The Dynamic WWII Army Number Estimator

© The Dynamic WWII Army/Bonnet/Census/Hood ESTIMATOR ©

Do you know if your WWII vehicle U.S.A.(W.) or CC bonnet/hood number is correct? If you know your military vehicle’s frame number, then you are in luck! Simply fill out the following form for an approximation of your vehicle’s U.S.A.(W.) bonnet/hood number.

Please Note

The Army bonnet/hood number generated by this page is simply an estimate. It is good practice to validate this number against the current serial number archives provided by sites like the g503 website for example.

Calculate Your Bonnet/Hood Number:

Select your Local Database / File (*.xlsx):

Or choose your Online Database / File:

After selecting a source Press:
Load, Read and Display the Data or Disconnect

SELECT your Vehicle Brand and Vehicle Type:

This page is dynamically designed and only shows selected brand and type from the above linked file / database. Choose now your brand and type.

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TEST and SAMPLE DATA - Vehicle Brands

VEHbrand	VEHcountry
AEC	Commonwealth
Albion	Commonwealth
Austin	Commonwealth
Autocar	USA
Bantam	USA
Bedford	Commonwealth
Ben-Hur	USA
Brockway	USA
Chevrolet	USA
Chrysler	USA
Crossley	Commonwealth
Diamond	USA
Dodge	USA
Ford	USA
GMC	USA
Guy Motors	Commonwealth
Harley-Davidson	USA
Humber	Commonwealth
Indian Motorcycles	USA
Karrier	Commonwealth
Leyland	Commonwealth
Mack	USA
Morris	Commonwealth
Pacific	USA
Scammell	Commonwealth
Studebaker	USA
Willys-Overland	USA

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TEST and SAMPLE DATA - VEHbrand - VEHtype (Currently Work in Progress)

VEHbrand	VEHtype
Dodge	VC-1
Dodge	VC-2
Dodge	WC-51
Dodge	WC-52
Dodge	WC-52
Dodge	WC-58
Dodge	WC-58
Dodge	WC-58
Dodge	WC-62
Dodge	WC-63
Harley-Davidson	42WLC
Harley-Davidson	43WLC
Jeep	Ford
Jeep	Willys
Jeep	Bantam

After selecting the brand and type, a table will appear in the middle of the page with the specific data for your vehicle.

Enter Your Chassis Number:

Estimate your No. or Reset

(TEST) Your ESTIMATED Hood Number is:

CC 987654

U.S.A.W. 01234567 -S

U.S.A. 012345 -S

U.S.N. 987654

U.S.M.C. 012345

USAAF 012345

Can you help make this data even more complete?

Sometimes we miss some detailed information per brand and type. Or we simply do not have any information about the relevant brand or type in our files. If you can or would like to help with this, we will add data to this estimator.

If you encounter any errors or have additional information, please do not hesitate to email us. Thank you in advance on behalf of us and your fellow enthusiastic vehicle owners.

If a database, brand and type are selected, a table will appear here:

TEST and SAMPLE DATA - Chassis vs Hood Number (Currently Work in Progress)

VEHbrand	VEHtype	VEHrow	CHASSISstart	CHASSISend	CHASSIStot	ARMYprefix	HOODstart	HOODend	HOODtot	ARMYendfix	ChHoFact	YEAR	ARMYcontract	SOURCE	LINK	REMARKS	BUILDbrandTOT	BUILDtypeTOT	BUILDdayTOT	BUILDtypeTOT	PRODfactTOT	PRODfactType
Dodge	VC-1 TEST	1	1000	2000	1000	U.S.A.W.	10000	11250	1250	-S	1.25	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 001	Link 001	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Dodge	VC-2 TEST	1	2000	3000	1000	U.S.A.W.	20000	21250	1250	-S	1.25	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 002	Link 002	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Dodge	WC-51 TEST	1	11000	12000	1000	U.S.A.W.	110000	111250	1250	-S	1.25	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 011	Link 011	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Dodge	WC-52 TEST	1	12000	13000	1000	U.S.A.	120000	121250	1250	-S	1.25	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 012	Link 012	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Dodge	WC-52 TEST	2	13000	14000	1000	U.S.A.	130000	131250	1250	-S	1.25	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 013	Link 013	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Dodge	WC-58 TEST	1	18000	19000	1000	U.S.A.	180000	181250	1250	-S	1.25	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 018	Link 018	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Dodge	WC-58 TEST	2	19000	20000	1000	U.S.A.	190000	191250	1250	-S	1.25	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 019	Link 019	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Dodge	WC-58 TEST	3	20000	21000	1000	U.S.A.	200000	201250	1250	-S	1.25	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 020	Link 020	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Dodge	WC-61 TEST	1	21000	22000	1000	U.S.A.	210000	211250	1250	-S	1.25	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 021	Link 021	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Dodge	WC-62 TEST	1	82000006	82045000	44994	U.S.A.	220000	265244	45244	-S	1.0055562963951	1943-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 022	Link 022	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Dodge	WC-63 TEST	1	82000006	82045000	44994	U.S.A.	230000	275244	45244	-S	1.0055562963951	1943-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 023	Link 023	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Harley-Davidson	42WLC	1	1000	4800	3800	? (CC) ?	4112200	4116200	4000	-S	1.0526315789474	1941	Contractnumber	August 1941-November 1941	The Liberator: WLA - WLC Motorcycles & US WW2 Militaria	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Harley-Davidson	42WLC	2	10000	25000	15000	? (CC) ?	4211000	4226000	15000	-S	1	1942	Contractnumber	January-May 1942 & August 1942	The Liberator: WLA - WLC Motorcycles & US WW2 Militaria	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Harley-Davidson	43WLC	1	1000	9134	8134	CC	421800	429934	8134	-S	1	1942-1944	Contractnumber	October 1942-February 1944	The Liberator: WLA - WLC Motorcycles & US WW2 Militaria	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Jeep	Bantam TEST	1	55000	66000	11000	U.S.A.W.	120000	133222	13222	-S	1.202	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 029	Link 029	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Jeep	Ford TEST	1	33000	44000	11000	U.S.A.	100000	114333	14333	-S	1.303	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 027	Link 027	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Jeep	Type 3 TEST	1	66000	77000	11000	U.S.A.W.	130000	145444	15444	-S	1.404	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 030	Link 030	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Jeep	Type 3 TEST	2	77000	88000	11000	U.S.A.	140000	156555	16555	-S	1.505	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 031	Link 031	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1
Jeep	Willys TEST	1	44000	55000	11000	U.S.A.	110000	127666	17666	-S	1.606	1940-1945	Contractnumber	SAMPLE Source 028	Link 028	Remarks	1	1	1	1	1	1

End of the displayed data from the database.

Credits and Sources:

The data used to create this estimator came from the following sources. Therefore credits to people and organizations such as:

Army Vehicle Marking . com © (The Netherlands) – https://armyvehiclemarking.com/

ExpODe by FDY Design © (The Netherlands) – http://expode.nl/

TheLiberator . be – by Johan (Belgium)

Team – Classic Military Automotive (U.S.A.) – as inspiration for their design of the Jeep Hood Estimator

All American Wonder: Volumes 1&2. Author Ray Cowdery

MVPA Judging Standard – GPW. Authors Bill Kish & Lloyd White

The Military Jeep: MB/GPW. Author Lawrence Nabholtz

Field, Maintenance and Service Manual’s like the AR/FM/TM’s for Motorcycles, Trucks and Tanks

Copies of these publications can be purchased from the MVPA (Military Vehicle Preservation Association) for example.

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