Military Vehicles, March 1997,: Re: do my numbers match????
Re: do my numbers match????
Todd Paisley (paisley@erols.com)
Mon, 10 Mar 1997 00:31:01 -0500
> > >The registration # was the official military identification # for that
particular
> > >vehicle and was painted on both sides of the hood, in blue-drab, at
the
> > >factory when the vehicle was accepted for service by the Army
Quartermaster's
> >
> > Not all '42s had blue-drab. (only the early ones. I can't remember
the cut-off date.)
> > Most had white lettering.
> >
> > Todd.
>
>
> Todd,
>
> Just a slight correction on this one. The bonnet on my '42 script is off
> a 1944 Willys. It has blue drab numbers. (photo's available).
>
> John
What do you consider blue drab? I have a '44 MB parts Jeep and it
definitely has white
numbers. Most everyone I know has white numbers. Is this blue drab just a
white with
blue tint? I can take photos of at least 20-30 MBs from '42-'45 with
original white
registration numbers. Am I missing something here? I see pictures of
restored Bantams
and GPs with very blue registration numbers. Is this another color other
than blue drab?
Todd.