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Yellow M38 in Background with Arctic Top
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:26 pm
by BullRun
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Maybe I found the explanation for why my M38 is covered everywhere inside/out and even underneath including the original military installed Kelly hard top too with a chrome yellow paint. Even the steering wheel. The West Virginia DOT as the source for the yellow now looks less plausible.
Cool picture either way from NASA.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:09 am
by Bill_F
It very well could be a USAF flight line jeep.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:18 am
by BullRun
In previous posts I highlighted the helper coil springs in the rear. No evidence of a "cannon" ever being installed. But clearly a large and heavy radio or toolbox was installed in the rear of the jeep while painted in yellow.
Also on the hood and top are evidence of stripes being painted front to rear kind of like a "Follow Me" vehicle.
I believe the top has "For Official Use Only" painted on the top front edge.
Time to do some paint stripping...
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 7:24 am
by Scrapyard
BullRun wrote:
Time to do some paint stripping...
Hello, any progress since February? I would love to see more photos. In the near future I have to find the correct shade of yellow for my own project (ex Iran-Army M38).
From the movie "The Hunters", 1958.
More pictures in my subalbum:
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:52 am
by wesk
Judging by the height of the hood above the flat front fenders in the first photo with the XB70 I'd say that jeep was actually a CJ3B.