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Old 27-11-15, 16:02
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Tony, were cars delivered in a number of colours, then painted DBG for military use?

Yes that's my assumption Matt....until proven otherwise! I find it unlikely that DBG ever made it into vehicle production, owing to relatively small numbers involved, and general state of haste and disorganization at the time. More likely these vehicles received a superficial Army repaint as you say. Rick's photo titled "1940 Moorebank Anzac Rifle Range Camp" appears to show 1940 Chev sedans and 1940 Ford trucks freshly painted DBG at 5 Base Ordnance Depot Moorebank.

1940 Moorebank Anzac Rifle Range Camp.jpg


As we know DBG soon became obsolete: Military Board Instruction MBI 94 15th August, 1940. Adoption of “Paint, Khaki Green, No. 3”

"All Military vehicles, artillery equipment and general stores, previously painted in service colour will be painted in Khaki Green, No. 3."

Evidently your staff car fell through the cracks Matt! Of course, in 1941 we see large numbers of vehicles delivered in factory KG3, including your K5 Inter.

1941 from Laurie Wright webpage.jpg

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