Cletrac General or Avery ???

Looking at the serial number plate it says it was manufactured for Montgomery Ward by the Cleveland Tractor Co. of Cleveland Ohio. The serial number is 1FA1540. By checking serial number lists it should be a 1941 Cletrac General. If it is why was it painted in red and have Avery decals, I thought Avery didn't buy the Cletrac tractor line until 1943 or 1944?

In case it helps it has a Hercules engine, model is IXB-3 and the serial number is 2446226.

Can anyone tell me what I have, what color it should be painted and where I can get parts.

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That little ~ should be in the upper left corner of your keyboard. My serial number book says that yours was one of a series of tractors that were either the General GG, or Wards Twin Row or Coop (that name seemed to get on everything). This book groups them all together so Cletrac was probably making all of them. And yes, Avery did take the line over in about '42 or '43 depending on who you ask.

Do you know what the paint code color is for the Cletrac General? How about the color for a Wards Twin Row? Any idea on where I can get parts? I need fenders for sure and the front panels that bolt onto the hood should be replaced.

Based on my research and your information I am going to fix it up as a Cletrac General GG. The General in the link below looks just like mine except mines not restored yet
http://cletrac.org/media/pictures/GG_Severance.jpg