New here! I am restoring what is suppose to be
an Exxon ( although I believe Esso would be period correct) 8 barrel oil truck. It is a 1952 chevy 1 ton with a 9 ft bed complete with fenders. It has a gvw of 8800 . The guy told me
it was an EXXON truck although I believe being that it is a 1952 he may have ment ESSO. Anyway
what ever it is it has been sort of restored sometime ago. I can find plenty of evidence that it was some sort of multi colored truck . There
is blue paint under the running boards, red on the frame and firewall and possibly a sort of tan on the cab and fenders and bed. Not really sure about the tan but it is in areas that would
have been painted by the factory. The original primer seems to be red oxide or something like that. What I would like to know If there is some sort of reference I can check outto get the correct colors . This truck is in excellent condition and is 99% rust free . It has 17 inch wheels , four speed , 216 ( which I would like to replace with a 235 (54-up) . Anybody got one?
Thanks for any info!
