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| | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 8 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 8 | I have a 59 Chevy pickup with a paint code "740K"
I am looking for any resorces to find the original color of the truck.
thanks for any help,
Joe | | | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 1,159 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 1,159 | Wanna see a really OLD page that's still on the server http://www.stovebolt.com/paint.html It has some paint info about the '39 and '40's ... since that what the site was initially set up for. I'm sure some of the other guys will come up with more helpful info. I just knew that file was there because I still need to figure out what to do with it. Peg
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | 740K is Cardinal Red - at least 740 is, never found out what the K, or B,D,E or J mean - very very close to DuPont Centari #5291A4, MilleMegliaRed, which is what I used find the 59 paint samples here - pick your year and make, click GO Bill | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 8 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 8 | red58,
nice looking 58, thanks for info.
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