southlondoner:
I’ve often wondered where does the green and red livery of so many trucks originate from ? many companies years ago had green cabs and maybe a red chassis and wheels or grill, this colour scheme is still evident in modern fleets i.e Stobarts and another I can think of Fagan & Whaley, there is also a French Magnum I see regularly on the M20 with green and red cab panels but no signwriting, anyone got any nice green and red lorry pics.
It’s certainly traditional, and which is why I chose the combination for my Atki (and who needs a French Magnum when you can have a British one?):
Atkinson Viewline BVB 457H by 240 Gardner, on Flickr
It’s strange,when I was a lot younger I remember being told,“red and green should never be seen” by my parents!!
But I do agree,strangely on transport vehicles,both colours are well suited and complement each other.
David
5thwheel:
It’s strange,when I was a lot younger I remember being told,“red and green should never be seen” by my parents!!
David
I believe Red & Green comes from our nautical history, if you see Red and Green you are seeing both Port & starboard navigation lights of a ship heading directly toward you
Lawrence Dunbar fleet looks as good as it gets with regard to this thread.
A few more.
Oily
These are also pretty smart.
Oily
Green paint was used on a lot of agricultural related machinery because it had the best pigmentation so lasted longer, just a bit of useless info! 
Pete.
