Woogeroo,
It is my understanding that if the running boards were black (on a pickup truck), then the wheels were black.
A deluxe option was available, with wheels and running boards painted body color. This option also had a pinstripe on the body "ribbon" and three pinstripes on the wheels. The color of the pinstripe was different for different body colors. Cream Medium was the pinstripe color for most blue body colors.
In 1953, the hubcaps were painted Thistle Gray. Chrome hubcaps were supposedly not available in from either 1951 or maybe 1952 through 1953 but became available again in 1954.
Tim
