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1952 Willys M38 A1

1952 Willys M38 A1 in MAS*H, TV Series, 1972-1983 Ep. 4.02+

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1952 Willys M38 A1

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

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tv boy ◊ 2015-09-07 07:25	The two-part fourth season premiere, "Welcome to Korea," introduces B.J. Hunicutt to the show, and features a storyline about a general's stolen Jeep. It surprisingly appears to be an anachronistic vehicle that post-dates the Korean War, perhaps even a 1960s model. 4.01: 4.02: It not only brings B.J. to camp for the first time, but in episode 4.03, Col. Potter makes his first appearance driving the same Jeep:
Ddey65 ◊ 2015-09-07 15:48	Now, this is clearly the M38A1.
eLMeR ◊ 2015-09-08 01:42	Indeed (If I'm not mistaken, the "Now" refers to this page ) Made from 1952 to 1971 : 1952-57 as US models, 1958-71 as export ones. The make is apparently Willys, at least for the 1952-63 models: Willys was rebranded Kaiser-Jeep in 1963. Did the military models reflect that change? The model name of these vehicles is written M38 A1 in the IMCDb, whatever the make given to it. -- Last edit: 2015-09-08 01:45:40
tv boy ◊ 2015-09-08 02:33	Huh, what do you know. I guess I was wrong about it being anachronistic. These episodes both supposedly took place in September 1952 in the show's storyline, so it would be a brand new Jeep (or Willys). I'll change it to Willys if someone can tell me the correct year for this one and it falls in that range.
eLMeR ◊ 2015-09-08 06:02	As US model (1952-57), it could only be a Willys. 1958-71 cars were export ones, so unlikely to be found in an episode of a US TV-series shot in California -- Last edit: 2015-09-08 06:09:03
DidierF ◊ 2015-09-08 07:58	Hop, "1952 Willys" ! Oddly (for me) I can't see the line where it is supposed to appear on production figures.
eLMeR ◊ 2015-09-08 19:43	Maybe it doesn't appear because the figures you link are about civilian CJ models For what it's worth: M38A1 production in jeeptech.com.
yoda ◊ 2020-08-11 04:51	At least some "M38s" assigned to the 4077th were clearly later model CJ-5s repainted olive drab, but they tended to be at least a little more careful with ones driven by main characters in closeups.
14stutz ◊ 2023-02-23 06:53	Don't expect too much from MASH (or any other production) in terms of correct vehicles for the time frame. While most of the H-13 helicopters used in the series were correct (like the ones in the opening credits), not all were. I recall a later civil Bell 47J showing up once.

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