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1951Chevy1Ton,

You are correct about different fender colors be relatively uncommon on A-D trucks. My statement above was incorrect. I should have stated that it was completely possible for fenders to have been ordered with a different color from the body (special ordered, not a Regular Production Option).

My guess is that companies/municipalities/organizations liked to have matching colored trucks. Prior to 1940, the fenders were a different color from the body (most often the standard black fenders?). Trucks were used for many years, so companies might have wanted to buy newer model/series trucks to match their other/older trucks.

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