Info needed: correct colours for WWII Aust vehicles

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Gina Vampire

In Jan 1942 we didn't have all that many vehicles and they wernt all that dispersed.

That's a interesting theory but the photographic evidence doesn't support it . In early 1942, there were army units spread all over the country from Tasmania to the Northern Territory. Each unit had vehicles on issue of course.

I wish you all success with your research but it's a wide ranging and complex subject . Will we ever really know the true facts ?

In such a harsh environment like the N.T. , the paint would have gone powdery and faded quickly , I don't think the army workshops had sophisticated equipment available . The factory paint jobs would have been neat and tidy but once the vehicles were out in the real world it was a different story.

Distributing paint to remote locations was another issue. Paint would be low down on the list of necessities , the priority would have been given to food, munitions etc.