Thanks Kevin, I don't know for sure on the interior color. I'm of the opinion that it may not have been, as most of the other 46's I've seen have been the hammered beige, and I believe this one was originally as well.
My understanding from the books I have is that the 40-46's were hammered. However, there is some mention of "turret-gray" being used as a trim color during 42-early 46. I have seen a couple of 42-45's that were grey as well.
I do know that this was one of the very early 46 models, as it still has the body welds in place, and the VIN# indicates a FEB. production date.
When I started puttting everything back together, I wasn't real commited to ensuring complete correctness of the truck. It's one that will never see anything other than an occasional neighborhood cruise night/show.
I've got 2.5 miles of dirt road between my house and town, and I'm proud to say, that I'm not afraid to use it.
Good Luck with your project. I've been following your progress, and it's looking really nice so far.
Regards,
