Jeep colours

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Jan Mostek
what are your opinions about the jeeps used in North Africa, especially those used by SAS. Were they repainted sand over the OD or were they painted sand ex-works?

Jan, as mentioned earlier, jeeps were delivered from the factory painted Olive Drab (except for a few built under USMC and Canadian government contracts). So all jeeps used in North Africa painted Light Stone were repainted.

Looking at pictures (some shown below) it looks like the body was painted inside and out. Sometimes paint was sprayed partly over the tyres, sometimes not. Although the front end of the chassis was repainted, I doubt the whole chassis was repainted. Basic guideline was that the jeep had paint applied to all visible areas, so the underside of chassis and engine bay would most likely remain olive drab, but with overspray.

Hope this helps,
Hanno




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