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EOD M-38A1

Post by Joe Gopan » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:54 am

One of the most colorful M-38A1 Jeep paint schemes I have ever seen were on those assigned to EOD units at various military bases. EOD "EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL" Jeeps were SG OD with Gloss Insignia Red Fenders. They usually had a CO2 Fire Extinguisher mounted inside and a fine mesh Spark Arrestor on the rear of the muffler.
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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by ltmaty » Tue Sep 25, 2012 3:10 pm

Anyone have a photo of an EOD paint scheme? Google was no help.
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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by DJ » Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:09 pm

The G741( M37 site) has a member with a M37 painted as an EOD truck!

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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by wilfreeman » Tue Sep 25, 2012 6:42 pm

Yeah, I'd like to see that
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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by Joe Gopan » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:09 am

I do not have a reference right here, it was simple, the 50's-60's vehicles such as M-38A1, M-37, and M-35 were 24087 SG O.D. and just the front fenders were painted gloss Insignia Red. There are pics floating around.
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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by Joe Gopan » Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:27 pm

Add some color to your M-38A1, paint it up as an EOD Jeep.
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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by Cabin Fever » Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:19 pm

As luck would have it, Military Vehicles Magazine posted this photo of an EOD M37 today on Facebook.

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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by Joe Gopan » Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:30 pm

Wonder if Lt.Fuzz was the passenger in the child seat. Looks like someone has a nice M-37 Not sure about the rear fenders tho.
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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by wilfreeman » Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:55 pm

The colors actually look good together!

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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by Joe Gopan » Sat Oct 07, 2017 1:31 am

EOD Jeep anybody? The late Cyclops Ram aka Ross Moir used to show up at events in an EOD vehicle.
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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by Joe Gopan » Sat Jun 02, 2018 1:00 pm

No EOD Jeeps yet?
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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by dpcd67 » Sun Jun 03, 2018 3:05 pm

No EOD unit vehicles were painted anything special during my tenure. But EOD people think they are special.
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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:48 am

Those red fenders are a welcome sight to some.
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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:37 pm

Any EOD M-38A1 restorations out there yet?
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Re: EOD M-38A1

Post by Joe Gopan » Sun Nov 03, 2019 4:29 am

No EOD JEEPs yet?
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