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Tanks and Markings... the French - way
As the French Army ordered the monster batch of 5,000 machines - all sidecar equipped, IMC marked both tanks with markings in FRENCH.
The left (main fuel tank) is marked by a decal with "CARBURANT" (Fuel), while the right tank (containing oil and fuel in seperate compartments)  is marked by a decal with "CARBURANT" (Fuel) and another one indicating "HUILE" (Oil).

A picture of this can even be seen in the original Manual for the US Army (IMC# M601)... The just used photos of the French CAV machines instead of the US Army version....

More can be read in my book: "An American in Paris") ....
Left:

Manual M601 for the US Army. The decals in FRENCH can be seen in this picture!
Right:

Original tanks of a French CAV machine. The place were the original decals in FRENCH are indicated by arrows
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Left:

Original right tank of a French CAV machine. The original decal "HUILE" in front of the oil filler cap is still good visible! The decal "CARBURANT" (aft of the fuel tank filler cap) is badly damaged but is still partly readible
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Right:

Original right tank of a French CAV machine. The original decal "HUILE" in front of the oil filler cap is still good visible and in reasonable shape!
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