I am going to paint the interior of the cab with the Rustoleum colours that DADS50 post ages ago. One colour was for the steering wheel and mast, and the other was for the rest of the interior. My question is, are those the only two colours that were used? Did Chevy paint any other parts of the cab with black?
A day without laughter is a day wasted- Charlie Chaplin When wrestling a grizzly bear, you have to keep at it until the bear gets tired, not when you get tired. 1948 Chevy 2-Ton
As far as I know, there were just the two colors, with the steering wheel and mast slightly darker than the rest of the interior. But the pedal arms (clutch, brake, parking brake, and starter pedal) were painted black. I bought paint from Jim Carter, and the steering wheel/mast paint matched the original spot on. But their general interior color was quite a bit darker than the bits on my truck that still had original paint on them (under the speaker grille trim pieces.)
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
The speaker grill and glove box for some years had a different color on the bars. Take a look at pics of replacement speaker grill and glovebox door at classicparts.com for reference.
Last edited by 52Carl; 01/25/20231:04 AM.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
The speaker grill and glove box for some years had a different color on the bars. Take a look at pics of replacement speaker grill and glovebox door at classicparts.com for reference.
True, early 51 and earlier trucks had the bars painted a lighter color. The first pic has color codes (although older PPG codes are usually a dead end.)
You mean the attached pic of the speaker grille, Carl. I snipped it from Classic Parts.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
