Dodge D-15 and D-60 info

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Erwin
Is there any chance to trace the mission areas of the vehicle?

Wasn't Austria liberated by British troops fighting their way up through Italy? I would not be surprised if your Dodge served there.

And: the cab roof shows a welding to close a previously open hatch.
Which version had this hatch?

I have seen pictures of American half-ton Dodges in British service in North Africa which had retrofitted hatches. Was the hole in your roof round or square?

And: in this thread some b/w pictures of camouflage-patterned D15s have been posted, obiously sand/black. (e.g. the Military Police D15 in the British Pathe movie)
My last question: What colors are these exactly?

That would be the design introduced in April 1943 for use in Sicily and Italy, with a base tone of SCC5 "Light Mud" with Black or SCC7 (a dark olive green) in bold patterns for camouflage. See paint schemes for CMP trucks and follow the links to Mike Starmer's articles on this subject for exact colour mixes. Mike published a series of small books on the subject with all the relevant info and camouflage patterns. If you want to do an exact paint job, make sure to read Mike's research.

HTH,
Hanno