Strange Humvee data plate

[Rick North]

After not owning a Humvee for several years, I’ve got the bug to have one again. In searching for one, I came across this one. This is very clearly a legitimate Humvee, but it is licensed as a 1984 chev 2500 pickup. The data plate looks very legit but is definitely not the one it came with. Predator is mentioned on this plate. Did they do some kind of frame/body alteration to make these plateable as a chev?

 

[86humv]

Early 90's...some people got hmmwv bodys and put them on Chevy suburban / truck frames.

 

[Retiredwarhorses]

There is no way that’s a legitimate Am General Dataplate….

 

[Rick North]

There is no way that’s a legitimate Am General Dataplate….

It’s definitely not, and it’s all legit otherwise. I just can’t figure out what’s going on here.

 

[Retiredwarhorses]

It’s definitely not, and it’s all legit otherwise. I just can’t figure out what’s going on here.

its had a dataplate swap done…not much more to say about that, use your imagination perhaps, I don’t want to speculate,I’ll leave that up to others.

 

[NDT]

Back in the 90s, HMMWVs were demil coded and couldn’t be titled with SF97s, this was someone’s attempt at circumventing that issue. Data plates can be made inexpensively.

 

[Dieselmeister]

Preadator is still in business. Send them a copy of the plate and ask if they know what is going on.

 

[Dieselmeister]

Preadator is still in business. Send them a copy of the plate and ask if they know what is going on. Looks like someone dropped a HMMWV body on a GMC 3500 chassis.

 

[juanprado]

what state is it titled and registered in?

Even if it has legit looking documents, if your state requires a post certified inspection as part of title/register process; I suspect a sharp officer will notice the scratches that shows clearly the data plate has been changed.

If this much alteration to a data plate has been made, I would have no faith in the drivetrain or overall condition of the truck. Everything would be suspect in my world. YMMV

Look elsewhere.

 

[G744]

Then again, the OP is in Canada.

Vehicles have their own ways there...

G744

 

[juanprado]

oops, Did not catch Canada.

Again, I would pass on it and find a legit vehicle not altered.

 

[TOBASH]

Either this vehicle had the body swapped to a suburban frame, which means it’s no longer a HMMWV, or… this vehicle had its data plate altered in another country. That would lead to felony charges in the United States and international felony and fraud charges driving over the border from Canada.

If you ever cross the border they might even try to seize it.

If you try to sell it to an American all Heck might break loose. There was an RV driver recently with an American RV that the American manufacturer did not properly place a VIN upon. He tried to cross the border from Canada to sell the vehicle, and wound up with $600,000 US in fines. Made the news. Google it on the YouTube station Lehto’s Law.

Don’t just walk away… RUN away.

All IMHO

 

[DREDnot]

Does it have leaf springs and straight axles?

 

[TOBASH]

OP joined Thursday and was last seen Friday.

Wonder if he’s ever coming back.

 

[Rick North]

The truck is all humvee except for the data plate. Someone performed an illegal data plate swap. I contacted predator and they said they had nothing to do with that plate. I’ll pass.