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Originally Posted by David Dunlop
Gentlemen.
I have a collection of Ford of Canada production photos taken at Windsor, Ontario during production of the UC Carrier and Windsor. When these vehicles rolled out of the factory, all the Kit Stowage points were identified on the Carrier with white on clear water transfer decals. These are easily identified by the solid white letters and in some cases by the light reflecting from the clear transfer film.
The only painted stencils Ford applied to the Carriers on completion were the 'SLING HERE' markings on the front plate and rear deck, adjacent to the lifting rings.
Once these vehicles were in service, general wear and tear took it's toll on the factory original decals and, as needed, the Army reapplied the markings using painted stencils, typically about twice as large a font as the original decals.
When I was at Bill Gregg's Convention many years ago, Bill showed me one of the Ford Lynx Scout Cars he had brought back from Europe. It too had several surviving white on clear stowage location decals still visible both in and outside the vehicle.
I think also, CM used black on clear stowage location stencils on the inside of the Staghound Armoured Car at the factory.
David
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David, it would be great to see any carrier related images you have .
I now strongly believe ( having seen a few carriers over the years) the stencil I have been finding were applied at the factory. All the other images others have been posting are all to uniform to have been done at unit level.
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Shaun Hindle
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