Maybe 20~25 years ago another fellow I know bought a pickup just like that with a painted front and painted bumpers. He decided to paint the body a standout yellow (sunshine bright yellow with silver metalflake in it) and the grille piece, bumpers and running boards shiny black. He painted the wheels the same yellow with black hubcaps. When he told me what he was doing I figured it might look strange but I have to admit it looked extremely good. Eye-catching even in low light and very expensive looking.

He got it from a volunteer fire department and it had originally been painted a dark red with off-white grille piece and bumpers and black running boards and white hubcaps with the VFD emblem on each door. He said it looked ok that way but lacked zip.

Of course it is up to you. Just thought I'd add what I had seen with the yellow/black combination. I think you could do the same thing with metalflake red, blue, green, etc.

~ Jon
1952 1/2 ton with 1959 235 | T5 with 3.07 rear end