Military Vehicles in original color (not olive drab)
There are more colors of military vehicles other than muted olive or forest green.
Awash in Color
It is easy to assume that all historic military vehicles were painted in some muted shade of olive or forest green. While that tends to be true for tactical vehicles, all branches of services have employed fleets of administrative vehicles. Since 1954, the General Services Administration (GSA) has provided quality vehicles and efficient and economical fleet management services to more than 75 federal agencies — including all branches of the U.S. military.
The GSA Fleet leases non-tactical vehicles to other federal agencies. The types of vehicles in the Fleet include:
• Sedans
• Station wagons
• Sport utility vehicles (SUVs)
• Vans
• Pickup trucks (4x2 and 4x4)
• Buses
• Ambulances
• Medium and heavy duty trucks;
• Law enforcement vehicles
• Specialty equipment (trailers)
Today, with nearly 218,000 vehicles, GSA Fleet is one of the largest non-tactical fleets in the United States. However, few of them are as colorful as those featured here!
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John Adams-Graf ("JAG" to most) is the editor of Military Trader and Military Vehicles Magazine. He has been a military collector for his entire life. The son of a WWII veteran, his writings carry many lessons from the Greatest Generation. JAG has authored several books, including multiple editions of Warman's WWII Collectibles, Civil War Collectibles, and the Standard Catalog of Civil War Firearms. He is a passionate shooter, wood-splitter, kayaker, and WWI AEF Tank Corps collector.
