Any RCMP around?

[davepl]

I'd like to get in touch with a 67-72 truck-loving RCMP officer who might have a way to verify if the purple trucks we see in Canada were originally a purple-red color scheme used by the RCMP. Someone mentioned it in another thread but there was no followup info.

And before some cracker makes a joke about the red dress uniform, Marines don't wear the shoulder doilies or swords every day either - that is also a dress uniform, and RCMP normally dress as normal police or tactical members. Sorry, it's a sore spot for some of us, just thought I'd head that off up front...