Protec Khaki Green No.3

[Keith Webb]

Thank you Bob as ambassador for the Khaki movement.

[Slava]

Did this "Nr 3" use on English production vehicles only?
How about Americans?
Especially Macks?

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi Slava - this was the colour used in Australia in the early 1940s before variations of Olive Drab came into vogue. Most American trucks I have seen were a deep bronze green.

Bob

[Slava]

Hi Bob!

I had my question not quite by chance.
I met a note in a book about military Mack trucks that model LMSW of 1941-42 was painted at factory British Khaki No.3.
It was stranged me because all another trucks in the book described as Olive Drab or Coronado Tan.

[Mike Cecil]

Colour depended on the contract. Mack trucks supplied under British purchasing commission (BPC) contracts were painted in Brit standard camouflage green, while those for US contracts were completed in US Deep Olive Drab.

Upon arrival in Australia (Australia recd Lend Lease vehicles by 'bidding' against supply contracts placed by the BPC, who decided who got what of the available vehicles), they were painted overall at the time of their assembly by the Australian assembly contractor. The Australian Govt issued a Contract Demand for assembly of CKD vehicles that included a paint specification. The paint spec for those assembled in Oz was invariably Khaki Green No.3 as the base colour, of which there were two 'shades' during the course of the war. Specs also included a disruptive colour if required for a particular vehicle type.

Mike C

[Slava]

Too interesting Mike.
May be I'm not so good educated in questions of a shipement, but you noted CKD. I know only PartlyKD. What this "C" means?
And what is the second color of British standard camouflage green?
I'm in interest of Mack trucks mostly and red about Coronado Tan color for vehicles with destination of Australia.
Vlad.

[Mike Cecil]

Hi Vlad,

CKD = Complete Knock Down, ie boxes with the major unit assemblies packed inside.

Interesting you have a ref for 'Coronado Tan': perhaps that equates to the Khaki Brownish colour found on some CMPs, too? Will have to look into that further. My post was, of course, a broad generalisation: there were exceptions.

Mike C