Build date of Dodge D-15

[Erwin]

Good evening,

Up until now I was sure the build date of my D15 „GOOFY“ was February, 10 th 1943.
Its data plate reads „2 10 43“
This due to the north-American style of writing the month BEFORE the day. Contrary to European style of following the order day-month-year. (Which would make my truck 2nd October 43…)

HOWEVER:
I‘ve recently come across a data plate (dunno where and forgot to take picture!!!) with a numbering like „23 2 42“. Now there is no 23rd month obviously…

PRECISE QUESTION:
Can anybody enlighten me:
Is the date in my truck for 100 % sure FEBRUARY or could it be OCTOBER also?

Thanks, E.

[Dan Martel]

Originally Posted by Erwin

PRECISE QUESTION:
Can anybody enlighten me:
Is the date in my truck for 100 % sure FEBRUARY or could it be OCTOBER also?

Canada does it like Britain: day/month/year.

Only the Americans do it in their own unique style.

[Erwin]

Thank you Dan!��
If nobody else objects ?? to this, I humbly accept the fact that my little truck is half a year younger than I firmly believed, for 20 yrs of ownership…��

SECOND QUESTION THEN:
Being an October- kid, and the war in Africa long over, why was my truck then still delivered in Light Stone?
When restoring it, I found the color all over.
Wouldn’t it to be expected to be Light Stone or Brown rather?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Thank you Dan!
If nobody else objects ?? to this, I humbly accept the fact that my little truck is half a year younger than I firmly believed, for 20 yrs of ownership…

SECOND QUESTION THEN:
Being an October- kid, and the war in Africa long over, why was my truck then still delivered in Light Stone?
When restoring it, I found the color all over.
Wouldn’t it to be expected to be Light Stone or Brown rather?

Great to hear Dan was able to determine the build date

2nd Q: my F15A was built JAN. 13 - 43 and has many traces of having had a Light Stone base colour. I believe that with the long supply chains which were not in real time sync with changes in demand from the theatres of operation, it happened that trucks were assembled in base colours no longer needed. Or they were delivered to other theatres in the "wrong" base colour because shipments were diverted.
Also, there are photos of trucks assembled with a cab in Light Stone and a chassis in Khaki Green. This was done to use the subassemblies at hand. After final assembly, the whole truck was given a final coat of the base colour which was required as per the contract specifications.

[Erwin]

Very interesting Hanno. Again: thank you very much!!