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Old 05-04-13, 16:36
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Default Engine color - C15A - 1943

what would a proper engine color for a 1943 C15A be?

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Old 06-04-13, 04:48
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Default What colour

Hi All

While we are checking colours can anyone advise the correct colour for a 1943 GPW Jeep.

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Old 06-04-13, 06:32
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When new the motor and transmissions were painted Chevy grey like the civvy motors and when they got rebuilt they were painted body colour. I'm not sure about the Jeeps
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Old 06-04-13, 08:26
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Default jeep colors

Thanks!

WW2 jeeps were from fabric all Olived Drab but many discussions on what beeing the correctk olive drab color. There were probably many differences due to different LOTS, different factories, temperature when applied and so on. I would find one you like among those approved by most people.

After assembly line some where painted navy grey, airforce blue, USMC forrest green etc.

GPW engines were Ford Engine Grey almost same as Ferguson Grey.

MB engines were green, olive drab.

Take a look here for more info about color on the colors on the jeeps:

http://jeepdraw.com/PART_COLOURS.htm

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Old 06-04-13, 23:49
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Default Previous threads on Engine Color

Hi All

Here is a link for you that brings up all the previous MLU threads which include the "Engine Color" https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...pe=&as_rights=

As you can see this is a regular question with many different answers. My problem is that I suspect that most if not all of the answers are correct. Now to Svenn's question concerning a C15A there is photographic evidence from period photos that the Chevy engines were painted gray. Accept all three of my trucks `41, `42 and `43 with apparently original engines were painted black.

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