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Re: 55 1st truck 3100 motor paint color & intake/exhaust color originalchuck #1081285 01/25/2015 2:34 AM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,310 Virginia 5 52Carl Renaissance Man
52Carl Renaissance Man 5 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,310 Virginia	Every 216 with original paint which I have seen has been a much darker gray than any of the paints offered by any of the venders. It can be described as a light black more so than dark gray, IMO. Absolutely no blue tint by anyone's imagination. Carl 1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition \| 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission

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55 1st truck 3100 motor paint color & intake/exhaust color	originalchuck	01/23/2015 6:22 AM
Re: 55 1st truck 3100 motor paint color & intake/exhaust color	Flxible	01/23/2015 7:01 AM
Re: 55 1st truck 3100 motor paint color & intake/exhaust color	52Carl	01/23/2015 11:25 PM
Re: 55 1st truck 3100 motor paint color & intake/exhaust color	Flxible	01/23/2015 11:49 PM
Re: 55 1st truck 3100 motor paint color & intake/exhaust color	stoveboltgator	01/24/2015 3:20 AM
Re: 55 1st truck 3100 motor paint color & intake/exhaust color	tclederman	01/24/2015 3:43 AM
Re: 55 1st truck 3100 motor paint color & intake/exhaust color	52Carl	01/25/2015 2:34 AM
Re: 55 1st truck 3100 motor paint color & intake/exhaust color	Achipmunk	01/25/2015 3:43 AM
Re: 55 1st truck 3100 motor paint color & intake/exhaust color	Denny Graham	01/25/2015 5:18 AM
Re: 55 1st truck 3100 motor paint color & intake/exhaust color	tclederman	01/25/2015 5:48 PM
Re: 55 1st truck 3100 motor paint color & intake/exhaust color	52Carl	01/26/2015 12:02 AM

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