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The military dash became standard sometime in 42. Before that, Chevies, Dodges, Ford's, Ford and Willys jeeps had dashes of their own design. Once standardized, the QM didn't have to stock several different dashes (instrument panels) from many different manufacturers. An example, a full-on military 41 1.5 ton 4x4 Chevy had a civilian panel. A 42-45 had the standard round gauges that would work in a jeep or Dodge 3/4 ton, 7 ton 6x6 Ward LaFrance wrecker, etc.