Staghound Restoration

[Russ Gregg]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

I have seen pale blue US Army markings on a few wartime vehicles but it does not seem to have been a common practice. This is the first time as well that I can recall ever seeing a US Army number on a vehicle using the decimal point system of numbering. It would be interesting to know when and why US vehicles used pale blue markings and when the decimal numbering system was in use.

It was my understanding that the blue markings on US vehicles were painted pre-war. Once the war started they went to white.