Australian Army F250's

[Ken Smith]

The Protec paint is ok, there is a supplier in Toowoomba.
I thought the CL vehicles were gloss olive, which the paint shops don't seem to be able to supply. That gloss colour may have changed by 1983.
The D series paint colour is F196 and a local ex-army 1970 International C1500 has the number 296 stamped in the paint section.
On the engine subject I think the Canadian 300CI motor is good, and I have never understood why the army procurement department never stood up to the bean counters and demanded the bigger engine. You only have to look in the AWM ARN files to see the number of engine changes the D400s had.
It was interesting travelling in army convoys between Gympie and Rainbow Beach in QLD in the early 70s. The Studebakers and the International MK 3s cruised through the hills, but the D400s were having the guts revved out of them and constantly changing gears up and down the hills.
What motor do you have in the F250?
Ken