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Would the wooden insert in the front bumper have been
painted or left natural??

Mine was painted. Not sure if it was 100% original, but it had the following colours (new to old):

British army green (Bubba??)
USAF strata blue
OD
Natural wood (with dry rot )

You can view a not-very-good photo here:

http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _photo.php

Not sure about factory restorations, but my guess is the motor pool folks wouldn't take the wood insert out if the bumper area needed painting; the wood would've gotten a liberal coating too.

Check this photo too:

http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _photo.php

That's an in-service photo, and since those hood blocks are painted, then it's likely that the bumper insert was too.....

Owen.