M816 Paint Color

[McCrackin]

We've had a new arrival here...1970 XM816 Wrecker with 1800 hours on it, this thing is a monster. It came out of PA. Not really any serious rust on it, it's been painted several times. I plan on cleaning it up and re-painting it, in order to bring it back to it's former glory.

Anyone know what the correct paint color is ? (I was thinking 383 green)

Only damage was the loss of the orange globe on one of the emergency lights, fell off on I95 near Jacksonville, if anyone finds it let me know...lol

Anyone have any links to some Technical Manuals for this model ?

 

[Jimma]

I think a coat of new 383 would look great.

 

[Danger Ranger]

Show us the progress, and make sure you got pics, lots of pics.....

 

[Marlboro]

Super nice truck! Like those tires on there

 

[Ferroequinologist]

I need a hooker SO BAD!!!

lol Nice trucks and I love G177 I have on my wife's deuce.

383 would look nice but so would OD semi gloss.

 

[waayfast]

Well,since that is a wrecker and they tend to have lots of hydraulics (and lots of hydraulics leaks) if it were mine I would think about the semi- gloss like 24087.Seems like it would clean up a lot easier than a lusterless which would forever show smudges after an oil leak. With a lusterless your new paint wouldn't look new very long I'm thinking.

Jim

 

[McCrackin]

Thanks guy's, the semi-gloss OD is the same I painted my M38 with. Oil smudges will certainly plague this truck.

 

[Ord22]

nice wrecker!!