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    Question where'd my M715 come from?

    Anyone know of a place to research VIN # / year / registration to see where my truck was originally used, sold to originally, etc? Thanks!

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    Pretty much, unless you can find somebody who remembers your truck in a specific unit or you find numbers on the bumper, bumperettes or hood. You are out of luck. The military bought the truck and assigned it to where there was a need. They didn't keep track of where that need was. When the trucks were replaced, they were sold or given to another federal agency or maybe even a state agency.

    Maybe tracing back through the title work with your state will give you a clue owner to owner when it left government service and maybe even which agency. Then you can try contact them. Might even get some old employee that remembers your truck.

    Basic answer, no.
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    You can sometimes get some hint of at least part of its military history by lightly sanding the front bumper, rear bumperettes, tailgate and both sides of the hood. The bumpers often had unit numbers painted on and the hood and tailgate have numbers on them. Just sand lightly through the layers of paint and see if anything comes through. Good luck!
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    ^^To Binford's post, I'd add, use some really fine paper, and hand sand. No more than 600 or so.

    My numbers were pretty thin and unfortunately I lost the hood numbers when I sanded. My bumperettes revealed Kentucky National Guard numbers, but they were so thin I nearly sanded them off too before actually recognizing them.

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    Good point!
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    Yep it's a fine art sanding for markings. Espically if the truck was repainted at some point. Sometimes the person doing the prep work gets vigurous and the numbers get removed. Slow and steady with light pressure is the key to trying to unlock the secrets of the trucks past.
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