1940 location recognised?

[Steve Guthrie]

Hi there

Those Ford station wagons look like 1940 models. Notice the sharp edge to the roof/side panel joint.

Re: the colours.
Pete Andrews posted a letter to the old MLU D-Group he discovered in the public records office about Canadian MV Colours:

"Light stone agreed as the colour pattern for MT vehicles for the Middle East.

Camouflage Designs - IMT (SK) 1263 (Sheets 1-6), Ministry of Supply Specification MC 205J, Tint Plates, Khaki Green No.3, Control Shades 219 & 235."

This was sent from Dep.Nat. Def.,Ottawa to Can.Mil.HQ

"Paint Spec. CS/1289 Grey dark, CS/1276 Light green No.5 special, CS/1275 Light Indian red special, CS/1274 Dark Tarmac No.4 special, CS/1273 Light Sand special, CS/1272 Middle Stone special, CS/1193 Light Stone, CS/955 Ammonium Nitrate."

So I suppose the three-colour scheme on that F60H could be a combo of a couple of these.

You're right about the camo patterns. They were originally applied at the factory. To quote the Record of Design book:

"At one stage the British Ministry of Supply requested that all vehicles going to the Middle East be camouflaged. However, it proved impractical to carry this out in production as proper camouflaging required a continuitiy of design and a variation from vehicle to vehicle to prevent a ?stereotyped? appearance. It was impossible for the manufacturer to produce a continuity of design in production where, in many instances, the chassis and cabs were not matched untill arrival at destination. Specification O.A.84, and certain camouflage patterns as referred to thereon, were developed before the decision to delete camouflage was made".

My 2 cents

Steve