I’m planning to build a Dodge Command Car in use with the French Foreign Legion in North Africa.
E.g. 1st or 3st Legion Saharan Motorized Company 1946-54
Unfortunately, apart from the license plates, I have not yet been able to find out which markings the vehicles had during my research.
I couldn’t see the logic behind the license plates either.
However, all recognizable license plates of the Dodge start with 4. All other numbers appear arbitrary.
Is there a scheme like e.g. in the 60s?
Another question concerns the command cars used.
I did not find any evidence that vehicles with a winch were in use.
Hello Henri,
Thanks for the pics. That helps and generates new questions ::
Now I have seen that the ace of spade was used in different colors. At least ace of diamonds was also used.
Is the mark on the grille of the Dodge in the first photo and the symbol on the bumper of the Dodge in the second photo the unit crest?
Ancient thread I know but I have a similar idea. I did see part of one such vehicle in a photograph, and it looked light-colored. And even though the Algerian War is forgotten in the USA, it was as big as Vietnam in its time.
It is not easy to identify the right color. Due to the french colors tendency to chalk out and the dessert environment the colors seamed to fade quickly. For my project i decided to use LifeColor paint. UA225 light stone 61 , UA228 Light Grey/Silver Grey 28 or UA229 Portland Stone 64 will be good choises.
