deuces in strange color scchemes

[maddawg308]

Without trying to start a thread of pics showing the weird color schemes, or camo patterns, that civvys have given deuces after they leave the military service, thought I would start an interesting thread.

Does anyone have uncommon color patterns or camo schemes that were given to the deuce while it was in service?

I have seen 24087 semi gloss, 4-color MERDC, 3-color NATO, USMC field drab, 383 CARC, Air Force Blue Strata, fire engine red (fire deuces), desert sand color, 3-color desert, and UN white.

Reason I bring this up is curiousity - saw someone post a pic of a USN orange M38A1 recently, wondered if the deuce was ever painted something similar....

 

[CCATLETT1984]

 

[DanMartin]

Never seen a deuce, but I've seen lots of Jeeps and a few other trucks painted US Navy grey. I would imagine a deuce or two had to be grey in the 50+ years they were in service. Every Navy deuce I've ever seen has been painted some sort of OD green or three-color forest pattern though...

 

[desertfox]

I have 2 that were painted white at one time? Any one know the history regarding the wihite? One was brush painted camo over the white. YUK. My best running truck but the ugliest.

 

[wiggall]

Winter camo for Alaska. FTG2 Wiggles USS EDSON DD 946 1969-1973

 

[maddawg308]

This might be a topic that can best be expanded on by David Doyle. I'd love to see any color pictures he might have saved up....

 

[jimbo*]

I also have a white duece. It was originally an M109, but the Army removed the box, and installed a generator in it's place. There are numerous dueces and other vehicles painted solid white at White Sands Missile Range, even though the range only encompasses a relatively small portion of the white sand area.

Jimbo

 

[nattieleather]

I saw a picture of a crash/fire duce painted florecent green/ florecent yellow ( you know that safety color that many big city fire departments went with in the 70s). It was on a flight line someplace. Looks to be in the 70s too.

 

[jasonjc]

Some of the CARC primer is white, so you may find this under the green.

 

[Pawnshop]

Not wierd colors, but I did find photos of a deuce with the camo pattern inside the cab!

 

[wheelspin]

mine was painted many times over the years, od green, 4 color(with gray in it), tan, 3 color nato as it is now. parts of the cab in side are green and behind and under the seats tan. under the truck its tan, green, black. ?????? must have had some slow days.

 

[neilhendrix]

Here is before and after. New jersey National Guard. Brush painted

 

[Gastrap]

I've got a spare door that's a factory semi gloss dark brown. It is stenciled " U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. MANPOWER DIVISION" I remember seeing forestry trucks this color as a kid.

 

[wreckerman893]

A lot of vehicles were painted white as part of UN (Ungrateful Nations) peace keeping missions.
They had some at Camp Shelby that the role players drove around in.