Chevrolet photos wanted

[Lang]

Thanks for those photos.

Mike O'Sullivan is going to paint his Dodge (same model as in Mathews photo) Air Force colors. Whether they be Canadian, British or Australian remains to be seen. Mike has found a Canadian Squadron badge which features a ram - right in keeping with a Dodge truck. He is very grateful for the info everyone has provided for these colour schemes.

As an ex-Army pilot I feel a natural antipathy to painting anything Air Force so I am still looking for any scheme other than blue for my Chevrolet. I doubt my pastoral fervor would go as far as Salvation Army markings but the vehicles sure look neat.

Lang

[Matthew P]

Well don't I feel awkward... I'm not terribly good at identifying these trucks and I thought it was a GM product I had posted. Nevertheless I feel the best course of action now is to plow ahead with a photo of a Ford Panel. Also Salvation Army but is interestingly equipped for service with the Canadian forces. BTW the welfare efforts during WW2 for Canadian forces comprised The Salvation Army, The Canadian Legion, YMCA and Knights of Columbus. So there are a few other options for equipping a "mobile" in a welfare role.

Matt

[Grant Bowker]

The photo above is interesting.
Both blackout headlight and markers similar/same style as CMP (with no option for more light as the late CMPs had) but the buildings look more Canada than Europe to me. How blacked out were the coasts? I don't recall my parents describing Victoria and Vancouver as blacked out but that could be either my memory or they not thinking it was a thing worth mentioning.
No license plate but no military or other markings to suggest the vehicle was exempt (even the military used plates in Canada pre and post war (at least in Ontario)).

[David Dunlop]

The vehicle appears to be RHD and parked to the left of the roadway. Also scuffed up a bit along the right fender.

Just a thought. What rules of the road were in effect in Newfoundland during the war?

David

[Grant Bowker]

It appears Newfoundland switched to driving on the right side of the road 0000 January 2, 1947. Presumably the 2nd to reduce the chances of New Year's party-goers making mistakes.
I wouldn't read too much into the RHD configuration of the car, it could have been part of a large order all built RHD but a few kept in Canada. After all, I'm not aware of any LHD CMP being made for use in Canada.

[David Herbert]

Certainly it doesn't look like the UK

David

[Lang]

Mathew

If you look at post No 2 in this thread you will see an Australian Salvation Army van on a train bound for Darwin.

There are many photos of Australian Salvation Army vehicles of many types in Australia and overseas.

Maybe you would like to start a new thread on Welfare vehicles of all types - Salvation Army, YMCA, American Red Cross etc. It would certainly throw up a wide variety of vehicles not normally seen on this thread.

Lang