Pretty sure column shifts stopped way before they went to the newer non bullet parking lights.
As far as a color goes, those wheels are either black or red, my vote is for black. What color would have had those wheels in 47?
Here's an excerpt from the 2A page history section.
The next big change was paint colors. Up until serial number 38221, the CJ-2A only came in two colors--Pasture Green and Harvest Tan. The Pasture Green 2A�s had Autumn Yellow wheels (a bright yellow) with a Pasture Green pin stripe. The Harvest Tan 2A�s used Sunset Red wheels (not a red but a bright pumpkin orange) with an Americar Black pin stripe. The pin stripe was � inch wide and was just past the roll of the center part of the wheel. (Note: the paint color that is underline is Willys official name for the color)
In 1946 after serial number 38221 there were four more body colors added. Princeton Black (sometimes mentioned as Americar Black) Normandy Blue (a real dark navy blue), Michigan Yellow (a medium yellow) and Harvard Red (a bright red). The color wheels these 2A�s used should be of interest as a black or white painted wheel is not correct. The color scheme Willys used was:
Princeton Black. This is such a rare color that not much is known about its wheel color. Period color ads shows wheels that are Harvard Red or Sunset Red both with an Americar Black stripe
Normandy Blue 2A�s came with 2 different wheel colors---Autumn Yellow with a Normandy Blue or American Black stripe and Sunset Red with a Normandy Blue or Americar Black stripe.
Michigan Yellow 2A�s came with 3 different wheel colors. Pasture Green with a Michigan Yellow stripe, Americar Black with a Wake Ivory stripe and Sunset
Red with an Americar Black stripe.
Harvard Red 2A�s came with 2 different wheel colors, Autumn Yellow with a Harvard Red stripe and Americar Black with a Wake Ivory stripe.
In 1947 Harvard Red was dropped and Picket Gray (a dark gray) and Luzon Red (a plum colored maroon-ish red) were added. The color wheels these 2A�s
used were:
Picket Gray 2A�s came with Harvard Red wheels with an Americar Black stripe.
Luzon Red 2A�s came with Universal Beige wheels with a Luzon Red stripe.
In 1948 Potomac Gray (a light gray) was added and it used 2 different wheel colors. They were Harvard Red with an American Black stripe and American Black with a Wake Ivory stripe.
In 1949 Picket Gray, Normandy Blue and Michigan Yellow were dropped and Emerald Green (a dark green) was added. No definite wheel color has been established for this CJ-2A color.
Because the stripe appears to be lighter than the wheel, I believe we are looking at black wheels with an ivory stripe.
I think the jeep is either Michigan yellow or Potomac Grey...Maybe.....
