White Scout Car Colours

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by tankbarrell

I don't think British vehicles of US origin were repainted unless there was a need for it. Painting a White Scout Car in SCC15 so that it was a similar colour to US olive drab would be pointless if it were already olive drab!

Yup - true - but in 1943, many WSC werent Olive Drab - they'd already been repainted for their theatre of operations.

This, whilst a B/w pic, is UK and I think 1943.

WSC-FrontFittings.jpg

The paint variation/camo scheme is visible, but by May 44, the only pics I can find are single colour - though in B/W this is obviously hard to confirm what... would be great to see these accurately colourised.

However, if they were repainted (same as Jeep in "mickey mouse") in 43, they would then have been repainted in 44.

If straight off the boat from USA, then obviously no point repainting... but Phantom had their WSC from late 43 into early 44 depending on the squadron... so it is likely that many were repainted before war mobilisation orders came through.


Tim