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#1460495 07/28/2022 3:14 PM
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Can anyone tell me if 54 and 55e 3100s had a two-tone option? Is there somewhere I could see the available combinations? Thanks.


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I'm pretty sure there were two-tone combinations for the 54-55.1 series. You can no doubt find exactly what your looking for and color schemes at the GM Heritage site.

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/


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I read that Chevrolet would take special orders but I cannot find it stated in print. Here are links for options:

http://1954advance-design.com/Documents.htm
http://1954advance-design.com/Web%20images/54DeluxeCab-two-tone-stripe/1954-TDB-USA-Sec8-Page15.jpg

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Thank you Buoymaker. Once again you have answered my question. The 2nd link has the exact information I was looking for!

It looks like my 55 1st Series was originally RPO 438G, which is Bombay Ivory over Ocean Green. Pretty daring for a pickup in 1955!

To find the factory two-tone combinations, this is indeed the link:
http://1954advance-design.com/Web%20images/54DeluxeCab-two-tone-stripe/1954-TDB-USA-Sec8-Page15.jpg


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Here is a bulletin that better spells out two tone colors. Bombay Ivory was a 55 color although it shows up in the updated pages of the sales data book. Shell white or pure white was correct for 54.
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deluxe cab bulletin.pdf (3.75 MB, 5 downloads)
Paint chips.jpg (191.44 KB, 89 downloads)
paint chip sheet

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More excellent information. Thanks Greg.


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Tim, your site update is great! Very nicely laid out. I can see why you have been so quiet lately.

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Where I grew up, the GM dealership would commonly add white or light tan as a top color...mostly to try to help keep the cabs cooler in summer. They did this all the way up until 1963 or so...whenever A/C became available. There was one truck in town that was red with a light tan (beige?) top that looked really nice and a dark blue one with a white top I always liked.


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