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In my 1950 3100 Chevrolet, does anyone know if the gas tank was painted the same as the steering column in that light brown color.
Thanks for any info.
John

gas tanks were galvanized color, not painted

Bill

Thanks for info.

Gas tank in mine was the color of the interior paint. I have no reason to believe the interior was ever repainted after original. It appeared as though it were painted in the truck.

Same here Eric, I was fortunate enough to have talked with the
people that maintained this truck and new it from when it was
bought new. The out side was sprayed a real rough red because
it was used as a small town fire truck, but the interior was
never touched. The tank had a light dusting of the interior
color as though it had already been installed at the time it
went thru the paint shop. There was even Mariner Blue over
spray on the upper part of the outer filler neck. I'm guessing
that the grommet was installed some where down the line and
the over spray blew thru the opening.

DG

My 54/55 Chevrolet and GMC regular cab trucks had the original paint on the outer-side of the gas tanks and it looks to me that they were painted in-place when the interior was painted.

As I recall, the hold-on straps were not painted (but I am not sure about that).

My tank had interior color on the top portion of the tank only. This included the straps. This was my grandfather's truck so I believe it to be fairly original. It was originally a Bell Telephone truck and when I pulled the tank I found a scheduling book with the jobs they were scheduled to do that day laying in there so I presume the tank was never removed.

Good Luck

Does this mean originally they didn't paint behind the gas tanks??
John

My 54 had the tank sitting behind the seat when painted and the strap stood up and hooked under the opening below the rear window. So the tank is the light blue same as the interior on the two tone blue interior. Behind the tank is not painted, and the underside of the tank straps are painted. When they were pulled down to hold the tank, the exposed part of the straps are unpainted. Again, this was the deluxe cab option in 54 with the two tone blue interior.

Another vote for the tank painted interior color for a 1950 3100. Here is a twist though, a green fill spout on a blue pickup with the original tank. You can't see the green paint from the outside because the factory masked the end of the spout. I have also seen the spout painted the original color.
Dustin

my truck had overspray on my gas tank, too



Indy