Desert paint color

[Mad_Dan_Eccles]

Originally posted by Chuck Anderson
I mean, did they paint the engine compartment, interiors, & under carriage with Light stone also?

Regarding the Army hood (or bumper) number (M########), is there a formula to figure this out?

Depending on circumstances the likely treatment was a quick squirt to change the colour on the visible surfaces. Open topped vehicles might have the interiors painted, but this wasn't always the case. Engine bays and under-surfaces would not normally be painted unless the vehicle was undergoing a major overhaul or rebuild.

The War Department assigned census numbers when the vehicle contract was signed; these were like a modern day registration in that they didn't change when the vehicle moved from one unit to another so there is no formula as such - each contract simply assigned a range of numbers.

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