I have seen a very good example of original maroon door panels (they looked just like Huck's pics of the pristine 49 GMC).
They are maroon while the deep fissures in the grain are black. How did GM pull that detail off? Did the original maroon seat covers also have the black color in the fissures?
Carl

1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission