Jim2968 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Hi Pete, Thank you very much for the info. Will pick a number from that batch. Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon king Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Still haven’t got a composite picture of the two together..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim2968 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Hi All, Could use some help as repainting my jeep. It is a 42 GPW and I am putting it into British. Any advice on colour paint BS numbers would be welcome. I'm thinking BS381C - 298 from Military Vehicle paints. Also matt or satin finish? Many thanks in advance. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minniethejeep Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 If you know or suspect your jeep is ex British army, you can go on the RLC archives website. It costs £30 for them to look and they may not find anything. If they do, it will be what's called a key card. It shows the post war registration of two numbers, two letters, two numbers, the chassis number, the wartime M number (they weren't always painted on the bonnet) the contract number bought under, whether it's a Ford or Willys and other odd bits of information. Mine says it was sold off by the Ministry of Supply on 15/01/59. Unfortunately there are no unit records for mine. Some exist, but not always. The research is easy if you know the post war registration but it can be done by chassis number. The key card is sent by email as a digital copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 I got a copy of the post war key card for my Jeep (I think it was Kew?) For the first time in over 30 years of ownership, I now know it's M number. Mine is the last one on this card. Interestingly it wasn't demobbed till 1959 so must have been one of the last. I was advised by a guy on this site who was running a British Jeep register. I believe he has a Facebook page now. Ron 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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