Ford vs. Willys...(pics added 4/19)

I just bought a new project - a 1952 Willys (?).  The registration says it is a Ford with a VIN of F100206 but the tailgate says Willys.  Did Ford put Willys on the tailgates - seems unlikely.  Anyway, I can't find the VIN on the frame.  I have been looking on the driver's side frame rail by the front bumper.  Would it be stamped or attached with a tag?  There are no other tags on the dash or on the fender well behind the passenger seat.  What do I have here?

Gerry

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Ehhh, Ford only made the GPW during WWII. And they did not have Willys logos. Some early models actually had Ford logos but the military put a stop to that pretty quick. Neither the Ford GPW or the Willys MB had a tailgate. Sounds like someone screwed up the registration at some point. There is no such thing as a 1952 Ford GPW. What does the grille look like? Windshield frame? It could just be a hodge-podge of parts and registration to match. Not uncommon at all.  

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I'm from Canada guys.  This jeep is supposed to have been built by Ford Canada.  Ford built them between Feb. and Nov. 1952 - apparently they built 2,135 of them.  It was called an M38.  I got this from www.m38al.ca/m38.html.  The Willys tailgate may have been piece-mealed.  The VIN is supposed to be F100206 but I can't find it on the frame and the tags are gone.  

 
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i dunno, looking at the grill and windsheild, it looks like a willy. i know ford changed the direction of the grill slats on the m151.  
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There were some M-38s built in Canada. However, they were built by the Canadian Willys subsidiary. They were referred to as an M-38CDN. But yours looks pretty modified. Anyway, I can assure you it's not really a Ford-built Jeep.  

Its a good looking rig anyway.  

I think you'll find you have a hodgepodge of parts. Does it have a glove box? That would make it an M38. You clearly have a modified hood. Thats an M38 gas tank, CJ3 windshield and military bodies don't have tailgates. Does it have the military plates on the dash?
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I have a 1953 Ford M38A1cnd, Dash plate reads "Ford Motor Co of Canada LTD" # F-200678. I know of many M38 that have the same dash plates. If your M38 is a canadian model then the registration will say Ford.
From what I have been told Willys contracted Ford Canada to build these for Canada and over seas.  

was flippin channels and saw a jeep with seven sideway s slots any idea what this is it was some where in mexico i think at least they were speakin spanish in the desert i had never seen the like so ideas??  
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