First Delivery HMMWVs Paint color?

[olewhiskey]

With a very early production HMMWV, I think the original might be Woodland in service but I have seen some MERDC camo HMMWVS(granted rare). What would be the correct color in service for a HMMWV as delivered? Did AM General deliver these in solid Green or Woodland?

 

[HUMVEE1]

Woodland once production started.

 

[DanM7890]

Would be cool if someone make an identical to the one in the photo.

 

[HUMVEE1]

Not to be a smartass, but they made thousands of units identical to the truck in the photo !

 

[DanM7890]

Not to be a smartass, but they made thousands of units identical to the truck in the photo !

I know they made thousands, not the point I'm trying to make.

 

[HUMVEE1]

Sorry...an attempt at humor. I guess you mean the base and the sign ? Yes that would be cool.
My 1983 Govplanet Hummervee is older by a couple years and has very similar camo job pattern outlined in grease pencil. Not yet standardized I guess. I wonder if the person who penciled the original pattern realized the extent to which the work would be copied.

 

[M813rc]

The very first ones we got in the Marines (mid-late '85?) were 383 woodland camo. MERDC was already out for new vehicles at that point. Other vehicles (eg. 939 series trucks and CUCVs) started being delivered to us in 383 camo in 1984.

Cheers

 

[98G]

The first hmmwv I encountered in service was woodland camo.

This would have been late 1986.

 

[HUMVEE1]

This unit was in existence on Jan 3 1985 as it was made 11/27/84.
000050
interesting to see how it has aged.

 

[NDT]

Sorry...an attempt at humor. I guess you mean the base and the sign ? Yes that would be cool.
My 1983 Govplanet Hummervee is older by a couple years and has very similar camo job pattern outlined in grease pencil. Not yet standardized I guess. I wonder if the person who penciled the original pattern realized the extent to which the work would be copied.

Can we know more about your 1983 Govplanet Hummervee? What is that? I thought the prototypes were 1984's, mine is.

 

[DanM7890]

No offense just curious about the really early ones. Would be worth holding onto

 

[HUMVEE1]

Can we know more about your 1983 Govplanet Hummervee? What is that? I thought the prototypes were 1984's, mine is.

you have the Teledyne ?

 

[NDT]

you have the Teledyne ?

No, one of the 1984 AM General testing prototypes.

 

[HUMVEE1]

Wow that is rare and cool. I have been researching them. Does your truck have fairly standardized features such as dash
and hood ? Would that be a Phase III Testing and Evaluation truck ? Or would it be newer than that as I believe the Phase III testing took place in 1983 ?

 

[HUMVEE1]

Is this a Phase II prototype ?

 

[NDT]

Wow that is rare and cool. I have been researching them. Does your truck have fairly standardized features such as dash
and hood ? Would that be a Phase III Testing and Evaluation truck ? Or would it be newer than that as I believe the Phase III testing took place in 1983 ?

It is completely the same as production trucks with one exception, in the rear floor area, there are 2 small crescent shaped cutouts, for what I don't know. The truck has no data plates at all. I know it is a 84 from casting marks on various parts.

 

[HUMVEE1]

I used to think those cutouts were planned as drains but I think they might have something to do with removing the rear shocks.

 

[HUMVEE1]

Truck 000046 has those same features as yours.

 

[HUMVEE1]

Truck 000050 may not.

 

[HUMVEE1]

This is why I nicknamed my truck the Hummervee