RAAF blue colour code

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by warren brown

It still had the square petrol tins on it ...yet it was an unusual colour, almost a yellowy/lime green. The paint was old, flat and chalky but from what we could see original - the truck was so good that other than getting it to run you wouldn't have touched it. But I remember the strange colour being a point of discussion and it wasn't that the paint was a faded OD - I'd love to know what happened to it...

Hi Warren,

I also remembered that F60L, and how original it was. Do you recollect the drivers sun visor with RAAF stenciled on it? Would have loved to have taken it home, even better if it had been a Chev

Here is a photo of it....

[warren brown]

Yes Richard - I forgot about that tray, but the cab and everything else was terrific - and yes - I do remember the sun visor with RAAF stencilled on it - how good is it you have a photo. I wish I'd photographed the billyo out of it then - how was I to know I'd one day end up with a Blitz of my own...

[warren brown]

It's funny how your mind plays tricks - In my minds eye that Blitz had an original body...gawd, old-timers already...

[warren brown]

Or was that tray-back 'original' to that truck? Not factory, but made for some specific military role - any ideas?

[cliff]

Originally Posted by warren brown

Or was that tray-back 'original' to that truck? Not factory, but made for some specific military role - any ideas?

looks like an all steel original rear body. Probably had drop sides and the photo shows them off.

[warren brown]

Thanks Cliff - I'm still learning...

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by cliff

looks like an all steel original rear body. Probably had drop sides and the photo shows them off.

Warren and Cliff,

I was staying with Warwick at that time so had a good look around it and I distinctly recollect him telling me it had wooden sides, which had obviously deteriorated and that all the metal work from the sides was laying on the body. The photo is not as sharp in colour as it could be, think that was 1997, so not far off when you said 15 years ago, Warren.

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

Warren and Cliff,
I distinctly recollect him telling me it had wooden sides, which had obviously deteriorated and that all the metal work from the sides was laying on the body.

Thanks for that Richard. I never thought of it having wooden sides but I knew the bed and wheel wells were original.