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#1229061 08/08/2017 2:30 PM
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Just got this truck and it looks like it was Brewster Green with black fenders. The VIN is 6DRK1604. Unlike more modern vehicles there is nothing in the vin that would indicate the original color so I guess I can paint it any color I like. I'm leaning towards the Cream and Brown combination. Does anyone know if the bed frame was painted any particular color or just bare? Same question for the metal pieces at the front of the flatbed.

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Bubba - Curmudgeon
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JoeR,

You have probably seen the original colors for that year.

Supposedly, it was not uncommon for a commercial truck to be painted any combination as a special order.

The flatbed and stake-rack bed assembly might have been installed after the truck was purchased, but, here are factory specs for factory platform/stake-rack beds.


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According to the VIN Buster the truck was built in Oakland, CA so the "Hollywood Tan" (might be a choice for the fenders, 501) with the Cream Medium (234) for the body.


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Does anyone know what color the frame of the flatbed was painted? Most of the photos I've seen show it as black. Also, this truck has the original corner pieces in the front of the bed. I've been searching for pictures of trucks with these but can't find any. Any ideas on the color?

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Bubba - Curmudgeon
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JoeR,

I have never seen a documented color. My bet is semi-gloss black.


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