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Graeff870
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Posted: 05 May 2020 at 1:38am |
Hello guys, My father has this 1952 3A, and we found the original color under the paint layers, it's both here in the windshield, and behind the firewall tag:
I believe it is Hatteras green, but i could not find a picture of a Willys, Jeep or otherwise, in this color, and i know some color were exclusive to Aeros and Wagons, so thats why i ask, is it a original 3A color? and if so, what color should the wheels be to match it? Thanks in advance.
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athawk11
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The two green colors available for a 1952 CJ3A were Emerald Green and Hampshire Green. According to Bob Westerman's book, in 1952, the wheel colors changed from "complimentary" colors to "the same as body color."
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1- 1946 CJ2A
2- 1949 CJ3A |
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Graeff870
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Thanks, if that's so, it isn't a green Jeep... I've also found a similar 51 color, did some of them carry over to 52?
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athawk11
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It's hard to tell which layer of paint is the first layer in your photo. Willys CJ3As had two gray colors available during 1951-52.
Picket Gray and Potomac Gray. It's always hard to compare real colors to internet colors, but the Potomac Grey always seemed to have a slight green tint to it...when I view it from a computer. Could it be the gray I see in your photo?
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Graeff870
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Well i initially thought it was hatteras green, because it looked somewhat lighter and had a more yellowish hue than the grays i knew.
I took the picture into MS paint, and selected the color, it is indeed gray! i guess the surrounding colors messed with my perception. Here it is, the same picture, but with the bottom layer pointed at,and the color, which i selected from 3 different places in the picture
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