in the Veloce book "British Woodies" there are pictures of military conversions with either completely white or patches of white on the bumpers, fenders, & running boards. most of these cars also have 'eyelids' on the headlights and all but a slot closed out.

Q: was this a special type of white paint? or just so the corners of the vehicle could be defined in dim light?

thanks

Short answer; the latter. Nothing special about the paint (i.e. not glow in the dark) just white paint for low light situations. The 'slot' is a cover for the black out requirements so that headlights are not easily picked out from above.

Hope that helps,
Rick

As Rick said, just plain white paint to mark the bumpers, wings, etc, to help make the vehicles visible in the blackout.

The headlights had 'Notek' style hoods or covers with a slot in them, again to minimise visibility from above. It didn't make easy to see in the dark, though...

This was applied to most of the civilian and military vehicles allowed on the public roads in the early war period,

yes; confirmation helpful. thanks