build sheet on my Chevy list "9910AD GSA Inspection Label." And the build sheet shows "Charged to 'General Service Administration'" The build sheet also lists "9907AB Address Tag.", whatever that is. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

06-17-2010, 02:00 PM	#18
Travis K Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 81	Re: US Government owned vehicles I don't think anyone in the military put that bumper on the truck. If they did it would probably have a pintle receiver on it and not a receiver for a ball. I haven't seen a trailer in the military yet that uses a hitch ball. __________________ My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=407865

06-17-2010, 02:31 PM	#19
Dads69C10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 180	Re: US Government owned vehicles My dad bought our truck from the Air force base in Alb, NM in the early 80's. Its a 69 stepside which was a manual I 6 with Posi . A steel plate was welded on top of the original wood. Im curious to see if i can find a plate like that on my truck somewhere __________________ 1969 C10 stepside 1973 Cheyenne Blazer

06-17-2010, 10:33 PM	#20
pritch Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hoytsville, Utah Posts: 3,365	Re: US Government owned vehicles This is the one on a '67 short stepper I have. It's the only thing on the whole truck that is in decent shape! __________________ '68 Panel Project Boogie Chillin' '68 C-10 Ol' Green

06-18-2010, 07:06 PM	#21
OJ1988 Just a car guy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Washington, IN Posts: 991	Re: US Government owned vehicles Awsome! My 69 was an Air Force truck and has one of these tags on the glovebox as well. __________________ 1955 belair Blown Pro Street cruiser 1971 Camaro Pro Touring 1973 Vega Drag Car 1970 C20 tow rig

06-18-2010, 09:44 PM	#23
MrGoodpliers Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Gainesville, Georgia Posts: 704	Re: US Government owned vehicles Man, that crazy green show truck needs one of those! The one with the blower, distressed leather, etc. looks like a WWII plane... __________________ We made Oklahoma a little after 3, Randy & his brother Bob & my old GMC...

06-19-2010, 07:31 PM	#24
mgkgmc Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glendale Arizona Posts: 1,354	Re: US Government owned vehicles Hey check this out I found in the Phoenix Craiglist. 69 Chevy shortbed the guy claims its a real military vehicle but if your in to this kind of stuff worth a look. http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/1800072967.html Last edited by mgkgmc; 06-20-2010 at 11:37 AM. Reason: Edit

06-19-2010, 07:37 PM	#25
68GMCCustom Truck and auto performance nut Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: McKinney,Texas Posts: 3,848	Re: US Government owned vehicles Am I reading that a 6cyl SS weighs under 3700 lbs? __________________ Kurt - '68 GMC short step - NIB '09 LY6 6.0L crate motor w/mods, NIB '12 crate 4L85e w/billet 3k stall Circle D, 3.73 posi 12 bolt, DynaTech f-swap headers, 3/4 drop, handling mods, etc. - my toy '72 Chevy LWB C-10 Highlander - 350/350 ps/pb/tilt/ac - not original but close '06 Chevy TrailBlazerSS - LS2/4L70e - little black hot rod SUV - my DD '18 Kia Sorento - wife's econo-driver '95 Chevy S10 - reg cab shortbed, LS, 4.3, auto... my '68's powertrain and chassis build -links broken A surprise phase - carb to efi -links broken

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