I have the '53 resto pack. I don't know what Jake got for '53, but mine is as complete as the '54 pack--almost. Unfortunately there is no mention of wheel colors for '53, though it does show striping. In '53, the 16" wheels on the 3100's got 3 stripes and the 17" wheels on 3800, 3900, 3600RPO, 3700RPO got 2 stripes. The striping colors were the same as for '54.
In '53, the deluxe equipment option didn't exist. This option returned in '54 after a several year absence. Also, I could find no reference to a separate deluxe paint option in the '53 resto pack (nor in the '54). In the absence of any deluxe options, is it then safe to assume that all '53 wheels were black? If so, and if black wheels didn't get stripes, why would the resto pack show wheel striping? Something doesn't make sense here. Is the pack missing some wheel color info, or is it just me? My brain is melting.
Jim Carter says that the '52 gray painted hubcaps had black block lettering. Ditto for '53. The '54 caps changed, having a blue bowtie emblem in place of the word CHEVROLET.
Tim, above you say: "The 1954 Deluxe Cab Equipment option was supposedly only available on 5-window Chevrolet cabs..." It's my understanding that the 5-window cabs were part of the deluxe equipment option. But, a 5-window cab does not necessarily imply a deluxe cab, as the corner windows were available as a separate option (RPO 387).
