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| | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 | Anybody know where I can find th ecorrect paint colors for the '50 216 for a pickup? And the '54 235?
Can U believe it? My wife says: "I want an old pickup truck" so I HAD to buy it!!
'50 Chevy 3100 5 window.
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 71 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2001 Posts: 71 | The '50 216 is gray. I ordered mine from Chevy Duty. Don't know about those high-tech 235s, but I'm sure someone else will. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 | Thanks. Are the sheetmetal parts -- valve cover, etc. gray, too? I've got one that's painted blue.
The other is orange.
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Can U believe it? My wife says: "I want an old pickup truck" so I HAD to buy it!!
'50 Chevy 3100 5 window.
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 | Everything cept the starter,generator,road draft tube,distributor,and fan blade should be grey.Even the manifold. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 |
Can U believe it? My wife says: "I want an old pickup truck" so I HAD to buy it!!
'50 Chevy 3100 5 window.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | The 216 in my 52 and the 54 235 I bought were both blue. Original paint. Both engines were painted both colors, why, I don't know. Best match for the blue that I found is Plasti-Kote 201 Chevy blue.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | My guess is gray ('52, 216) and gray ('54 235). Expect to get all sorts of answers. Nonetheless, Chevrolet colored drawings and technical manuals show or state gray as the truck engine colors for these years. That is, except for sedan delivery (panel wagon)in 1954, which used the Blue Flame Six 235 (which was, of course, painted blue). Chevy Duty sells a blue (incorrect) for 1954 235 truck engine. Jim Carter seems to sell the correct color. Here is one of many earlier discussions on this matter. http://www.stovebolt.com/bboard/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=002149&p= Tim | | |
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