Aussie M20 Diamond T tank transporter unit: paint colour

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by chippyrail

The first 200 odd vehicles were bought by the British purchasing commission & were painted 'Coronado Tan'.

Coronado Tan, eh? Never heard about it before, even though now I see there is a reference to it in the thread Protec Khaki Green No.3 .

The subject came up recently when a Dutch restorer was asking about the right colour for his Diamond T. He mixed up some paint to match the remains on his truck:
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I told him it most likely was (or should be) Light Stone - just rushed to forward him the info about Coronado Tan.

See Colours of US M3 Light and Mediums supplied to Britain for some useful info on this paint colour.

H.