Hey! I've got a question about how to go about researching the origins of my wagon, and seek help.
I'm not certain I'm in the correct forum, but it looks as though someone has done their homework before with former government vehicles, such as the JFK ambulance (wow! enough said! ), and may be able to lead me in the right direction.
This is what I've got:
I've recently bought a 1961 Plymouth 2-door Suburban (wagon) and legend has it she originally came from Minot AFB, North Dakota, and was one of 13 ordered by the Air Force as a single-bench seat, 3 passenger, used to haul camera equipment. There is a government plate on the inner fender, and the original color of the wagon was dark green (Trim code on the Chrysler data plate is 999, which means special order).
Here is the ID plate:
Does anyone here have any advise on where to begin looking to try to verify these claims? Any advise would be most appreciative! I know my humble wagon is not truly a professional car, but I would think the research for any government vehicle would be similar.
Thank you in advance for any assistance, and I do enjoy looking through the forum here. There are many interesting vehicles represented here, I especially enjoy the old photographs of these wonderful cars in their original environments.
Pete from Georgia
I'm not certain I'm in the correct forum, but it looks as though someone has done their homework before with former government vehicles, such as the JFK ambulance (wow! enough said! ), and may be able to lead me in the right direction.
This is what I've got:
I've recently bought a 1961 Plymouth 2-door Suburban (wagon) and legend has it she originally came from Minot AFB, North Dakota, and was one of 13 ordered by the Air Force as a single-bench seat, 3 passenger, used to haul camera equipment. There is a government plate on the inner fender, and the original color of the wagon was dark green (Trim code on the Chrysler data plate is 999, which means special order).
Here is the ID plate:
Does anyone here have any advise on where to begin looking to try to verify these claims? Any advise would be most appreciative! I know my humble wagon is not truly a professional car, but I would think the research for any government vehicle would be similar.
Thank you in advance for any assistance, and I do enjoy looking through the forum here. There are many interesting vehicles represented here, I especially enjoy the old photographs of these wonderful cars in their original environments.
Pete from Georgia